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In Her Chair

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

Irene Lusztig, Yours in Sisterhood, Berlinale

Elena Lazic / March 14, 2018

Irene Lusztig: ‘To me, conflict is as important as empathy’

Irene Lusztig discusses making Yours in Sisterhood, a documentary that allows for a respectful dialogue between different perspectives and feminisms.

Zahed hugs Najah's sister in Ann Shin's My Enemy, My Brother

Laura Anne Harris / March 10, 2018

Director Ann Shin on making My Enemy, My Brother

Director Ann Shin and producer Hannah Donegan discuss the making of My Enemy, My Brother, Shin’s poignant documentary about two men who fought on opposite sides of the Gulf War.

Mina Shum, Meditation Park, Pei-Pei Cheng

Alex Heeney / March 9, 2018

Mina Shum ‘wanted Maria to receive the Batman treatment’

Canadian director Mina Shum on her unusually uplifting film, Meditation Park, about a middle-aged Chinese immigrant whose life drastically changes after her husband’s infidelity forces her to find her independence.

Oh Lucy, Atsuko Hirayanagi

Elena Lazic / March 7, 2018

Interview: Atsuko Hirayanagi on her female midlife crisis comedy Oh Lucy!

Atsuko Hirayanagi discusses her debut feature Oh Lucy!, a rare film that centres a complex middle-aged woman as the lead.

Aoife McArdle, Kissing Candice, Ann Skelly, Ryan Lincoln

Orla Smith / March 5, 2018

Interview: Youth is ‘a dark fairytale’ in Kissing Candice

Music video director Aoife McArdle discusses her narrative feature debut, Kissing Candice, which marks her as a bold new visual stylist.

I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni

Elena Lazic / March 2, 2018

Director Rungano Nyoni on her Zambia-set debut I Am Not a Witch

Zambia-born, Cardiff-raised director Rungano Nyoni discusses her first feature I Am Not a Witch — which tackles patriarchal constraints on women in Zambia — and her own experiences with sexism in the film industry. The film is now available on VOD.

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