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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.

A young woman in a red bathing suit sits in an inflatable raft in a pool in this still from Pleasure. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / February 10, 2021

Sundance Review: Navigating consent in Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure

Ninja Thyberg’s LA porn drama Pleasure is an authentic, scathing look at an industry with little regard for boundaries or consent.

A still of a man and a woman looking at each other in Together Together, directed by Nikole Beckwith. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / February 9, 2021

Sundance Review: Together Together feels both fresh and familiar

Nikole Beckwith’s surrogacy drama, Together Together, starring Patti Harrison and Ed Helms, is sweetly subversive if a little thin.

A still of a crowd scene in Quo Vadis, Aida?, behind a headshot of director Jasmila Žbanić. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / January 27, 2021

‘She is like many women I know who were lionesses’: Jasmila Žbanić on Quo Vadis, Aida?

Writer-director Jasmila Žbanić discusses her blistering film about the Bosnian genocide, Quo Vaids, Aida?, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar.

A still from makeup next to a headshot of director Claire Oakley. The text on the image says, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / January 24, 2021

Claire Oakley on her genre bending coming-of-ager Make Up

First time filmmaker Claire Oakley discusses the dream that inspired her stylised, genre bending coming-of-age film, Make Up.

A multicolored collection of neon stills from films, including Spinster, The Perfect Candidate, Amanda, and First Cow.

Seventh Row Editors / January 12, 2021

Seventh Row picks the 30 best films of 2020

Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the 30 best films of 2020, from First Cow to My Prince Edward.

Seventh Row Editors / January 6, 2021

Ep. 73: Promising Young Woman and The Assistant: Explorations of rape culture

This week on the podcast we discuss two explorations of rape culture that approach the topic in very different way. We look at Emerald Fennell’s stylish revenge thriller Promising Young Woman and Kitty Green’s The Assistant, a portrait of a young woman working in a misogynistic office environment.

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