![Lauren Greenfield](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ac172c8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6171x4113+0+1/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Fba%2F9a2f7718473bb7b3061509081082%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0908-tiff-photo-studio-sun-jlc-14175.jpg)
Director Lauren Greenfield, from the film “The Kingmaker,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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![Director Katrin Gebbe](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c29d332/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3997x5996+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2Fe2%2Fa9dbd47c4759b1eccf6f5a7fdf42%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0909-tiff-photo-studio-mon-jlc-16427.jpg)
Director Katrin Gebbe, from the film “Pelican Blood,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Director Haifaa Al-Mansour](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e76b11e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4149x6224+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2F8f%2Ffe6eba344c1ca110ec060ff22e3d%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0910-tiff-photo-studio-tue-jlc-17044.jpg)
Director Haifaa Al-Mansour, from the film “Perfect Candidate,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Manele Labidi](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c2d011a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3924x5886+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Fff%2F6e9d203949458cf098db4564c940%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0910-tiff-photo-studio-tue-jlc-16994.jpg)
Director Manele Labidi, from the film “Arab Blues,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Director Hikari](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0760ccd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4063x6094+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F58%2Fd51c3da04f03a2e62853a5a3c214%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0910-tiff-photo-studio-tue-jlc-16946.jpg)
Director Hikari, from the film “37 Seconds,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Ina Weisse](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/13227d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3984x5976+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2Fca%2Fedea475145e9945f6a07e32697a9%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0909-tiff-photo-studio-mon-jlc-23069.jpg)
Director Ina Weisse, from the film “The Audition,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Lorene Scafaria](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6b7a22/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4134x6201+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F53%2F0f17bb0c4c0c89541bfd7d6a456a%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0908-tiff-photo-studio-sun-jlc-22749.jpg)
Director Lorene Scafaria, from the film “Hustlers,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Director Unjoo Moon, from "I Am Woman"](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b9ab138/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4160x6240+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2Fc3%2Fe63a403d40f8903f24f52a1d22d9%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0906-tiff-photo-studio-fri-jlc-22323.jpg)
Director Unjoo Moon, from the film “I Am Woman,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2019.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Malgorzata Szumowska](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1a9e49/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4480x6720+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2F96%2F43542d654b1288383172f2b398e6%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0906-tiff-photo-studio-fri-jlc-22482.jpg)
Director Malgorzata Szumowska, from the film “The Other Lamb,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Gabriela Cowperthwaite](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed8018f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3908x5862+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2Fcc%2Fdc602e334d509f57f2dc2d300f9b%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0906-tiff-photo-studio-fri-jlc-22668.jpg)
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, from the film “The Friend,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Director Kasi Lemmons and actor Cynthia Erivo](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1fe77d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6263x4175+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2Fc3%2F3d2216d84dfdb16f3bfc699ea363%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0908-tiff-photo-studio-sun-jlc-14683.jpg)
Director Kasi Lemmons and actor Cynthia Erivo, from the film “Harriet,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Bryce Dallas Howard](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8963b20/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4480x6720+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F21%2F91%2Fdeaf25a34b889f95e6b256421ff3%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0906-tiff-photo-studio-fri-jlc-22680.jpg)
Director Bryce Dallas Howard, from the film “Dads,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Alma Har'el](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbf175b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4134x6201+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2Fb0%2F458086594db5b908f6b33ccf0b47%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0909-tiff-photo-studio-mon-jlc-15543.jpg)
Director Alma Har’el, from the film “Honey Boy,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Halina Reijn](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8922d6d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4129x6193+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F6b%2Fb54c587b4877a7d60324feae53be%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0908-tiff-photo-studio-sun-jlc-22668.jpg)
Director Halina Reijn, from the film “Instinct,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Alice Winocour](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6b2553d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3811x5716+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fc2%2F18d901594629a91845e34b0ce03e%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0908-tiff-photo-studio-sun-jlc-14090.jpg)
Director Alice Winocour, from the film “Proxima,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Director Maria Sødahl, center, with cast of "Hope"](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d5b6116/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F63%2F76%2F07b428d94cdea2e6ef768ee61bda%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0907-tiff-photo-studio-sat-jlc-23327.jpg)
Actor Stellan Skarsgård, director Maria Sødahl and actor Andrea Bræin Hovig, from the film “Hope,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Shonali Bose](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8309987/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4007x6011+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2Fdd%2Feee7e8fb4c4fbcda6781f4f095e5%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0907-tiff-photo-studio-sat-jlc-23497.jpg)
Director Shonali Bose, from the film “The Sky Is Pink,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Coky Giedroyc](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/78be23f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4055x6082+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2Fba%2Fc97b53094e409ff142e336860c73%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0907-tiff-photo-studio-sat-jlc-13867.jpg)
Director Coky Giedroyc, from the film “How to Build a Girl,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Rose Glass](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ddb948c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3814x5721+0+0/resize/2000x3000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F4c%2F9e0189524339b25f01a4dd5a8834%2Fla-photos-1staff-464528-et-0909-tiff-photo-studio-mon-jlc-16257.jpg)
Director Rose Glass, from the film “Saint Maud,” photographed in the L.A. Times Photo Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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