Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

I have always firmly believed that every director should be judged solely by their work, and not by their work based on their gender. Hollywood is supposedly a community of forward thinking and progressive people yet this horrific situation for women directors persists. Gender discrimination stigmatizes our entire industry. Change is essential. Gender neutral hiring is essential.

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. I'm trying to unpack why, to look at what it means to be a hero in the context of 21st-century combat.

My movement from painting to film was a very conscious one.

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it.

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

Am I a 'woman of action'? I don't think of myself that way.