Miu Miu's short film project, "Women's Stories," launched in 2011, has been shot by internationally acclaimed female film directors, who use their unique female sensibility to vividly depict worlds that are sometimes beautiful, sometimes mysterious, and sometimes fantastical.
The 23 short films produced so far each depict a different cinematic world, but what they all have in common is that they question timeless themes. How do women see themselves? How do women see each other? Hasn't appearance always been a reflection of women's thoughts and intellect, inseparable from sensuality and pleasure? In other words, what should a woman be? "Women's Story" was born from a request to female directors to create a film that would offer a sharp celebration of 21st-century femininity. That is, a film that appeals to women's sensibilities, offers an opportunity for self-reflection, and embraces complexity and contradictions in the old and the new. In "Women's Story," not only do the actresses and models play a key role, but the Miu Miu collection plays a crucial role throughout the film. Miu Miu clothing drives the story, sometimes emphasizing it and sometimes presenting conflict. Power and desire, vanity and decoration, ritual and rules, dreams and nightmares. Every moment of a woman's daily life contains many different elements. "Women's Story" captures these moments and lets the clothes speak for themselves.
Previous films have been screened as part of the Venice Days programme and at New York Fashion Week. Carla Simone's latest film, "Carta a mi madre para mi hijo," premiered on September 3, 2022, at the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival, Giornate degli Autori. All previously released films, along with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, are available to view on the Miu Miu website. The film will also be available on the online streaming service MUBI from September 5, 2022.
Film Information
Film Title / Director / Release Date
1st Release: "The Powder Room" / Zoe Cassavetes / January 2011
2nd Release: "MUTA" / Lucrecia Martel / July 2011
3rd Release: "The Woman Dress" / Giada Colagrande / February 2012
4th Release: "It's Getting Late" / Massy Tadjedin / August 2012
5th Release: "The Door" / Ava Duvernay / February 2013
6th Release: "The Women of Vucciria" / Hiam Abbass / August 2013
7th Release: "Spark and Light" / So Yong Kim / February 2014
8th release / "SOMEBODY" / Miranda July / August 2014
9th release / "DE DJESS" / Alice Rohrwacher / February 2015
10th release / "LES 3 BOUTONS" / Agnès Varda / September 2015
11th release "SEED" / Naomi Kawase / February 2016
12th release "THAT ONE DAY" / Crystal Moselle / September 2016
13th release "Carmen" / Chloë Sevigny / February 2017
14th release "(THE [END) OF HISTORY ILLUSION]" / Celia Rowlson-Hall / August 2017
15th release "HELLO APARTMENT" / Dakota Fanning/February 2018
16th release "THE WEDDING SINGER'S DAUGHTER"/Haifaa Al-Mansour/September 2018
17th release "SHAKO MAKO"/Hailey Gates/January 2019
18th release "BRIGITTE"/Lynne Ramsay/September 2019
19th release "NIGHTWALK"/Małgorzata Szumowska/February 2020
20th release "IN MY ROOM"/Mati Diop/September 2020
21st release "SHANGRI-LA"/Isabel Sandoval/February 2021
22nd release "I AND THE STUPID BOY"/Kaouther Ben Hania/September 2021
23rd “HOUSE COMES WITH A BIRD”/Janicza Bravo/March 2022
24th “CARTA A MI MADRE PARA MI HIJO”/Carla Simón/September 2022
24th “CARTA A MI MADRE PARA MI HIJO”
■ Synopsis
Directed by Carla Simon, A Letter to a Mother for Her Son is the 24th installment in the Miu Miu Women's Stories series. It features actress Ángela Molina, who has worked with directors such as Luis Bunuel, Pedro Almodóvar, Bigas Luna and Ridley Scott; Cecilia Gómez, whose works include Domingo, The Plague and Down There; and Ainette Jounou, who has appeared in Alcarrés and Paula Ortiz's upcoming Teresa. In this short film series, talented international female directors explore vanity and femininity in the 21st century.
Carla Simon's parents died of AIDS when she was just six years old, and she has few memories of them. "With Miu Miu Women's Stories, I wanted to give my son something I never had: my family history." For Simon, film plays a special role inside people. "Film has the power to fill in what's missing." Speaking of Women's Stories as a platform for female filmmaking, Simon says, "It's so important to question things on set with your team during the creative process. I think it's very meaningful, not just for women but for men, that female directors are starting to do this."
Fragmented and elusive, Carta a mi madre para mi hijo is a homage to the director's family, part fiction, and a work of deep affection throughout. "I'm an optimistic person," says Simon, and his new film is full of gentle hope in the midst of loss—a moving reminder that understanding who we are is a lifelong process of piecing together real and imagined memories of the past and charting our future.
"CARTA A MI MADRE PARA MI HIJO"
■Season: Fall/Winter 2022 Collection
■Release date: September 3, 2022
■Director/Screenplay: Carla Simon
■Official website: https://www.miumiu.com/jp/ja.html
■Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL786D16AF57EE5536
Carla Simon (Image credit: Brigitte Lacombe)
Carla Simon / Director
Born in 1986, Carla Simon is a Spanish film director. Her debut Catalan-language film, Summer 1993, released in 2017, was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award in Spain. Her latest work, Alcarrés, which depicts the disappearance of the traditional livelihood of peach farming in Catalonia, won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Catalan-language film to do so.
