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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, Film Festivals, Profile, Short Films

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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Announces 2026 Dates, Opens Film Submissions, and Welcomes New Festival Director

by cinemafemme

April 6, 2026

Submissions Link: filmfreeway.com/CinemaFemme 🎬 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre and New Festival Director Announced Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Announces 2026 Dates, Opens Film

2026 Films, Cinematographer, Directing, Drama, Film Festivals, Indie Films, Interviews, Now Playing, Slamdance, Uncategorized

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Slamdance 2026: Jessica Barr and Ryan Simpkins on Their Stunning Single-Take Film, “The Plan”

by Matt Fagerholm

February 19, 2026

The sun is just beginning to set as the twenty-something characters in Jessica’s Barr’s mesmerizing new film, “The Plan,” start to congregate in an East LA apartment. The calmness of

2026 Films, Berlinale, Coming of Age, Directing, Drama, Indie Films, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories, reviews, Screenwriting

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Berlinale 2026: “Mouse” Destined to be Hailed Among the Year’s Best Films

by Matt Fagerholm

February 13, 2026

There is no filmmaking duo whose work I await with greater anticipation than Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson. In 2019, Thompson made his debut feature, “Saint Frances,” written by and

Chicago, composer, Holiday, Horror, Indie Films, Interviews

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Being Fully Present: Alicia Witt on David Lynch, “Longlegs,” Her New Concert Tour and More

by Matt Fagerholm

December 5, 2025

A longtime holiday wish of mine will be granted this month when I finally get to see one of my favorite actors perform in person. As part of her “Spending

Profile, Short Films

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Cinema Femme presents F*CK THAT GUY Short Film Virtual Premiere

by cinemafemme

November 12, 2025

F*CK THAT GUY stars Carys Douglas in her breakout role, alongside Victoria Pedretti (YOU, Origin, Ponyboi) and Micheál Neeson (Somewhere Quiet, On Our Way), and Dagmara Dominczyk (Priscilla, Bottoms, Succession)

African Cinema, Black History, Film Festivals, indigenous filmmaker, Indigenous in Film, International Films, Juneteenth, new orleans film festival, Profile

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Cinema Femme’s Most Anticipated Films at the 2025 New Orleans Film Festival

by cinemafemme

October 21, 2025

Rental Family, directed by Hikari Set in modern-day Tokyo, “Rental Family” follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for

Profile

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Introducing Our 2025 – 2026 Advisory Council

by cinemafemme

September 25, 2025

We are proud to announce the formation of our Advisory Council — a dynamic group of visionary leaders, creatives, and changemakers shaping the future of storytelling, media, and social impact.

Profile, Short Films

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First Look: Tiffany Tenille’s “A Woman’s Body” Confronts Love, Faith, and the Silence Around Female Pain

by cinemafemme

September 16, 2025

“What happens when love meets the limits of the body?” That’s the quietly devastating question at the center of “A Woman’s Body,” the new short film from writer-director Tiffany Tenille.

Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, Film Festivals, Profile

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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre, July 17–21, 2025

by cinemafemme

June 21, 2025

🎬 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre, July 17–21, 2025 Opening Night Reception, Dynamic Panels, Celebrated Shorts, and Awards Presentation Among the Highlights CHICAGO, IL

Film Festivals, Interviews, Short Films, Tribeca

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Tribeca 2025: Forged in Fractures, Connie Shi on “The Rebirth”

by cinemafemme

June 13, 2025

Connie Shi’s newest short, “The Rebirth,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 6th. The story follows Hana, a waitress who takes a black market abortion pill in a near-future

2025 Films, Interviews

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Rachel Feldman on her film about the inspirational Lilly Ledbetter

by cinemafemme

June 6, 2025

In 2008, Lilly Ledbetter, a blonde haired grandma from Alabama, stepped up to the podium at the DNC during the year of the presidential election. She talked about equity and

Documentaries, Film Editing, Interviews

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Emmy-winning Editor Wax Taber on the Unique Moment of College Admissions and COVID-19

by Elisa Shoenberger

May 30, 2025

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started PBS’s “The Class,” a six-part mini-documentary series that started airing in March. Directed by Jaye and Adam Fenderson and executive produced

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