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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 / December 24, 2021

Run Woman Run is a feel good movie about recovering from trauma

Zoe Leigh Hopkins’s Run Woman Run is a thirty-something coming-of-ager about learning to love and care for yourself amidst a lot of trauma.

Alex Heeney / December 21, 2021

From Wood and Water to The Crossing, Festival du Nouveau Cinema is one of the best fall festivals

Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema showcased international films, including The Crossing, Wood and Water, and Introduction, and homegrown talent with The Noise of Engines and The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge.

Alex Heeney / November 10, 2021

Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about the grind of life under capitalism

Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre’s Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about a flight attendant struggling under the indifference and sexism of working for a big corporation.

Seventh Row Editors / November 3, 2021

Bonus Ep. 16: Watching Lena Dunham’s Girls in 2021

Alex interviews Orla about what it’s like watching Girls separated from the weekly episode and Lena Dunham discourse.

Alex Heeney / October 25, 2021

Bootlegger, Albedo, The Boathouse and more fall highlights from so-called Canada

Alex Heeney takes a look at some of the best films from so-called Canada to premiere this fall, including Bootlegger, Albedo, and Portraits from a Fire.

Seventh Row Editors / October 20, 2021

Ep. 114: Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come and Bergman Island

We discuss French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s newest film Bergman Island and her 2016 film, Things to Come.

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