Cineme Femme is about amplifying the voices of underrepresented filmmakers and those who support them. During the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, in addition to our own original interviews, we will be posting excellent content from other media outlets and platforms to make sure you know about the best from around the globe.
Our social media Sundance 2020 campaign is called #KnowMyWork where we feature female filmmakers and womxn in film and their work. All of the featured are connected to Sundance in some way. Follow this post for updates throughout the festival and follow us on our socials (FB, Instagram, Twitter)
These media amplification partnerships are also in alignment with the Sundance Film Festival’s Press Inclusion Initiative which aims to expand access for a more inclusive pool of writers, critics, and publication.
Sundance Day Three! January 25, 2020
I’m Radha Blank, I’m a Director and a Playwright, and now you know my work.
Radha Blank is the director of “The 40-Year Old Version”, produced by Lena Waithe’s production company. In The CherryPicks feature Beandrea July writes: “Stories by women about the inner lives of women in general, and Black women in particular, are required viewing for me. Having actually seen the film ahead of the premiere, I can definitely say this funny, thought-provoking movie has a real shot at signaling a breakout for Blank, who is a true triple-threat.”
Beandrea July recommends “The 40-Year Old Version” and other great films at Sundance 2020, see link.
I’m Kris Rey, I’m a Director, and now you know my work.
Kris Rey began her film career at Southern Illinois University where she studied documentary film production. Using naturalistic techniques and often working with non-actors, Rey went on to focus her career in narrative film. Her first feature, “It was great, but I was ready to come home” played in competition at the SXSW Film Festival in 2009, followed by her next feature, “Empire Builder” (2012) and short film “Baby Mary” (2014). Her third feature “Unexpected” premiered in competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Rey lives in Chicago and teaches film production at Northwestern University. She just wrapped her new feature film “I Used To Go Here” starring Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement premiering at SXSW this year. (Bio pulled from link)
Read more about Kris Rey and her thoughts about pregnancy representation onscreen and her Sundance experience with her film “Unexpected”. See link.
Sundance Day Two! January 24, 2020
I’m Anne Sewitsky, I’m a Director, and now you know my work.
Anne studied directing at the Norwegian Film School. Her feature-film debut came in 2010 with the comedy “Happy, Happy”, which was awarded the World Cinema Dramatic Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Cineuropa interviewed Anne about her Sundance film “Sonja: The White Swan” in 2019 and is featured on cinemafemme.com today.
We are proud to announce our media partnership with Cineuropa
I’m Hilda Somarriba, I’m a Publicist, and now you know my work.
Hilda Somarriba graduated from Williams College with a degree in Political Science and Sociology and started her career as an assistant at MTV Networks before turning her skills to Publicity at PMK/HBH. In 2008, Somarriba created Prism Media Group to work on Marketing and PR for both general & Latin market media. She has represented over 50 films in top International film festivals: Sundance, Berlin, Cannes & Toronto and works with filmmakers, directors & film production companies to create awareness of their projects in the media. Clients included James Wan (creator of Saw & Insidious), Alister Grierson (Sanctum), Lightning Entertainment, Emmett / Furla Films, and supervised the unit publicity on their titles (The Prince, Vice, Freelancers, End of Watch, Broken City, 2 Guns, Lone Survivor). From 2011–2015, she handled the red carpet for TheWrap’s exclusive Pre-Oscar party attended by nominated filmmakers and top Hollywood industry executive and done outreach for foundations to celebrity spokespersons.
Hilda Somarriba is back at Sundance 2020 representing films like LUXOR directed by Zeina Durra and POSSESSOR directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Read more about Hilda featured here.
Sundance Day One! January 23, 2020
I’m Thuc Nguyen, I’m a Screenwriter, and now you know my work.
Thuc Nguyen is currently in Round 2 The Sundance Institute Development Labs with a drama feature with a Vietnamese-American woman lead. She’s also a finalist in the InnovAsian screenwriting contest with a comedy: #MindyWuTranVersusSiliconBeach. (Sourced from Success: Thuc Nguyen Makes Sundance Second Round)
I’m Laura Moss, I’m a Director and Production Designer, and now you know my work.
She was named one of FILMMAKER MAGAZINE’S 25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM, an IFP emerging storyteller. Her work has screened at Tribeca, SXSW, Rotterdam, Sundance and Cannes.
She is currently a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriting Labs with her first feature screenplay, an all-female modern day redux of the Frankenstein story. (sourced from https://lauramoss.nyc)
To learn more about Laura and her work, read our feature from back in November 2018.
