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Female-identifying directors reflect on their experiences making films and leading creative teams.
Catalina Mesa, the first solo female filmmaker from Colombia at HotDocs, discusses her directorial debut, The Infinite Flight of Days. The film is a charming, energetic, and hilarious documentary about the lives of women in Jerico, a small town in Colombia. Read more HotDocs coverage. Discover our book about modern documentary masters.
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We talk to Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer, the directors of Check It , a new documentary that follows several members of the inspiring gay and transgender teen gang Check It through their struggles on the harsh streets of Washington, D.C. Check It members Moe and Tray also weigh in.
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Structured almost like a classical, Greek tragedy, H. explores mass hysteria. Co-directors Daniel Garcia and Rania Attieh discuss their filmmaking process at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
[Read more…] about H. directors Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia discuss their sci-fi film for the digital-ageWriter-Director-Actress Julie Delpy discusses her consummately entertaining new movie, Lolo, which is chock full of the same joie de vivre Delpy channels in real life. Read more interviews with female directors here.
[Read more…] about Julie Delpy talks colour and comedy in LoloCanadian director Chloé Leriche discusses Before The Streets (Avant Les Rues) and bringing the Atikamekw language and community to the big screen for the first time at this year’s Berlinale.
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Director Anne Zohra Berrached discusses 24 Weeks, her Berlinale Competition film about a couple who must decide whether to have a late abortion when they discover their child will have Down Syndrome. She explores the challenges of the subject matter and why she wanted non-professional actors for some of the parts.
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