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Articles by Orla Smith

Orla Smith is the former 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 man and a woman smile together in Lovers Rock. The word 'Review' is on the image.

Orla Smith / October 20, 2020

LFF Review: Safe spaces and gendered violence in Lovers Rock

Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, the second installment in his Small Axe film anthology, celebrates the highs of a house party. It also explores the gendered violence that can brew in these spaces.

Stills from three SQIFF films.

Orla Smith / October 18, 2020

Discover low-budget queer cinema at SQIFF 2020

The 2020 Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) displays an array of low-budget queer gems. Here are 3 favorites.

An image of filmmaker Garrett Bradley in front of a still from her film Time, of subject Fox Rich. The text on the image reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 15, 2020

‘The system is so entangled in daily life’: Garrett Bradley on Time

Garrett Bradley discusses her new documentary, Time, a non-linear document of one woman’s emotional landscape over the 20 years of her husband’s incarceration.

Director Farnoosh Samadi in front of a still from her film, 180 Degree Rule. The text reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 11, 2020

LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society

Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency.

Radha Blank drinking from a cup on the bus in The Forty-Year-Old Version.

Orla Smith / October 8, 2020

The Forty-Year-Old Version: A brilliant comedy about the struggle not to sell out

Radha Blank wrote, directed, and stars in The Forty-Year-Old Version, a hilarious comedy about the struggle to stay true to your voice as a marginalized creator while also getting paid.

A collage of stills from the film Mouthpiece, with the headshot of editor Lara Johnston in front of them. The text reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / October 3, 2020

Lara Johnston dissects her award winning editing on Mouthpiece

Lara Johnston discusses the challenges of editing flashbacks and musical scenes in Mouthpiece.

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