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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 / March 3, 2021

Berlinale Review: The long goodbyes of Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman

In Céline Sciamma’s fifth feature, Petite Maman, getting to know your mother is like chasing after a ghost.

A still of Kristine Thorp in Ninjababy next to a headshot of director Yngvild Sve Flikke. The text on the images reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / March 3, 2021

‘I’m sick of poetic sex scenes’: Yngvild Sve Flikke and Kristine Thorp on Ninjababy

Writer-director Yngvild Sve Flikke and actress Kristine Thorp discuss their subversive pregnancy comedy, Ninjababy, one of the best of the Berlinale.

Alex Heeney / March 2, 2021

Danis Goulet on her Indigenous sci-fi thriller Night Raiders

Cree filmmaker Danis Goulet discusses her feature debut Night Raiders, which looks at motherhood and the horrors of residential schools through a sci-fi lens.

Seventh Row Editors / March 2, 2021

Ep. 81: In Their Own Words: Fiction Directors

We’ve gathered a panel of editors who worked on our new ebook, In their Own Words: Fiction Directors, to talk about what is in the book, how it was made, and why it’s so exciting.

A man hangs up a French flag on an outdoor pole in Nous. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / March 2, 2021

Berlinale Review: Alice Diop documents the Paris suburbs in Nous

Alice Diop’s documentary Nous is a portrait of Paris, told through intimate vignettes of citizens living in the suburbs.

A still from Spoor, next to a headshot of director Agnieszka Holland. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Alex Heeney / March 1, 2021

Agnieszka Holland on the secrets of her filmmaking process

For the North American release of her 2017 film, Spoor, Agnieszka Holland goes deep on her filmmaking process, working with actors, and how she develops a film’s aesthetic.

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