Stella Meghie

Films directed by Stella Meghie

• Recovering Undercover Over Lover (2012)
• Jean of the Joneses (2016)
• Everything, Everything (2017)  (also known as: "Absolument tout", "Absolut tot", "Alt eller intet", "Amor Acima de Tudo", "Du neben mir", "El amor lo es todo, todo", "Her Şey", "Ingenting och allting", "Kaikki kaikessa", "Láska stojí za všetko", "Minden, minden", "Noi siamo tutto", "Ponad wszystko", "Sve, baš sve", "Todo, todo", "Tudo e Todas as Coisas")
• The Weekend (2018)
• The Photograph (2020)  (also known as: "A Fotografia", "Fotoğraf", "La fotografía", "La photographe", "Retrato de un amor")

Quotes by Stella Meghie

"My Jamaican grandmother, mother and aunts are responsible for my dry humor—for putting blunt dialogue in the words of the women I write and forcing the men around them to find it charming."
-- Stella Meghie (source)

"People base their whole lives on family and marriage, so the idea that romance and romantic dramas are not serious ... these are emotions that we're trying to get through to be happy, functional human beings, to procreate, and that is important. When I see people talking about romantic dramas or the genre like it's not worthy of being taken seriously, that's just sexism to me. That's just talking down to the female audience and not valuing them."
-- Stella Meghie (source)

"The conversation [about women filmmakers] is much bigger right now, which I think forces executives who are in a place of power to have to consider women and open the door and let more in, so all I can do is do as well as I can and speak out where I can."
-- Stella Meghie (source)

For QUOTES about a specific film by Stella Meghie, please see:   Jean of the Joneses    Everything, Everything    The Weekend    The Photograph   

Notes about Stella Meghie

• Born in Toronto.
• Grew up in Oshawa, Ontario.
• Moved to the United States as an adult.
• Studied screenwriting at the University of Westminster (in London).

Bibliography for Stella Meghie

Section 1: Publications by Stella Meghie

• Meghie, Stella. "'The Photograph' director Stella Meghie on the unbearable weight of representation." Variety, February 27, 2020.

Section 2: Publications about Stella Meghie

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Friend, David. "Stella Meghie's indie road to Hollywood." Interview with Stella Meghie. Hamilton Spectator, September 13, 2016.

Web Sites

• Obenson, Tambay. "Stella Meghie Is Quietly Defying Hollywood Convention, One Film at a Time." IndieWire. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/01/stella-meghie-black-woman-director-hollywood-studio-1202028171/.

Section 3: Publications about the Films of Stella Meghie

Jean of the Joneses (2016)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Chang, Justin. "Film Review: 'Jean of the Joneses'; Writer-director Stella Meghie makes a fine debut with this portrait of a squabbling Jamaican-American family." Review of Jean of the Joneses. Variety, March 30, 2016.
• Cooper, Julia. "Filmmaker Stella Meghie could be a sign of a better Hollywood to come: Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie is bringing her feature debut, Jean of the Joneses, to the Toronto International Film Festival." Interview with Stella Meghie. Globe and Mail, September 2, 2016.

Everything, Everything (2017)  (also known as: "Absolument tout", "Absolut tot", "Alt eller intet", "Amor Acima de Tudo", "Du neben mir", "El amor lo es todo, todo", "Her Şey", "Ingenting och allting", "Kaikki kaikessa", "Láska stojí za všetko", "Minden, minden", "Noi siamo tutto", "Ponad wszystko", "Sve, baš sve", "Todo, todo", "Tudo e Todas as Coisas")

Journal Articles

• Seifert, Lauren S., and Danny Wedding. "Suffering and Love." Review of Everything, Everything. PsycCRITIQUES 62, no. 46 (November 2017).