The 23 short films produced so far each depict a different cinematic world, but what they all have in common is that they question timeless themes. How do women see themselves? How do women see each other? Hasn't appearance always been a reflection of women's thoughts and intellect, inseparable from sensuality and pleasure? In other words, what should a woman be? "Women's Story" was born from a request to female directors to create a film that would offer a sharp celebration of 21st-century femininity. That is, a film that appeals to women's sensibilities, offers an opportunity for self-reflection, and embraces complexity and contradictions in the old and the new. In "Women's Story," not only do the actresses and models play a key role, but the Miu Miu collection plays a crucial role throughout the film. Miu Miu clothing drives the story, sometimes emphasizing it and sometimes presenting conflict. Power and desire, vanity and decoration, ritual and rules, dreams and nightmares. Every moment of a woman's daily life contains many different elements. "Women's Story" captures these moments and lets the clothes speak for themselves.
Previous films have been screened as part of the Venice Days programme and at New York Fashion Week. Carla Simone's latest film, "Carta a mi madre para mi hijo," premiered on September 3, 2022, at the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival, Giornate degli Autori. All previously released films, along with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, are available to view on the Miu Miu website. The film will also be available on the online streaming service MUBI from September 5, 2022.
Film Information
Film Title / Director / Release Date
1st Release: "The Powder Room" / Zoe Cassavetes / January 2011
2nd Release: "MUTA" / Lucrecia Martel / July 2011
3rd Release: "The Woman Dress" / Giada Colagrande / February 2012
4th Release: "It's Getting Late" / Massy Tadjedin / August 2012
5th Release: "The Door" / Ava Duvernay / February 2013
6th Release: "The Women of Vucciria" / Hiam Abbass / August 2013
7th Release: "Spark and Light" / So Yong Kim / February 2014
8th release / "SOMEBODY" / Miranda July / August 2014
9th release / "DE DJESS" / Alice Rohrwacher / February 2015
10th release / "LES 3 BOUTONS" / Agnès Varda / September 2015
11th release "SEED" / Naomi Kawase / February 2016
12th release "THAT ONE DAY" / Crystal Moselle / September 2016
13th release "Carmen" / Chloë Sevigny / February 2017
14th release "(THE [END) OF HISTORY ILLUSION]" / Celia Rowlson-Hall / August 2017
15th release "HELLO APARTMENT" / Dakota Fanning/February 2018
16th release "THE WEDDING SINGER'S DAUGHTER"/Haifaa Al-Mansour/September 2018
17th release "SHAKO MAKO"/Hailey Gates/January 2019
18th release "BRIGITTE"/Lynne Ramsay/September 2019
19th release "NIGHTWALK"/Małgorzata Szumowska/February 2020
20th release "IN MY ROOM"/Mati Diop/September 2020
21st release "SHANGRI-LA"/Isabel Sandoval/February 2021
22nd release "I AND THE STUPID BOY"/Kaouther Ben Hania/September 2021
23rd “HOUSE COMES WITH A BIRD”/Janicza Bravo/March 2022
24th “CARTA A MI MADRE PARA MI HIJO”/Carla Simón/September 2022
24th “CARTA A MI MADRE PARA MI HIJO”
■ Synopsis
Directed by Carla Simon, A Letter to a Mother for Her Son is the 24th installment in the Miu Miu Women's Stories series. It features actress Ángela Molina, who has worked with directors such as Luis Bunuel, Pedro Almodóvar, Bigas Luna and Ridley Scott; Cecilia Gómez, whose works include Domingo, The Plague and Down There; and Ainette Jounou, who has appeared in Alcarrés and Paula Ortiz's upcoming Teresa. In this short film series, talented international female directors explore vanity and femininity in the 21st century.
Carla Simon's parents died of AIDS when she was just six years old, and she has few memories of them. "With Miu Miu Women's Stories, I wanted to give my son something I never had: my family history." For Simon, film plays a special role inside people. "Film has the power to fill in what's missing." Speaking of Women's Stories as a platform for female filmmaking, Simon says, "It's so important to question things on set with your team during the creative process. I think it's very meaningful, not just for women but for men, that female directors are starting to do this."
Fragmented and elusive, Carta a mi madre para mi hijo is a homage to the director's family, part fiction, and a work of deep affection throughout. "I'm an optimistic person," says Simon, and his new film is full of gentle hope in the midst of loss—a moving reminder that understanding who we are is a lifelong process of piecing together real and imagined memories of the past and charting our future.
"CARTA A MI MADRE PARA MI HIJO"
■Season: Fall/Winter 2022 Collection
■Release date: September 3, 2022
■Director/Screenplay: Carla Simon
■Official website: https://www.miumiu.com/jp/ja.html
■Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL786D16AF57EE5536
Carla Simon (Image credit: Brigitte Lacombe)Carla Simon / Director
Born in 1986, Carla Simon is a Spanish film director. Her debut Catalan-language film, Summer 1993, released in 2017, was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award in Spain. Her latest work, Alcarrés, which depicts the disappearance of the traditional livelihood of peach farming in Catalonia, won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Catalan-language film to do so.
