Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II,
Novitiate tells the story of a young woman in training to become a nun who struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
While only one female writer / director has broken that barrier — Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird — there are so many other provocative stories
told by women that got the shaft, like Mudbound, Detroit,
Novitiate, and Battle of the Sexes.