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Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews

Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.

Director Farnoosh Samadi in front of a still from her film, 180 Degree Rule. The text reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 11, 2020

LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society

Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency.

A collage of stills from the film Mouthpiece, with the headshot of editor Lara Johnston in front of them. The text reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / October 3, 2020

Lara Johnston dissects her award winning editing on Mouthpiece

Lara Johnston discusses the challenges of editing flashbacks and musical scenes in Mouthpiece.

A still from Dick Johnson is dead in which Dick Johnson lies on the pavement after being struck on the head by an air conditioner. In the foreground of the image is director Kirsten Johnson, who is superimposed onto the still. The image also features the text, 'Interview.'

Orla Smith / October 2, 2020

‘This film is a cemetery’: Kirsten Johnson on Dick Johnson is Dead

Kirsten Johnson discusses Dick Johnson is Dead, her surreal documentary about her father’s dementia, and how it made her think differently about life and death.

Alex Heeney / October 1, 2020

In Nadia, Butterfly, Pascal Plante does for swimming what Astaire did for dance

With Nadia, Butterfly, Pascal Plante used his own experiences as a competitive swimmer to make a psychological character study about the sport where all the swimming is real.

Alex Heeney / September 28, 2020

An in-depth conversation with the women behind Mouthpiece

Director Patricia Rozema and actors Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, all of whom co-wrote Mouthpiece together, discuss adapting Mouthpiece from stage to screen, telling an unapologetically Canadian and feminist story, and much more. This interview is an excerpt. The full interview is only available in The 2019 Canadian Cinema Yearbook. This article was originally published […]

A still of JaCari Dye, who plays young Jay, hiding behind a car in Residue. In front of this still is a headshot of director Merawi Gerima. The text on the image states that this is an interview.

Orla Smith / September 25, 2020

Merawi Gerima’s Residue is an ‘archive of a community’ facing gentrification

Merawi Gerima’s directorial debut Residue, which ARRAY Now released on Netflix last Friday, is an impassioned ode to a rapidly gentrifying Washington D.C..

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