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In Her Chair

Female-identifying directors reflect on their experiences making films and leading creative teams.

Lena Wilson / June 11, 2024

Interview: Patricia Rozema on filmmaking, social safety nets, and dog resurrection

In this interview, legendary indie filmmaker Patricia Rozema sits down with us to discuss her works, from Cannes award winner I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing to her lesbian romance When Night is Falling to Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.

Lindsay Pugh / May 10, 2024

Interview: Marija Kavtaradze on Slow

Lithuanian writer-director Marija Kavtaradze discusses her second feature film, Slow, in this interview.

Alex Heeney / July 1, 2023

Alice Winocour on the personal and national trauma of Revoir Paris

In this interview, Alice Winocour discusses telling a subjective story of coping with PTSD in her film Revoir Paris.

Alex Heeney / April 19, 2023

Chie Hayakawa on avoiding sentimentality in Plan 75

In this interview, writer-director Chie Hayakawa talks about asking tough questions and avoiding sentimentality in her first feature, Plan 75. She also discusses how the film reflects the increasing lack of empathy for the most vulnerable people in society in the real world.

Alex Heeney / April 14, 2023

Kelly Reichardt on her new film Showing Up

Kelly Reichardt discusses Showing Up, her most optimistic film to date, and the importance of getting to know locations, creating silences, and throwing out the rulebook.

Alex Heeney / August 18, 2022

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic on her film Murina

In this interview, Croatian filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic discusses her Caméra d’Or winning feature, Murina

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