Princess is a sensitive, intimate film about 12-year-old Adar whose curiosity about sex gets confused when she receives sexual attention from her still loving step-father. Purchase the film on iTunes or watch it on Vimeo OnDemand.
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.
Personal Affairs is a sweet Palestinian comedy about women refusing to be taken for granted
Personal Affairs offers a gendered and decidedly feminist consideration of the way people can sometimes forget or refuse to treat their loved ones with the respect they deserve.
HotDocs Interview: Director Catalina Mesa talks The Infinite Flight of Days
Catalina Mesa, the first female filmmaker from Colombia at HotDocs discusses her directorial debut, The Infinite Flight of Days. The film is a charming, energetic, and hilarious documentary about the lives of women in Jerico, a small town in Colombia.
HotDocs 2016: Conversations with the creative team behind essential doc Check It
Check It follows several members of the inspiring gay and transgender teen gang Check It through their struggles on the harsh streets of Washington, D.C.
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You delves into the life of the renegade 70s television producer
In the new documentary, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, Norman Lear is heralded as the saviour of television. Directors Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing successfully celebrate Lear’s life but the film lacks deeper analysis.
Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation doesn’t stick the landing
Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation is a variation on the “dinner party from hell” film: is our protagonist paranoid, or are they really out to get him?