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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 headshot of Ekwa Msangi in front of a still from her film, Farewell Amor.

Orla Smith / December 18, 2020

In Farewell Amor, Ekwa Msangi uses Angolan dance to explore family bonds

Ekwa Msangi discusses her debut feature, Farewell Amor, a triptych about an family of Angolan immigrants who reunite in New York City.

A still from Slalom, in which a girl holding ski equipment looks disturbed, her face shrouded in darkness. The text on the image says: Review.

Alex Heeney / December 11, 2020

Charlène Favier’s Slalom is a complex exploration of abuse

Charlène Favier’s Cannes-selected debut, Slalom, is a tense pas-de-deux between a 15-year-old professional skiing star, Lyz (Noée Abita) and her coach, Fred (Jérémie Renier).

A still from Charlatan, in which a man holds up a small glass of urine to the light and stares at it, while another main watches him from behind. The text on the image says: Review.

Alex Heeney / December 10, 2020

Charlatan draws parallels between a faith healer and communism

Agnieszka Holland’s Charlatan tells the story of Czech herbalist and healer Jan Mikolášek to draw parallels with post-war communism.

Alex Heeney / December 9, 2020

Sophie Dupuis explores masculinity in a Quebec mine in Souterrain

Sophie Dupuis’s second film, Souterrain, is a thoughtful exploration of the emotional lives of men working in a Quebec mine.

Seventh Row Editors / December 1, 2020

Ep. 68: Hillbilly Elegy and Down to the Bone: Mothers struggling with addiction

In this episode we compare the new awards bait film Hillbilly Elegy to a more empathetic, politically conscious portrait of a mother struggling with addiction: Debra Granik’s 2004 debut, Down to the Bone.

Alex Heeney / November 25, 2020

Sonia Boileau on telling a human story about MMIWG in Rustic Oracle

Mohawk writer-director Sonia Boileau discusses her new film Rustic Oracle about the human side of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis in Canada.

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