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At the beginning of director Isa Willinger’s career, cult-followed filmmaker Kira Muratova told her: “The truth is, women make the harsher films.”
This question weighed on Isa’s mind when she set out to make her documentary No Mercy. The film draws its inspiration from Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, about whom Isa wrote the book “Kira Muratova: Cinema of Subversion” a decade ago.… read more.
Ana Lily Amirpour is an Iranian-American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, most known for her feature film debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Self-described as “the first Iranian vampire spaghetti western” and starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Dominic Rains, Mozhan Marnò and Rome Shadanloo, the film built up significant buzz when it premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.… read more.