The 2019 Iran floods are the backdrop of director Manijeh Hekmat’s often lighthearted film, Bandar Band. In March 2019, 26 of Iran’s 31 provinces were …
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Women Directors
In honour of #52filmsbywomen, we've collected all of our reviews of films directed by women and interviews with female directors all in one place.
TIFF Interview: Sofia Bohdanowicz on grief and magical thinking in Point and Line to Plane
Sofia Bohdanowicz's short Point and Line to Plane is her most personal film to date, a meditation on grief that marks a formal shift for the director. Keep up …
TIFF Review: Bosnian genocide drama Quo Vadis, Aida? grapples with complicity
Jasmila Žbanic's Quo Vadis, Aida?, a harrowing drama about the 1995 Bosnian genocide, is one of the best films of TIFF 2020. Keep up to date with our TIFF '20 …
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TIFF Review: Violation starts out well but disappoints
Violation is a cottage-country-Canada twist on the rape-revenge film, which explores consent and the limits of revenge. Keep up to date with our TIFF '20 …
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TIFF Review: Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland is romantic to a fault
Chloé Zhao's Nomadland is her most technically accomplished, accessible, and sadly, conventional and sentimental work to date. Keep up to date with our TIFF '20 …
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TIFF Interview: Sophy Romvari on Still Processing and personal cinema
Sophy Romvari's deeply personal documentary short, Still Processing, is a triumph of personal cinema. Romvari discusses how to make a film that's both personal …
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