Registrations for the 2026 edition of the Directors’ Fortnight are now closed.

58th Edition May 13-23, 2026

Rachel Walden is a director and producer from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2017 her MFA thesis film at Boston University was awarded the Adrienne Shelly Foundation production grant for female directors. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she runs the independent production company Gummy Films with co-founders Pauline Chalamet and Luca Balser.