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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.

Directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt are pictured in front a black and white still of jazz musician Billy Tipton. The image features text that states this is an interview at TIFF.

Orla Smith / September 12, 2020

TIFF Interview: Reclaiming transmasculine history in No Ordinary Man

Transgender jazz musician Billy Tipton’s life was distorted by the media after his death. No Ordinary Man aims to correct that narrative.

Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant in front of a still from their film Lucky. The image features text that says this is an interview for the Fantasia Film Fest.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2020

Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant on the horror of daily misogyny in Lucky

Director Natasha Kermani and writer-star Brea Grant discuss their slasher horror-comedy Lucky, a film that makes the horrific impact of daily microaggressions visible.

A still from the short film Modern Whore, of a woman's lips lit in blue and pink neon. The text on the images reads: Modern Whore, Fantasia Film Festival.

Orla Smith / September 2, 2020

Modern Whore is a short about sex work for fans of Cam

Nicole Bazuin’s short Modern Whore feels like a documentary sister to Cam: it’s just as stylised, intelligent, and positive about sex work.

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.

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