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We help connect film lovers to under-the-radar foreign, under-the-radar, and female directed films. Some of these will only ever play film festivals; others will drop quietly on streaming. We share our favourite films and how to watch them by email.

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What is Seventh Row?

Seventh Row is a one-stop shop for discovering great new films, diving deep into why they make you feel the way they do, and how they’re made. We’re here to help you join the conversation.

Every review, interview, workshop, and podcast episode is designed with one thing in mind: to help film lovers think deeply about films and expand their horizons through film.

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Directors we love

Seventh Row is the resource for diving deep into great directors

Seventh Row has published books on some of the best contemporary filmmakers, including Kelly Reichardt, Céline Sciamma, Lynne Ramsay, Andrew Haigh, Mike Leigh, and Joachim Trier (coming in 2022).

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Dive deep into a film, filmmaker, or theme with our ebooks

Our ebooks help you explore contemporary cinema through interviews with the filmmakers — not just the directors but everyone on the filmmaking team — and essays on the films.

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Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film

Explore the line between fiction and nonfiction in documentary film through essays and interviews.

The book features in-depth interviews with Robert Greene (Procession), Joe Bini (Little Ethiopia), Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Flee), Eliane Raheb (Miguel’s War), Gillian Armstrong (Women He’s Undressed), and more

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Discover must-see films nobody else is talking about

On Seventh Row, you’ll find in-depth interviews with the most exciting new and establish auteurs, reviews of the best films at festivals and newly released, plus podcast episodes, and more.

A still from Boiling Point, in which a man, the head chef, and a woman, his sous chef, lean urgently over the kitchen counter, where they are garnishing a dish.

Boiling Point review: A thrilling glimpse into a restaurant’s hierarchy

Philip Barantini’s Boiling Point, starring Stephen Graham, is a one-take film that invites us into a London restaurant’s kitchen on the busiest night of the year.

A black and white still from C'mon C'mon, in which the middle-aged Joaquin Phoenix sits down next to an excited looking young boy. The text on the images reads, 'Review'.

C’mon C’mon: Mike Mills’s tender drama is sweet if a little unsatisfying

Mike Mills’s latest, C’mon C’mon, is a touching, low-key drama about parenting, featuring a stellar Gaby Hoffman.

‘A story about finding home’: Jonas Poher Rasmussen on Flee

Flee, the multi-award-winning animated documentary, is now in US cinemas. Here’s why animation was the best way to tell this story.

A still from The Humans, in which an aging heterosexual couple sits at a dinner table, the woman looking pointedly at her husband while her looks down at the food in front of him. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

The Humans Review: More than just filmed theatre

Stephen Karam adapts his own play with The Humans, a family drama that echoes the joys of theatre while still making ample use of the tools of cinema.

Tom Hughes on Shepherd, The Laureate, and the human condition

Tom Hughes discusses Shepherd, The Laureate, finding the rhythm of his characters, and his fascination with the human condition.

A still from Spencer in which Kirsten Stewart, playing Diana, stands at the end of a shadowy hallway, lit up by the light streaming through the window behind her. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Spencer: A visceral but flimsy portrait of Princess Diana

Spencer, Pablo Larraín’s impressionistic portrait of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), takes big swings that rarely hit.

Bootlegger, Albedo, The Boathouse and more fall highlights from so-called Canada

On colonialism: Wochiigii lo, Returning Home and Coextinction

Insightful conversations on the best contemporary films

Each episode features a panel of guests, including Seventh Row editors and contributors, academics, and film critics. We dive deep into what makes a film tick, why we love it, and curate only the films most worth discussing.