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Articles by Orla Smith

Orla Smith is the Executive Editor of Seventh Row, a regular contributor at The Film Stage, and a freelance writer with bylines at JumpCut Online, Cinema Year Zero, and Girls on Tops. In her free time she makes movies.

Orla Smith

Orla Smith is the Executive Editor of Seventh Row, a regular contributor at The Film Stage, and a freelance writer with bylines at JumpCut Online, Cinema Year Zero, and Girls on Tops. In her free time she makes movies.

A still of Magdalena Kolesnik in Sweat, next to a headshot of writer-director Magnus von Horn. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / February 27, 2021

‘Influencers are everywhere, yet there’s no films about them’: Magnus von Horn on Sweat

At the International Film Festival Rotterdam, we caught up with Magnus von Horn, writer-director of Sweat, who spoke about making one of the first great films …

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A young man and woman smile at someone off camera in this still from Aristocrats. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / February 22, 2021

IFFR Review: Aristocrats compares two women’s freedom in class-conscious Tokyo

Yukiko Sode’s Aristocrats, which world premiered at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR), follows two Tokyo women of different social classes who …

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A still from Nomadland next to an image of cinematographer Joshua James Richards holding a camera. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / February 19, 2021

Cinematographer Joshua James Richards on Nomadland and the ‘magic hour hustle’

British cinematographer Joshua James Richards discusses his ongoing collaboration with Chloé Zhao, and how they captured the American landscape in Nomadland. …

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A headshot of writer-director Gillian Wallace Horvat in front of a still of her film, I Blame Society. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / February 12, 2021

Gillian Wallace Horvat on turning herself into a serial killer in I Blame Society

In the mockumentary I Blame Society, writer-director Gillian Wallace Horvat plays a murderous version of herself who makes a film about being a serial …

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Filmmakers Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero, in front of a still of their film, Identifying Features. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / February 11, 2021

‘In Mexico, reality surpasses fiction’: Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero on Identifying Features

Writer-director Fernanda Valadez and writer-producer Astrid Rondero discuss how the political climate in Mexico impacted Identifying Features. Identifying …

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A young woman in a red bathing suit sits in an inflatable raft in a pool in this still from Pleasure. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / February 10, 2021

Sundance Review: Navigating consent in Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure

Ninja Thyberg's LA porn drama, Pleasure, is an authentic, scathing look at an industry with little regard for boundaries or consent. Check out all our Sundance …

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