It is, frankly, baffling that there is such a lack of opportunities for female directors, when the work of those who do manage to slip through the old patriarchal net is so damn good.

Greta Gerwig’s first solo directorial debut was Ladybird, a film that received the best ever rating on Rotten Tomatoes, glowing reviews from critics and captured the hearts of viewers (and more specifically, women) for its incredibly realistic depiction of the push and pull of a mother-daughter relationship. In fact, you can read why it was so life-changing right here.

Woman Wonder ruled the summer box office when it was released in 2017, becoming the first female-led film to cross the $800m mark, smashed records to become the highest-grossing superhero origin film of all time, and was also the world’s most successful live-action film ever directed by a woman – the talented Patty Jenkins.

And now we have Booksmart, a film helmed by Olivia Wilde, who has stepped away from acting and into the directorial limelight to create what looks like an absolute corker of a film, with an important narrative for young, queer women.

The trailer for Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart is here, and it looks so good