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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.

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.

Stills from Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) and Dating Amber, with the text 'Inside Out' on top.

Alex Heeney / October 2, 2020

From Ellie & Abbie to Dating Amber, a preview of the 2020 InsideOut Film Festival

InsideOut 2020, the annual Ontario LGBTQ+ showcase, goes online this year with highlights including Ellie & Abbie and Dating Amber.

A still from Dick Johnson is dead in which Dick Johnson lies on the pavement after being struck on the head by an air conditioner. In the foreground of the image is director Kirsten Johnson, who is superimposed onto the still. The image also features the text, 'Interview.'

Orla Smith / October 2, 2020

‘This film is a cemetery’: Kirsten Johnson on Dick Johnson is Dead

Kirsten Johnson discusses Dick Johnson is Dead, her surreal documentary about her father’s dementia, and how it made her think differently about life and death.

Seventh Row Editors / September 29, 2020

Ep. 59: A look back at TIFF 2020, part 2

In part two of our podcast discussion of TIFF 2020, we go behind the scenes at TIFF and discuss films like One Night in Miami and Pieces of A Woman, plus some of the best and worst films of the festival.

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