Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril discusses seal hunting and the making of Angry Inuk, which is one of Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2016.
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Director Dilip Mehta talks Mostly Sunny, Bollywood, and pornography
Canadian director Diliip Mehta discusses the making of his frank and surprising documentary about porn-star-turned-Bollywood-icon Sunny Leone.
Alexandra Therese-Keining talks Girls Lost and gender performance
Writer-director Alexandra Therese-Keining discusses her sophomore film, Girls Lost, a smart and sensitive exploration of gender, gender performance, identity, femininity, and masculinity.
Taking stock: a closer look at Gabe Klinger’s Porto
Gabe Klinger’s Porto is a prime example of a seemingly romantic film that is insidiously misogynistic which uses multiple film stocks as an aesthetic gimmick. The film premiered at the London Film Festival.
7 must-see films at the 2016 AFI Fest
Avoid the crowds at La La Land and catch up with some of the best of contemporary world cinema at AFI Fest. Here’s a look at seven must-see films at the 2016 AFI Fest with links to our reviews and/or interviews with the directors from previous festivals. 2016 AFI Fest Galas 1. Elle https://seventh-row.com/2016/09/03/verhoeven-huppert-elle/ World Cinema […]
Age in Place: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius
Jesse Thompson explores sound, place, and gentrification in Aquarius and its parallels to the realities of real estate in Sydney, Australia.