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Explore films by directors who identify as women.

Chloë Grace Moretz in flight officer uniform, carrying a briefcase, in Shadow in the Cloud.

Orla Smith / September 25, 2020

TIFF Review: Shadow in the Cloud is a film of two halves

Shadow in the Cloud is a strange Frankenstein of director Roseanne Liang’s feminist perspective and the ludicrous sensibilities of screenwriter Max Landis, who was removed from the project after numerous sexual assault allegations.

A still from Beans, featuring young actress Kiawentiio as Beans and Rainbow Dickerson as her mother, Lily.

Alex Heeney / September 23, 2020

TIFF Review: Beans offers a child’s eye view of the Oka crisis

Tracey Deer’s Beans is a deeply flawed but incredibly moving about a 12-year-old Mohawk girl’s political awakening during the Oka crisis.

A couple embraces in Naomi Kawase's True Mothers.

Alex Heeney / September 22, 2020

TIFF Review: True Mothers explores the trauma and shame of motherhood

True Mothers is one of Naomi Kawase’s best films to date, a thoughtful drama about the shame associated with unconventional motherhood.

A still from The New Corporation.

B. P. Flanagan / September 20, 2020

TIFF Review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel is less than necessary

Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan’s The New Corporation is a documentary sequel to The Corporation that’s not as radical as it thinks it is.

Alex Heeney / September 17, 2020

TIFF Review: Bandar Band is a road trip through the 2019 Iran floods

The 2019 Iran floods are the backdrop of director Manijeh Hekmat’s often lighthearted film, Bandar Band.

Aida stares at the camera in Quo Vadis, Aida?

Orla Smith / September 16, 2020

TIFF Review: Bosnian genocide drama Quo Vadis, Aida? grapples with complicity

Jasmila Žbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, a harrowing drama about the 1995 Bosnian genocide, is one of the best films of TIFF 2020. Find out why…

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