by Jess Fitzpatrick-Howard | May 28, 2024 | List & Reviews
Women have played pivotal roles throughout history, yet their stories are often overlooked or condensed to a simple paragraph in history books. Cinema has the power to right this wrong and platform women’s stories. From politics to sports, women’s influence throughout...
by Caillin McDaid | May 25, 2024 | List & Reviews
As the 77th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close, DirectHer wants to reflect on some of the greatest films directed by women to grace the festival over the years, including the three that have received the coveted top prize, the Palme d’Or. Cannes is the most...
by Lucy Wilcox | May 25, 2024 | List & Reviews
Lucy’s first impressions of the film Director Zoljargal Purevdash captures an authentic and ethnographic spotlight of a teenager’s troubles growing up in a state of financial instability in If Only I Could Hibernate . The film follows Ulzii (Battsooj...
by Amelia Elder | May 24, 2024 | List & Reviews
Rich in culture, action, and rage, Monkey Man, directed by Dev Patel and produced by Jordan Peele, is a beautiful exploration of revenge with a side of religious education. Following Kid (Patel) the film is a revenge film set in India, offset against a retelling of...
by Lucy Wilcox | May 24, 2024 | List & Reviews, Representation
As we approach the end of the 2024 Cannes film festival all eyes are on what will win the top prize: the Palme d’Or. Of the 22 films in the competition, only four are directed by women. Whilst this is a comparatively low number, down from the previous two years, these...
by Jesselyn Whiteside | May 24, 2024 | List & Reviews
At its heart, the Daniel’s Everything Everywhere All at Once is the story of a mother and daughter struggling to understand each other and how they ultimately come to understand what love really means. The film begins with Joy (Stephanie Hsu) chasing her mother,...
