women directors
By Xiaoyu Yang. When I decided to move from China to study an MFA program in filmmaking at the City College of New York, it was difficult to work in a milieu so different from my own heritage.
We were able to talk with Veronica Chen at Sundance Film Festival, director of the thriller High Tide.
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi displays well the difficult position of Ranibai of Jhansi, with a respect for her cleverness and leadership while acknowledging her faults and mistakes.
Black Christmas is angry, terrifying, empowering even – all that surrounded with the threatening notes of holiday songs playing in the background and a stalker out to get you.
The Film Inquiry staff reveals their favorite female directors, from Alice Guy-Blaché to Sofia Coppola.
It would be unsurprising to see Making Waves used for educational purposes in film sound classes for years to come, but even your average film buff will enjoy it.
Simple Women makes for an interesting examination of false effigies and washed-up idols and one thing’s for sure, the two women in focus are most certainly anything but simple.
Equalled with terrific editing and a beautiful turn of cinematography, Revenir is a terrific boiling pot of emotional intensity.
Tigers Are Not Afraid is a standout film beneath the phantasmagorical flourishes is a story that is all too grounded in reality.
Where the company has become an auteur-like entity synonymous with good, cheap thrills, The Keeping Hours just isn’t scary enough to live up to Blumhouse’s horror brand.
This Changes Everything is a documentary directed by Tom Donahue that examines and reflects upon the gender disparity within the entertainment industry.
Ladyworld manages to capture the perfect balance between the moments of tension and uneasiness with moments of teenage life.
Despite some design flaws, Astronaut sticks its landing enjoyably enough thanks to the command of Dreyfuss and a novel angle of attack.
From the first frame to the last, Firecrackers is clearly a story by women, about women, stubbornly through their gaze without regrets.
