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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 / May 19, 2021

Ida Panahandeh’s Titi is a character study about life under patriarchy

Ida Panahandeh’s Titi is a character study about an Iranian Roma woman caught between two unworthy men in a society controlled by men.

A still from Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy next to a headshot of director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / May 14, 2021

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on her vital new documentary

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy chronicles the opioid crisis facing the people of the Kainai First Nation and how “harm reduction” practices can save them.

Alex Heeney / May 13, 2021

Visions du Réel 2021 spotlights nonfiction films pushing the form forward

The 2021 Visions du Réel film festival featured boundary-pushing nonfiction films, with highlights including Sheltered and Les Guérisseurs.

Alex Heeney / May 13, 2021

Visions du Réel Review: Pauline Julier’s documentary Way Beyond goes inside CERN

Pauline Julier’s 60-minute documentary Way Beyond takes us inside CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) to follow the planning process for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) projec

A still from Tito next to a headshot of actress-director Grace Glowicki out of character. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Lindsay Pugh / May 10, 2021

Grace Glowicki on the strange experiments of her directorial debut, Tito

After her Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best First Feature, we spoke with multi-hyphenate Grace Glowicki about Tito, her oddball directorial debut.

Alex Heeney / May 7, 2021

HotDocs Review: Who We Are: Chronicle of Racism in America

In the documentary Who We Are: Chronicle of Racism in America, ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffrey Robinson guides us through the history of racism in America through primary documents and site visits both personal and political.

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