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In Her Chair

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

Mammal, Rebecca Daly

Alex Heeney / January 26, 2016

Rebecca Daly discusses Sundance drama Mammal

The new film from Irish writer-director Rebecca Daly, Mammal, is a smart, sensitive story about family, love, grief, and parenting.

Canada's Top Ten

Alex Heeney / November 26, 2015

Anne Émond talks family intimacy in Our Loved Ones

Québécois filmmaker Anne Émond talks about depicting suicide, family intimacy, and her hometown in her moving new film.

Sherpa, Jennifer Peedom, Everest doc Sherpa

Alex Heeney / October 10, 2015

TIFF15: Jennifer Peedom discusses her Everest doc Sherpa

Jennifer Peedom discusses the making of her terrific Everest doc, Sherpa, the first documentary to be told from the Sherpa’s perspective.

25 April

Alex Heeney / September 27, 2015

TIFF15: Leanne Pooley discusses her animated war doc 25 April

Leanne Pooley’s boundary-pushing animated documentary 25 April follows six New Zealanders’ experiences during the World War I Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. The battle was an important part of New Zealand history because of how poorly the British treated their colonial forces: underquipped, under-supported troops were deployed in Turkey for what ended up being a pointless […]

Gillian Armstrong, Women He's Undressed

Alex Heeney / September 27, 2015

Gillian Armstrong talks Women He’s Undressed

Director Gillian Armstrong discusses Australian costume designer Orry-Kelly and her gorgeous documentary about his life and craft — with a side of Cary Grant and Bette Davis.

Looking for Grace, Sue Brooks

Alex Heeney / September 26, 2015

Australian writer-director Sue Brooks talks Looking for Grace

Looking for Grace director Sue Brooks sat down at TIFF15 to discuss how she approached aesthetic, what inspired her to make the film, and the lack of funding for female-helmed films.

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