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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.

Raw, We Are What We Are

Rosie McCaffrey / November 5, 2019

‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy in Raw and We Are What We Are

In Raw and We Are What We Are, the cannibalism metaphor is used to explore what it is to be a woman living under patriarchy, in both the macro and the micro.

Justine Smith / October 15, 2019

Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell on MS Slavic 7

Co-directors Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell discuss finding the structure of MS Slavic 7, their collaboration, and working on a budget.

Disco, Jorunn Myklebust Syversen, Josefine Frida

Orla Smith / October 5, 2019

Interview: Disco shows “the journey to become radical”

Director Jorunn Mykelbust Syversen and actress Josefine Frida on Disco, a dark drama about the dangers of fanatical religion.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Celine Sciamma

Alex Heeney / September 30, 2019

Portrait of a Lady on Fire was the gold standard at TIFF19

Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a beautiful period romance that upends cinematic stereotypes of the artistic muse.

Haifaa Al-Mansour, The Perfect Candidate

Orla Smith / September 27, 2019

TIFF interview: Haifaa Al-Mansour on her political crowdpleaser, The Perfect Candidate

Director Haifaa Al-Mansour discusses returning to Saudi Arabia for her fourth feature, The Perfect Candidate, a crowdpleaser about women in politics.

Elena Lazic / September 20, 2019

TIFF19: Writer-director Rose Glass on Saint Maud

Writer-director Rose Glass discusses her first feature, Saint Maud, making a thrilling and funny horror film, and getting comfortable working with actors.

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