Voices that Carry: The Quiet Power of Kelly Reichardt

It’s a miracle for any U.S. independent filmmaker, especially a woman, to build a ten-feature body of globally lauded work. A Competition veteran of the Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Chicago festivals, Kelly Reichardt receives this year a retrospective at CIFF—including her new, period-set heist dramedy The Mastermind. In preparation for this series, this session will survey her technical and thematic hallmarks as well as the tonal and generic variety she has brought to soft-spoken stories of American outsiders.

Recommended viewing: Wendy and Lucy (2008) or Certain Women (2016), both available on multiple services

Please note: The discussion does not include screenings of films.