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As A Visual Medium Shouldn't Film Focus More On Its Aesthetics? I have been a big fan of Melanie Martinez since her first album released in 2015. Her cutesy aesthetic and sound contrasting dramatically with the dark subject matter of her music. In 2019 she released a new album K-12 along with a full 90min …
Generational Trauma Is The New Bad Guy The first time I saw a teaser for this film I came away completely clueless about the plot and if I'm being honest the non-contextualised scene I viewed did not initially entice me into watching. So I was truly not prepared for what awaited me in the following …
These Romantic Flicks Provide The Fantasy Without The Falsehood Back in the day (and by the day I mean less than 10 years ago) the romance genre, despite also being dominated by male directors, was one of the only genres women were given the most support to direct. A little condescending due to the low …
"Wanna Hear A Story About Why Me And This B**ch Here Fell Out?" The opening line to Janicza Bravo's Zola immediately sets the tone for this wild ride of a film and yet nothing could prepare me for what was about to follow. Based on a series of 148 tweets from A’Ziah-Monae “Zola” King, Zola …
Mothers, Daughters, And Time Travel? I've had Celine Sciamma's Portrait Of A Lady On Fire on my watchlist since it came out in 2019 and still haven't found a moment to sit down to watch it. To make up for this, in my own mind, I added Petite Maman Sciamma's latest directorial credit to my …
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The Psychological Impact Of Climate Change I was very excited to get back to the cinema this year for the Sydney Film Festival. The smell of the popcorn, the red of the seats, the face masks. Well maybe the last one is new but I'm happy to oblige in order to view new films on …
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I've made many lists of recommendations for horror content on the blog for spooky season over the past few years, so this year I thought I would dive into Shudder's collection and see whether they have any female-directed exclusives that you should check out this October to not only enjoy the spooks but support some female creators as well.
Happy 5th Birthday To The Blog, Let's Have A Movie Night! It's The Women's Direction's 5 year anniversary this September which fittingly also coincides with Woman Director Awareness Month. So for our 5th birthday I thought I would list out my top 5 female directed films of all time. Full disclosure that I am STILL …
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Director Marissa Vonn Talks Short Film Next Of Kin We're back featuring another incredible filmmaker on the blog; director Marissa Vonn. Her latest short film Next of Kin is the story of Helena, a small town obituary writer who must decide to face their past or run when their own name lands on the desk. …
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We're back in 2021 with another pun titled Cannes write up and it's honestly disheartening to keep seeing this festival inch forward towards equality and yet somehow keep itself firmly in the same position year after year. The biggest news to come out of Cannes was Julia Ducournau winning the Palme d’Or for her film …