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Directed by Women

Explore films by directors who identify as women.

Alex Heeney / September 1, 2022

Stonewalling Film Review: Surviving an unwanted pregnancy

Alex Heeney reviews Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka's film Stonewalling. China's two-child policy casts a long shadow on twenty-year-old Lynn who finds herself with …

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Alex Heeney / June 17, 2022

Quick Thoughts: Violeta Salama’s sensitive Alegría at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

Violeta Salama’s warm and sensitive feature debut, Alegría, is exactly the kind of film you look for at a Jewish Film Festival: a travelogue and a story of …

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Lindsay Pugh / June 9, 2022

Cannes Film Review: Manuela Martelli’s 1976 ratchets up the tension

Manuela Martelli's feature debut, Chile 1976, explores one woman's struggle with misogyny and corruption under Pinochet. The film 1976 screened in the …

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Brett Pardy / June 7, 2022

Cannes Review: Naomi Kawase’s Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A

Naomi Kawase's Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A avoids the usual tropes and cliches of sports films, focusing instead on how the athletes …

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Alex Heeney / May 27, 2022

Cannes: Marie Kreutzer’s film Corsage finds the Empress in an existential crisis

Marie Kreutzer's film Corsage, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, reframes the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria …

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Alex Heeney / May 24, 2022

Cannes: Erige Sehiri’s Under the Fig Trees is a thoughtful day Tunisian drama

Set over the course of one day, Erige Sehiri’s narrative feature debut Under the Fig Trees (Sous les figues) is a thoughtful ensemble film about the group of …

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