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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 / October 16, 2020

Cheryl Foggo reclaims Black Canadian history in John Ware Reclaimed

Director Cheryl Foggo on how telling the real story of John Ware in John Ware Reclaimed can help us understand the Black Canadian experience today and Canada’s history of racism. The film is currently screening virtually at the AGH Film Festival in Ontario until October 25. It’s one of Canada’s best kept secrets that there’s […]

An image of filmmaker Garrett Bradley in front of a still from her film Time, of subject Fox Rich. The text on the image reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 15, 2020

‘The system is so entangled in daily life’: Garrett Bradley on Time

Garrett Bradley discusses her new documentary, Time, a non-linear document of one woman’s emotional landscape over the 20 years of her husband’s incarceration.

Director Farnoosh Samadi in front of a still from her film, 180 Degree Rule. The text reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 11, 2020

LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society

Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency.

Radha Blank drinking from a cup on the bus in The Forty-Year-Old Version.

Orla Smith / October 8, 2020

The Forty-Year-Old Version: A brilliant comedy about the struggle not to sell out

Radha Blank wrote, directed, and stars in The Forty-Year-Old Version, a hilarious comedy about the struggle to stay true to your voice as a marginalized creator while also getting paid.

Seventh Row Editors / October 6, 2020

A masterclass with Patricia Rozema on Mouthpiece

In this masterclass with Patricia Rozema which coincided with our free worldwide screening of Mouthpiece, Rozema talks about making the film.

A still from Mouthpiece on the left and a Twitter feed of reactions to the film on the right.

Seventh Row Editors / October 6, 2020

Screening recap: Mouthpiece moved and engaged our readers. Here are their thoughts…

Last weekend we held a free online screening of Patricia Rozema’s Mouthpiece, and the feedback was rapturous. Here are some of our favourite reactions.

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