On today's episode, we look back on the career of one of our favourite filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Certain Women), and ask why it's taken until her 8th feature, Showing Up, for her to get a slot in the Cannes Competition. Get the box set of books about women directors — Kelly Reichardt, Céline Sciamma, and Lynne Ramsay — who have screened films in the Cannes Competition. Sign up for updates on the podcast and other news about women directors at Cannes this year.

Find out what we know so far about Kelly Reichardt's new film, Showing Up.

On this episode:

• About our Kelly Reichardt ebook, Roads to Nowhere (4:22)
• Who is Kelly Reichardt? (5:52)
• Why 2022 is The Year of Kelly Reichardt (9:02)
• Kelly Reichardt's history with Cannes and other festivals (10:36)
• Why we love Kelly Reichardt (28:42)
• Reichardt's explorations of capitalist systems (37:15)
• The finances of a Kelly Reichardt film (41:46)
• Kelly Reichardt is a comedic filmmaker! (59:14)
• Showing Up and Reichardt's collaborators (53:41)

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• Women at Cannes Ep. 1: A podcast on the history of women directors at Cannes
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