Women In Film

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Women In Film

A brief history of women in World War Two movies

by Lena Hanafy

These films show the different ways women joined the war effort, often away from the home front.
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Women In Film

25 new films by female directors you need to see

by Eve Watling

2017 is shaping up to be an exceptional year for women behind the camera.
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Women In Film

How witches reclaimed their rightful place in popular culture

by Elisabeth O’Neill

Twenty years since Buffy first hit our screens, feminist horror fantasies are firmly back in fashion.
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Women In Film

At ClexaCon, a moment of anger turned into action for LGBTQ+ women

by Ella Donald

A recent convention saw newly empowered fans take a stand against cynical queer representation.
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First Person

Anna Biller on The Love Witch and how she crafts spellbinding female fantasies

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The American filmmaker talks sex, love and everything in between.
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Women In Film

It Felt Like Love: A celebration of 50 great female filmmakers

by Little White Lies

Personal odes to some of the finest women directors from around the world.
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In Praise Of

In praise of 9 to 5 and the ’80s career woman

by Simran Hans

How a socialist feminist fantasy kickstarted a trend for female-fronted mainstream comedies.
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Women In Film

Alice Lowe’s advice to women working in the film industry

by Katherine McLaughlin

The Prevenge director on how she owned her womanhood by flipping a perceived weakness into a strength.
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Women In Film

The audacious ideologies of indie cinema’s female saviours

by Kate Jackson

Talented filmmakers like Desiree Akhavan and Ingrid Jungermann are making their voices heard.
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Women In Film

Why the world really doesn’t need an all-male Bad Moms

by Mike Tsenti

A role reversal spinoff to this year’s surprise summer hit would be a step back for gender diversity.

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