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In Her Chair

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

A headshot of Phyllida Lloyd in front of a still from Herself. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Alex Heeney / January 15, 2021

Phyllida Lloyd on her journey from all-female Shakespeare to Irish indie Herself

Phyllida Lloyd discusses her Irish domestic abuse drama, Herself, and collaborating with Claire Dunne and Harriet Walter on stage and screen. Herself is now …

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A headshot of Ekwa Msangi in front of a still from her film, Farewell Amor.

Orla Smith / December 18, 2020

In Farewell Amor, Ekwa Msangi uses Angolan dance to explore family bonds

Ekwa Msangi discusses her debut feature, Farewell Amor, a triptych about an family of Angolan immigrants who reunite in New York City. In Ekwa Msangi’s …

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Alex Heeney / November 25, 2020

Sonia Boileau on telling a human story about MMIWG in Rustic Oracle

Mohawk writer-director Sonia Boileau discusses her new film Rustic Oracle about the human side of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis in …

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A still from Monkey Beach next to a headshot of director Loretta Todd. The text 'Interview' is over the image.

Alex Heeney / November 14, 2020

‘You can’t survive colonialism and not be epic’: Loretta Todd on Monkey Beach

Writer-director Loretta Todd discusses the 20 year journey to making Monkey Beach. Today is the last day Monkey Beach is streaming worldwide at the American …

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A still of Eva Green in a space suit in Proxima next to a headshot of director Alice Winocour. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / November 9, 2020

‘Astronauts are so fragile’: Alice Winocour on Proxima

Proxima director Alice Winocour discusses drawing a connection between motherhood and space exploration. Read more on Proxima >> “The idea of the …

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An image of director Alankrita Shrivastava in front of a collage of her films.

Kanika Katyal / October 19, 2020

‘Men are so used to seeing their gaze perpetuated’: Alankrita Shrivastava on censors and patriarchy

Alankrita Shrivastava (Turning 30, Lipstick Under My Burkha) on shaking up the patriarchal film industry and the Indian censorship board. Shrivastava's latest …

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