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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.

Alex Heeney / September 11, 2022

Riceboy Sleeps, Coyote, So Much Tenderness: Canadian immigration stories

Three Canadian immigration story films at TIFF 2022 reveal similarities in experiences and film form: Riceboy Sleeps, Coyote, and So Much Tenderness

Alex Heeney / September 8, 2022

Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2022

Our annual feature on the best must-see shorts at TIFF 2022 highlights films from around the world and across forms, including Bigger on the Inside and The Flying Sailor.

Alex Heeney / September 1, 2022

Stonewalling Film Review: Surviving an unwanted pregnancy

In Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka’s film Stonewalling, China’s two-child policy casts a long shadow on twenty-year-old Lynn who finds herself with an unwanted pregnancy — and loses most of her agency along the way.

Seventh Row Editors / August 21, 2022

The 20 best films of 2022 so far

Seventh Row’s editors pick the twenty best films of 2022 so far, from Ali & Ava (Clio Barnard) to Fabian – Going to the Dogs (Dominik Graf) and more.

Alex Heeney / August 18, 2022

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic on her film Murina

In this interview, Croatian filmmaker Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic discusses her Caméra d’Or winning feature, Murina

Alex Heeney / July 5, 2022

Both Sides of the Blade: Claire Denis explores lies and love

Claire Denis’s Silver Bear Winner Both Sides of the Blade explores the lies we tell the people we love (and ourselves).

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