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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.

A still of Kingsley from the Small Axe film Education. The text on the image says: Review.

Orla Smith / December 6, 2020

Education Review: Small Axe ends on a note of bittersweet hope

Education, the final film in Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology, explores systemic racism in the British schooling system and the West Indian women who …

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A still from Ammonite behind a headshot of director Francis Lee. The text on the image says: Interview.

Orla Smith / December 4, 2020

Francis Lee on Ammonite and the voiceless women of history

Francis Lee discusses excavating the life of paleontologist Mary Anning in Ammonite, and how he used sound design to immerse us in her world. Read (and …

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The text 'Indie Memphis 2020' accompanied by images from the four films that will be discussed in this article.

Orla Smith / November 10, 2020

Indie Memphis 2020: From Cane Fire to Smooth Talk

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020 showcased genre films (I Blame Society, Freeland), documentaries (Cane Fire), and restorations (Smooth Talk). Over the …

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A still of Eva Green in a space suit in Proxima next to a headshot of director Alice Winocour. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / November 9, 2020

‘Astronauts are so fragile’: Alice Winocour on Proxima

Proxima director Alice Winocour discusses drawing a connection between motherhood and space exploration. Read more on Proxima >> “The idea of the …

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Florence Pugh, Florence Pugh Midsommar, Florence Pugh Little Drummer Girl, Florence Pugh Lady Macbeth, Florence Pugh Fighting with My Family

Orla Smith / November 6, 2020

Florence Pugh reveals what’s beneath the strength of her characters

Throughout her short but bright career, Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth, Little Women, Midsommar) has made a mission of revealing the hidden vulnerability of …

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A still of filmmaker Quinn Armstrong in front of a still from his film, Survival Skills. The text on the image says Interview.

Orla Smith / November 4, 2020

Quinn Armstrong on his bizarre police training parody, Survival Skills

Quinn Armstrong's Survival Skills parodies '80s VHS police training videos to explore the police's relationship to domestic violence. Somehow, it completely …

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