Naomi Kawase is one of the most prolific women directors in international cinema. In this episode, we look at her latest film True Mothers, re-visit the divisive Still the Water, and discuss other highlights from her filmography.
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.
‘In the Innu language, every word is an image’: Kim O’Bomsawin on Call Me Human
Abenaki filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin discusses her documentary Call Me Human (Je m’appelle humain) and telling the story of Joséphine Bacon and her friends.
Ep. 82: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile: Genocide on film
Jasmila Žbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida is one of the best films of the year. On this episode, we discuss it in context of Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady of the Nile, another film approaching the theme of genocide with tremendous empathy towards the human cost rather than being a spectacle of suffering.
Berlinale Review: A girl wakes up to misogyny inSummer Blur
Han Shuai’s feature debut, Summer Blur, follows thirteeen-year-old Guo in a hot summer in Wuhan where everyone seems to be exploiting women.
What to see at the 2021 Rendez-vous with French Cinema
The 2021 Rendez-vous with French Cinema features some of the best films of the year, as well as highlights like Should the Wind Drop, Mandibles, and Faithful.
Berlinale Review: I’m Your Man — Are mirrors the perfect lovers?
In Maria Schrader’s I Am Your Man, a cuneiform researcher is torn between her ethics and the appeal of a robot lover who meets all her needs.