We interview Jennifer Fox about The Tale, which tells of her own experience as a woman in her forties who finds herself flooded with long-buried memories of the abuse she suffered as a child. This interview was conducted at the Sundance London Film Festival.
Female Sexuality
Blowin’ Up: Inside a courtroom that protects sex workers
Director Stephanie Wang-Breal on portraying sex workers with dignity in her documentary Blowin’ Up.
Interview: Youth is ‘a dark fairytale’ in Kissing Candice
Music video director Aoife McArdle discusses her narrative feature debut, Kissing Candice, which marks her as a bold new visual stylist.
Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown
Leilah Weinraub discusses Shakedown, waiting for the right climate to release her film on black lesbian club nights, the pitfalls of classic documentary practice, and trusting your audience.
Review: Ava uses the onset of blindness as a coming-of-age metaphor
Director Léa Mysius makes an impressive debut with Ava, which respectfully and unblinkingly grants Ava’s wish to be seen before she goes blind.
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches reinvents Quebec horror
Simon Lavoie’s gorgeous adaptation of the popular Québécois novel, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches critiques, subverts, and reinvents the Quebec horror film.