On today’s episode, we discuss the incredible Céline Sciamma, why she’s one of the best working filmmakers, and her relationship to the Cannes film festival.
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.
Cannes: Erige Sehiri’s Under the Fig Trees is a thoughtful day Tunisian drama
Set over the course of one day, Erige Sehiri’s narrative feature debut Under the Fig Trees (Sous les figues) is a thoughtful ensemble film about the group of workers in a Tunisian fig orchard.
Cannes Review: Céline Devaux’s Everybody Loves Jeanne is a delightful anti-rom-com
Céline Devaux’s feature debut, Everybody Loves Jeanne, is wild, hilarious, sweet, and chaotic: a delightful anti-rom-com. It screened in the Cannes sidebar Semaine de la Critique.
Cannes Review: Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is a devastatingly unsentimental triumph
Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is a plea for empathy amidst broken systems that leave the most vulnerable and elderly Regard sidebar at Cannes 2022.
Women at Cannes Ep. 2: Kelly Reichardt at Cannes 2022
On today’s episode, we look back on the career of one of our favourite filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt, and ask why it’s taken until her 8th feature, Showing Up, for her to get a slot in the Cannes Competition.
Women at Cannes Ep. 1: A podcast on the history of women directors at Cannes
We kick off our Women at Cannes podcast season with an episode on the history of women at Cannes and uncover a number of surprising stats.