Ana Katz’s The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet was our favourite film of Sundance and won awards at IFFR. We spoke with Katz about collaborating with her brother over a three year shoot.
In Her Chair
Female-identifying directors reflect on their experiences making films and leading creative teams.
‘The idea for the sound design was accepting silence’: Iuli Gerbase on The Pink Cloud
Brazilian filmmaker Iuli Gerbase discusses her feature debut, The Pink Cloud, about a couple unable to leave their homes for years but shot before the pandemic.
Gillian Wallace Horvat on turning herself into a serial killer in I Blame Society
In the mockumentary I Blame Society, writer-director Gillian Wallace Horvat plays a murderous version of herself who makes a film about being a serial killer.
‘In Mexico, reality surpasses fiction’: Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero on Identifying Features
Writer-director Fernanda Valadez and writer-producer Astrid Rondero discuss how the political climate in Mexico impacted Identifying Features.
‘She is like many women I know who were lionesses’: Jasmila Žbanić on Quo Vadis, Aida?
Writer-director Jasmila Žbanić discusses her blistering film about the Bosnian genocide, Quo Vaids, Aida?, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar.
Claire Oakley on her genre bending coming-of-ager Make Up
First time filmmaker Claire Oakley discusses the dream that inspired her stylised, genre bending coming-of-age film, Make Up.