Female Film Critics 24/375
Rungano Nyoni’s debut feature, I Am Not A Witch could be described as bold filmmaking. The story of an eight-year-old Zambian girl accused of witchcraft is both visceral drama and intelligent, powerful social commentary. Yet for writer/director Nyoni, it was simply a narrative she felt compelled to bring to an audience.
“Fasten your seat belt and let’s move,” says Hasidic Jewish woman Rachel ‘Ruchie’ Freier early on in 93Queen, and you
Read moreWith films like Winter’s Bone and documentary Stray Dog, Debra Granik has proved herself to be a masterful explorer of
Read moreThe exploration of history through the female experience remains a rare thing in filmmaking – and perhaps nowhere more so
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To say that Lynne Ramsay has a powerful understanding of film may be an obvious statement, given that she’s made
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For her first feature in four years, filmmaker Lynne Shelton (Humpday, Your Sister’s Sister) turns in a bittersweet exploration of
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As the opening credits of Clio Barnard’s Dark River play over a black screen, we hear the landscape before we
Read moreRachel Morrison made history this year by becoming the first woman to be nominated for the best cinematography Oscar, for
Read moreHedy Lamarr, the inventor… who knew?! What’s clear from Alexandra Dean’s engaging and eye-opening documentary is that everyone should be
Read moreA fascinating and well-crafted portrait of grass-roots democracy in action, 11/8/16 also offers a vibrant snapshot of a country defined
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