Ana Kokkinos doesn’t “do” happy. The celebrated Australian indie director has made a trio of bold and provocative don’t-dare-look-away pics: Head On (1998), The Book of Revelation (2006) and now her new feature, Blessed, an ensemble drama with a narrative twist. The film follows 24 calamitous hours in the lives of a group of disenfranchised [...]

This doesn’t have to be used at all. It’s just a little case study I wrote last night. it doesn’t quite fit what we were discussing today, but whatevs.
Jane Campion is one of only a handful of contemporary female filmmakers whose projects appeal to both cine-literate audiences as well as garnering interest in cineplexes worldwide. [...]