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Ahearn, Victoria. "Canadian director Stella Meghie on her growing buzz and new teen romance film." Interview with Stella Meghie, Nicola Yoon. Toronto Star, May 23, 2017.
• Anderson, Tre'vell. "Black women don't often find themselves in the studio system. With 'Everything, Everything,' director Stella Meghie has." Interview with Stella Meghie, Amandla Stenberg. Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2017.
• Burr, Ty. "The girl in the bubble." Review of Everything, Everything. Boston Globe, May 19, 2017.
• Cooper, Julia. "The eternal sunshine of Stella Meghie's spotless mind; The rising Toronto filmmaker joins forces with YA star Nicola Yoon for the fantastical Everything, Everything." Interview with Stella Meghie, Nicola Yoon. Globe and Mail, May 18, 2017.
• Cooper, Julia. "Everything, Everything is a bold, not-too-sweet take on young love; Director Stella Meghie delivers a 'wildly cute' young-adult love story." Review of Everything, Everything. Globe and Mail, May 19, 2017.
• Erbland, Kate. "'Everything, Everything' director Stella Meghie: How she became the only Black woman with a wide-release movie in 2017." IndieWire, May 19, 2017.
• Genzlinger, Neil. "Review: 'Everything, Everything' pits love against disease." Review of Everything, Everything. New York Times, May 18, 2017.
• Lucca, Violet. "Everything, Everything." Review of Everything, Everything. Sight & Sound, vol. 27, no. 9, September 2017.
• Sun, Rebecca. "'Everything, Everything' and the power of silent representation." Interview with Nicola Yoon, Amandla Stenberg, Jonathan Glickman. Hollywood Reporter, May 19, 2017.
• Wilson, Jill. "Everything amounts to nothing, nothing." Review of Everything, Everything. Winnipeg Free Press, May 20, 017.

The Weekend (2018)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Cooper, Julia. "TIFF 2018: Stella Meghie, Canada's most powerful cultural export; Fresh off a big studio film, the writer-director returns with an independent film that pulls from her life." Interview with Stella Meghie. Globe and Mail, September 6, 2018.
• Lodge, Guy. "Film Review: 'The Weekend'." Review of The Weekend. Variety, September 13, 2019.

The Photograph (2020)  (also known as: "A Fotografia", "Fotoğraf", "La fotografía", "La photographe", "Retrato de un amor")

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

• Ahearn, Victoria. "Filmmaker wants to see more Black love: 'The Photograph' director drew on her family's migration." Interview with Stella Meghie. Toronto Star, February 14, 2020.
• Dargis, Manohla. "'The Photograph' review: An unabashedly old-school love story." Review of The Photograph. New York Times, February 13, 2020.
• Drury, Sharareh. "'The Photograph' director Stella Meghie talks making a 'grounded' romance." Interview with Stella Meghie. Hollywood Reporter, May 8, 2020.
• Giorgis, Hannah. "The art of shooting a modern Black romance: In The Photograph, starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, the director Stella Meghie embraces darker lighting and story lines alike." Interview with Stella Meghie. The Atlantic, February 11, 2020.
• Gleiberman, Owen. "The Photograph: Film review; Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield ground a love story with some real feeling in it—a Valentine's Day movie that's less a confection than a meditation." Review of The Photograph. Variety, February 13, 2020.
• Grierson, Tim. "'The Photograph': Review." Review of The Photograph. Screen International, February 13, 2020.
• Hutchinson, Pamela. "The Photograph." Review of The Photograph. Sight & Sound, vol. 30, no. 5, May 2020.
• Jackson, Angelique. "Filmmaker Stella Meghie on crafting the romantic drama 'The Photograph'." Interview with Stella Meghie. Variety, February 18, 2020.
• Kelley, Sonaiya. "Give the world more romance: The 'Photograph' team hopes to set an example." Interview with Stella Meghie, Lakeith Stanfield, Issa Rae. Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2020.
• Knight, Chris. "The Photograph a bit over exposed: Film review." Review of The Photograph. National Post, February 14, 2020.
• Leigh, Danny. "The Photograph: Lakeith Stanfield and Issa Rae star in a subtle romance." Review of The Photograph. Financial Times (London), March 4, 2020.
• Levack, Chandler. "Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie keeps levelling up her career: The director delves deep into her strong authorial voice in her new feature film, The Photograph." Interview with Stella Meghie. Globe and Mail, February 13, 2020.
• Meghie, Stella. "'The Photograph' director Stella Meghie on the unbearable weight of representation." Variety, February 27, 2020.
• Phillips, Michael. "Low-key love story takes its time to warm up." Review of The Photograph. Toronto Star, February 14, 2020.
• Sandoval, Lapacazo. "Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield find love without drama in 'The Photograph'." Review of The Photograph. New York Amsterdam News, February 20, 2020.
• Schneller, Johanna. "The Photograph proves romance isn't dead, just in time for Valentine's Day: Canadian writer-director Stella Meghie's stars two magnetic performers and boasts a few sigh-inducing moments." Review of The Photograph. Globe and Mail, February 14, 2020.
• Wilner, Norman. "Toronto-raised Stella Meghie debuts a new kind of romantic drama: The director begged every actor she loved to be in her fourth feature film, The Photograph—and they all said yes." Interview with Stella Meghie. Now (Toronto), February 12, 2020.