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A collage of stills from the best unreleased films of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 14, 2022

The best unreleased films of 2021

…kind of boisteriousness that is inherent to pre-teen boys is not tolerated: in the opening scene, a group of boys playfight as they shower, and they’re caught in the act…

A circular still from Framing Agnes is set against a white and pink circle, in front of a blotchy black and pink background. Next to the still are headshots of Chase Joynt and Morgan M Page.

Orla Smith / January 28, 2022

‘Down with the solo author!’: The making of Framing Agnes

…film Boys Don’t Cry (1999). Chase Joynt: So we get to say that we wrote the book on Boys Don’t Cry. Morgan M Page: It’s endlessly amusing to me that…

Seventh Row Editors / February 14, 2023

Sundance 2023 Ep.7: Best of the fest + documentaries Fantastic Machine, Is There Anybody Out There, and more

…fly-on-the-wall documentary approaches to political stories about male-dominated spaces: Ep. 53: Boys State and First Stripes (MEMBERS ONLY). In this episode, we compare two wo political, but not didactic, documentaries,…

Ex Machina

Alex Heeney / April 12, 2015

Ex Machina is yet another film about boys and their toys

…Vikander), the creation of a boy trying to make his fantasy woman. It centers around two boys — brilliant tech CEO Nathan (Oscar Isaac) and his employee, computer programmer Caleb…

Being 17

Elena Lazic / February 18, 2016

Being 17 is more Sciamma’s than Techiné’s film

…the Berlinale: Being 17. Her previous films were female-centric coming-of-age stories. Sciamma’s script for Being 17 focuses on two 17-year-old boys from very different socioeconomic backgrounds: Damien (Kacey Mottet Klein)…

Eagle Huntress, Otto Bell, Aishlolpan

Dan Schindel / November 3, 2016

‘Girls can do anything boys can do’: making The Eagle Huntress

…girl.’ She has real mettle.” [clickToTweet tweet=”She goes, ‘Girls can do anything boys can do.’ She was so matter-of-fact, quite steely.” quote=”She goes, ‘Girls can do anything boys can do.’…

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