Quotes

A female director looking through the lens captures the things that go unnoticed and unnamed by men.

As the director you can shape the film but it also shapes you. Directing seems one way but its a two way thing and every film changes the director. It can direct you too.

Making a film allows you to artificially create a memory that you can plant in the mind of the audience. You construct it and call it a 'film,' and it becomes the collective memory of those watching it.

The best part of filmmaking is trying to capture a way of seeing the world that is new. Or perhaps something that has been overlooked. It's got to involve risk in order to be interesting.

Every time a woman directs a film they have to first overcome the voice of doubt that has been invisibly planted in their very being. Society tells women to remain in the background.

When you make a film you have sound and image. The tricky thing is realizing they are not equals. Our brains take in sound first and image second. Its important to not let words dominate. Giving space to the visuals and our ability to observe is key.