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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 7, 2021

HotDocs Review: One of Ours explores identity under colonialism

One of Ours is the story of Josiah Wilson, a Black twentysomething born in Haiti where he was adopted by a pair of Canadians — a white mother and an Indigenous father — as he navigates his identity.

A still from Everything in the End next to a headshot of Mylissa Fitzsimmons. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / May 6, 2021

Everything in the End: Mylissa Fitzsimmons on making her no-budget feature debut

Mylissa Fitzsimmons tells us how she made her beautiful, apocalyptic debut feature, Everything in the End, in Iceland with four crew members and only $30,000.

Seventh Row Editors / May 5, 2021

Ep. 90: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna: A Chantal Akerman mother’s day

We celebrate Mother’s Day with queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna

Seventh Row Editors / April 28, 2021

Ep. 89: Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version: Coming of age at forty

This podcast episode explores two wonderful 2020 dramedies, Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version, about women who find themselves at a personal and career crossroads as they approach forty.

Alex Heeney / April 12, 2021

‘A film about nothings that overwhelm you’: Kateryna Gornostai on Stop-Zemlia

Kateryna Gornostai discusses making an ensemble coming-of-age film where everything for the characters is happening for the first time.

Alex Heeney / April 6, 2021

Amanda Adolfsson on her family horror film Nelly Rapp: Monster Agent

Swedish director Amanda Adolfsson discusses Nelly Rapp: Monster Agent, working with child actors, and balancing horror and comedy.

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