The Year of the “Strong Women” at the 2015 London Film Fest Lineup

When we learned Sarah Gavron’s “Suffragette” would open this year’s BFI London Film Festival, we were optimistic about the rest of the lineup. The full program for the 59th edition of the British has been announced, and compared to other major festivals with premieres of this caliber, female directors are relatively well-represented overall. Of the 13 films in Official Competition, two are directed by women: Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Chevalier” and Lucile Hadžihalilović’s “Evolution.” Read More…