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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.

A still from Scarborough in which three young kids lie down on a colourful floor, gazing happily at the ceiling. The text on the image reads 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Scarborough is one of the festival’s most stirring crowdpleasers

Scarborough, from directors Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai, is a big-hearted portrait of families in a low-income neighbourhood.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2021

TIFF Review: Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a delightful comedy

Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a quiet, lovely little film that charts a week in the life of three “odd-job men” on the outskirts of Barcelona.

A headshot of actress Devery Jacobs from Reservation Dogs, with her latest name, 'Jacobs', written several times behind her head.

Alex Heeney / September 8, 2021

Devery Jacobs: ‘I had never seen it be done until I started doing it’

Actress-director-writer-producer Devery Jacobs discusses her career-long love of storytelling, from Rhymes for Young Ghouls to Reservation Dogs.

A young woman sits on a boat in this still from CODA. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Alex Heeney / August 13, 2021

Sundance Review: CODA is a crowdpleaser with nuanced ideas about disability

Siân Heder’s crowd-pleaser, CODA, is a film that, in any other year, would have the Eccles Theatre on its feet with rapturous applause.

Seventh Row Editors / August 11, 2021

Ep. 104: Agnieszka Holland on directing

This episode presents our June masterclass with Agnieszka Holland. She discusses her body of work, what drives her, and her newest film, Charlatan.

Alex Heeney / July 8, 2021

Une jeune fille qui va bien (A Radiant Girl) finds a new angle on life under fascism

Sandrine Kiberlain’s feature debut, Une jeune fille qui va bien (A Radiant Girl), is the story of an aspiring Parisian actress living under the Nazi occupation.

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