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Audrey Diwan (French: [odʁɛ diwan]; born 1980) is a French film director of Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director, she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. In 2021, her film Happening won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in a "unanimous decision."
May 6, 2022 · W inner of the 2021 Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Audrey Diwan’s unflinching and suspense-ridden Happening follows its young female protagonist, Anne (Anamaria...
Audrey Diwan is a filmmaker born in 1980 in France. She has written and directed several films, including Happening (2021), a BAFTA-nominated drama about abortion in France.
May 6, 2022 · Director Audrey Diwan makes this point throughout our interview about her Golden Lion-winning film, which comes to American theaters at a critical moment for abortion rights. “Happening” opened in France last fall, where it inspired women—including Diwan herself—to push back against social stigma by sharing their own abortion stories .
Dec 21, 2022 · The director of "Happening" shares how she was inspired by Varda's film to pursue her own freedom and creativity as a filmmaker. She praises Varda's mix of genres, her use of reality and her nonprofessional actors.
May 24, 2022 · Diwan’s portrayal of a young girl undergoing an illegal abortion is unflinching—but at no point did the director set out to make “a moral movie.” “I love the fact that the book starts ...
Oct 10, 2021 · French-Lebanese filmmaker Audrey Diwan talks about her sophomore film, "Happening", a period drama about a young woman's unwanted pregnancy in 1960s France. The film, based on a semi-autobiographical novel, is one of the three movies pre-selected by France to represent the country at the Oscars.
