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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.

Lena Wilson / March 30, 2024

Love Lies Bleeding is a slick, cheeky thriller about lesbian codependency

Unlike the harrowingly exquisite Saint Maud, Rose Glass’s second feature film, Love Lies Bleeding, is just as likely to make you giggle as it is to make you gasp.

Alex Heeney / March 22, 2024

Yuni is a smart Indonesian coming-of-age story

In Kamila Andini’s Yuni, teenage Yuni tries to figure out who she is amidst growing patriarchal pressures.

Alex Heeney / March 11, 2024

Berlinale Review: Klára Tasovská’s I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Klára Tasovská’s inventive documentary I’m Not Everything I Want to Be chronicles the life of photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková as she tries to become who she wants to be amidst oppression.

Alex Heeney / February 28, 2024

What to see (and skip) at the 2024 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

The 2024 Rendez-vous with French Cinema features many small gems of the festival circuit, like Banel & Adama, Ama Gloria, and a Real Job.

Alex Heeney / February 28, 2024

Rendez-vous with French Cinema Review: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Àma Gloria

Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Ama Gloria is a touching, sentimental film about the bond between a young French girl and her nanny from Cape Verde.

Alex Heeney / February 23, 2024

The 20 best films of 2023

Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2023.

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