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.
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.
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.
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.
The 20 best films of 2023
Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2023.
Film Review: Martha Coolidge’s Not a Pretty Picture
Martha Coolidge excavates her sexual assault in her creative nonfiction film Not a Pretty Picture, recently restored in 4K by Janus Films.
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.