Martha Coolidge excavates her sexual assault in her creative nonfiction film Not a Pretty Picture, recently restored in 4K by Janus Films.
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.
TIFF 23 Film Review: Katalin Moldovai’s Without Air
In Katalin Moldovai’s feature debut, Without Air, a beloved literature teacher stands to lose her job after she recommends Agnieszka Holland’s gay romance Total Eclipse (1995) to her class.
Film Review: Carol Kunnuk and Lucy Tulugarjuk’s Tautuktavuk (What We See)
Inuk filmmakers Carol Kunnuk and Lucy Tulugarjuk’s Tautuktavuk (What We See) is a film about female friendship and how women talk about and around trauma.
MVFF showcases 2023 highlights: The Promised Land, The Teachers’ Lounge, National Anthem, and more
The 2023 Mill Valley Film Festival showcases an eclectic mix of Oscar-bait and indie films from around the world, including The Promised Land, National Anthem, Fancy Dance, The Teachers’ Lounge, and more.
TIFF 23 Film Review: Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall
Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall is a courtroom drama about how we can never fully understand people’s private lives because we only see them through fragments of their public lives.
TIFF 23 Film Review: Hanna Slak’s Not a Word and Ninna Pálmadóttir’s Solitude
Hanna Slak’s Not a Word and Ninna Pálmadóttir’s Solitude are predictable films about intergenerational connections between lonely people but are elevated by thoughtful, sensitive direction by their first-time filmmakers.