Psychological thriller Blind Sun from Joyce Nashawati transports us to a water-scarce dystopian future almost entirely through its color scheme, sound scape, and central 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.
A landmark year for female directors at the Toronto International Film Festival
Over 60 feature films by female directors will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), most of which are acquisition titles still seeking North American distribution.
TIFF16: Bronwen Hughes talks Journey is the Destination
Before the world premiere of her new film Journey is the Destination, Canadian filmmaker Bronwen Hughes talked to the Seventh Row about why the film is a passion project, how she mimicked Dan Eldon’s journals in the film’s visual style, and Ben Schnetzer.
Métis director Terril Calder discusses her TIFF16 short SNIP
Métis filmmaker Terril Calder’s SNIP reckons with Canada’s past violence toward indigenous people through the residential school system.
Alice Winocour on Disorder, directing Matthias Schoenaerts
An interview with writer-director Alice Winocour on the genesis of Disorder, directing Matthias Schoenaerts, and the highly effective subjective sound mix. Read our review of the film here.
Disorder is a smart, heartpounding thriller
Although Alice Winocour’s “Maryland” works as a heartpounding home invasion thriller, it’s also a meditation on trauma, paranoia, class, and unfulfilled desire.