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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.

Seventh Row Editors / July 2, 2021

Essential Indigenous films from the territories known as Canada

Here is Seventh Row’s guide to essential stories about Indigenous Peoples told by Indigenous people, all from the territories known as Canada.

Seventh Row Editors / June 23, 2021

Ep. 97: The films and TV of Desiree Akhavan

On this episode, we discuss the work of bisexual Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, who is best known for the films Appropriate Behaviour and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, as well as the TV shows The Slope and The Bisexual.

Seventh Row Editors / June 9, 2021

Ep. 95: No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed: Reclaiming history in documentary

We discuss two of the best films of 2021, No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed, documentaries that use creative techniques to reclaim lost history.

Alex Heeney / June 6, 2021

Berlin and Beyond 2021 Highlights: Exile and Veins of the World

San Francisco’s 2021 German and German-language film showcase, Berlin and Beyond, features highlights Exile and Veins of the World.

Seventh Row Editors / June 4, 2021

A masterclass with Agnieszka Holland on directing

In this masterclass with Agnieszka Holland, she discusses her body of work, what drives her, and her newest film, Charlatan.

Seventh Row Editors / May 19, 2021

Ep. 92: Sugar Daddy and An Easy Girl: Commodifying women

In this episode, we discuss two recent films directed by women about how women commodify themselves and are commodified by society and the people around them: Wendy Morgan’s Sugar Daddy and Rebecca Zlotowski’s Easy Girl. We ask how these films comment on patriarchal norms without (or if they manage to do so) reproducing them.

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