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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.

Seventh Row Editors / August 27, 2020

Lockdown Film School 14: A masterclass on collaboration

A collaboration masterclass with Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, Norah Sadava, and Amy Nostbakken.

Seventh Row Editors / August 25, 2020

Ep. 54: I Used to Go Here and Unexpected: Kris Rey’s thirtysomethings

In this episode of the podcast, we compare writer-director Kris Rey’s two most recent films about women in their 30s: Unexpected and I Used to Go Here

An still from the short film Exam, next to the film's director Sonia K. Hadad. The image bears the text: Interview.

Orla Smith / August 24, 2020

Exam is the year’s most horrifically tense short

Iranian writer-director Sonia K. Hadad discusses crafting her nail-biting short film Exam, starring captivating up-and-comer Sadaf Asghari.

Seventh Row Editors / August 11, 2020

Ep. 52: First Cow and Wendy and Lucy

Kelly Reichardt’s newest film First Cow is her second feature, after Wendy and Lucy, to explore the effects of capitalism through character’s relationship with an animal. In this episode, we discuss the connections between the two films (and animals).

An image of Kris Rey superimposed over a still from her film, I Used to Go Here, featuring Gillian Jacobs. The image has the text, Interview, over it.

Alex Heeney / August 8, 2020

Kris Rey on her comedy of mid-30s malaise, I Used to Go Here

Writer-director Kris Rey on her new comedy, I Used to Go Here, about a writer who returns to her alma mater for a few days of self-discovery.

An image of Andrea Dorfman, superimposed over a still from her film, Spinster. The image has the text, "Interview," over it.

Orla Smith / August 8, 2020

Andrea Dorfman on Spinster, an ‘anti rom-com’ for the ages

Spinster director Andrea Dorfman’s heartwarming comedy maintains that heroine Gaby (Chelsea Peretti) doesn’t need romantic love to be happy.

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