Hala director Minhal Baig discusses fictionalising her own life story, her filmic influences, and Gerladine Viswanathan’s brilliant performance.
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.
‘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.
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.
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 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.
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.