Chloe Okuno – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

WATCHER – Review by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

May 23, 2022May 29, 2022 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Chloe Okuno, Karl Glusman, maika monroe, sundance film festival 2022, Watcher

Watcher is a dark, smart treasure of a film, with the collaborative energy of director Chloe Okuno and Maika Monroe very much at the heart of what makes it such a compelling viewing experience. The decision to not use subtitles for the Romanian language dialogue in the film is a canny creative decision, adding further to our alignment with the main character as both she and we (assuming we are not familiar with the language) are excluded from what may or may not be important conversations.

Festivals

Women and Horror at SXSW 2022 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reports

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Chloe Okuno, Halina Reijn, hannah barlow, horror, Mariama Diallo, Maureen Bharoocha, sxsw 2022, Vanessa and Joseph Winter, women filmmakers

It’s almost SXSW o’clock in Austin, and the alarm is set for an impressive range of women-helmed horror films and others that delve into similarly dark, macabre or just good old fashioned unladylike territory. Whether it’s serial killers in Romania, bachelorette parties in Australia or ghosthunters in Utah, from the beloved Midnighters program and beyond this year’s SXSW is full to the brim with a diverse range of films that prove once again the domain of women’s filmmaking is often much wider than commonly assumed.