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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.

Alex Heeney / October 28, 2023

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.

Alex Heeney / October 9, 2023

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.

Alex Heeney / September 12, 2023

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.

Alex Heeney / September 11, 2023

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.

Alex Heeney / September 6, 2023

The best acquisition titles at TIFF 2023 (updating throughout the festival)

From Snow Leopard to The Tundra Within Me to Without Air, these are the best acquisition titles (films still seeking distribution in Canada, the US, and/or the UK) at TIFF 2023

Alex Heeney / July 14, 2023

The 17 best films of 2023 so far

Alex Heeney reflects back on the 17 best films at the 2023 so far

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