voices

voices of the collective

The inspiration, the process, and the people. A deeper look into what you see on screen, offering context, meaning, and moments that don’t always make it into the final cut.

collective newsletter #2: I was scared of female friendships

Female friendships were something I'd always been a little afraid of. Sometimes, women can be unkind or competitive, bringing each other down instead of building each other up. Despite that... Read more...

collective newsletter #1: how I became part of dwc

I first met Brenda a year ago at a dinner she hosted in Hamburg, a gathering designed to bring together women who had never met before, connecting over delicious food... Read more...

founder’s note

When I started what would later become the Difficult Women Collective, I didn’t really know I was starting anything at all. I just invited a few of my girlfriends over... Read more...

sisters at heart

Some friendships come and go, but others stay with us for a lifetime. That’s how it was with Conceição and Tina, who first met as little girls back in 1951,... Read more...

close-up

Before Difficult Women Collective even had a name, it began with small, personal interviews. Just women, one by one, answering the same questions on camera, close-up and honest. It was... Read more...

girlhood

We brought together girlfriends from every stage of life: some in their 20s, others in their 30s and 40s, and a couple of women in their 80s, to capture something... Read more...

girls from rio

When Joana first met Isadora during a photoshoot in Hamburg, Germany, her first thought was that Isadora seemed a little arrogant. The truth? Isadora was just shy. Once the ice... Read more...

hello, we are

mothers, teachers, scientists, tired, a little drunk, stylists, stylish, journalists, burnt out, recently separated, overwhelmed, making it work, designers, artists, broke, pushing it through, confident, smart, models, doubting ourselves, a... Read more...

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