The Marrying Kind: EXPLORING GENDER AND TRADITION IN I AM NO BIRD: Following four brides from different countries, faiths and socio-economic settings as they prepare for their wedding days, Em Baker's documentary is a welcome antidote to culturally dominant representations of women in cinema. While the film seeks to challenge conventional ideas about gender and marriage, it also foregrounds its subjects' voices without judgement

The feature-length debut of director Em Baker, I Am No Bird (2019) is an observational documentary about what weddings mean to modern women. Taking its title from a passage in [...]