Sundance pick: “Snowy”
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM 1 JAN. 28 – 9:00AM Interview with filmmaker KAITLYN SCHWALJE coming soon!
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Short Film “Cool for Five Seconds” now on Omeleto!
Inaugural 2020 Cinema Femme Short Film Fest selected “Cool for Five Seconds”- Short Film is officially released online! Link below! “Directed by Dani Wieder from a script by Calamity West, this two-hander is equal parts bitingly funny, emotionally raw and deeply empathetic, with an ear […]
The Twelve Days of Cinema Femme: 9 – 12
We could not have had the year we had without you. 2020 was hard for many reasons and in many ways, but we stuck together as a filmmaking and womxn in film community, and that made it all worthwhile. In the spirit of the holidays […]
Know Their Work: Indigenous Womxn in Film
Lissa Yellow Bird’s story rippled in me an awareness of what I was not seeing onscreen. Where are the indigenous stories and indigenous female stories? The book Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch inspired me to take a deeper look into the indigenous female filmmaker […]
The Twelve Days of Cinema Femme: 5 – 8
We could not have had the year we had without you. 2020 was hard for many reasons and in many ways, but we stuck together as a filmmaking and womxn in film community, and that made it all worthwhile. In the spirit of the holidays […]
The Twelve Days of Cinema Femme: 1 – 4
We could not have had the year we had without you. 2020 was hard for many reasons and in many ways, but we stuck together as a filmmaking and womxn in film community, and that made it all worthwhile. In the spirit of the holidays […]
Exclusive Screening of short GUTTERPUNKS on Dec 17th @ 1 PM PST| Q&A with Executive Producer and Music Artist KT Tunstall
Cinema Femme is proud to present an exclusive screening of the short film GUTTERPUNKS followed by a 30-minute Q&A with the executive producer of the film and music artist KT Tunstall! Executive Produced By KT TunstallWritten and Directed By Luke ArnoldStarring Sophie Kennedy Clark, Luke Mably, and Sasha […]
“Oleander” – Kate Hackett
A seventeen year old sex-positive YouTuber starts a social media war against her abstinence program. Stars Emily Robinson (Transparent), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and Jennifer Lafleur (Room 104). Winner, Best Director, Short Film – The Method Fest.Winner, Levin Grand Prize – Wheaton Film Festival. Directed by […]
“Rita Wishman’s Birthday” – Ariel Kavoussi
“Rita Wishman’s Birthday” is a dark comedy about ‘Rita Wishman’s’ (played by Ariel Kavoussi) 30th birthday. If you’d like to see more (& help me make more) movies, join me at patreon.com/arielkavoussi Charlotte Film Festival (Virtual Edition) 2020, Official Selection Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Ariel KavoussiStarring: Ariel Kavoussi, Magnus […]
“The Gaze” – Christina Raia
An actress is repeatedly catcalled on her way home from a shoot until just the right guy comes her way. (Originally distributed by ALTER.)
“Travis” – Melissa Stephens
A man tries to make amends to a woman he believes he sexually assaulted in college.
2021 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Submissions are open!
Cinema Femme magazine continues our short film festival into 2021! Cinema Femme is the voice of the female film experience, a platform for stories about womxn in film and their allies that aims to inspire change in the industry. Our short film festival is an […]