Look back: “Travis” – Melissa Stephens
A man tries to make amends to a woman he believes he sexually assaulted in college. Our 2020 interview with Melissa Stephens, who directed and stars in “Travis”
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Sneak peak at Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking”, coming to theaters this December!
Screenplay by Sarah Polley Directed by Sarah Polley Based upon the book by Miriam Toews Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand WOMEN TALKING will World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this Friday, September 2nd, with a special […]
1st Trailer Drops for Feminist Erotic Thriller “Perfectly Good Moment”
“Now in this post-#MeToo era when women look back at their past, they can say ‘this is a gray area, and it’s okay.’ We need to process things in more than just black and white.” Amanda Jane Stern In the upcoming film “Perfectly Good Moment”, […]
Halyna Hutchins Tribute Event – “Labor” short film screening + panel discussion
Halyna Hutchins Tribute Event – “Labor” short film screening + panel discussion Honoring Halyna Hutchins tribute event “Labor”+ panel discussion with “Labor” director Cecilia Albertini, and camera assistant Patricia Vidal Delgado – 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET Premiere Pass, All Access Pass “Labor […]
Look back: 2020 Cinema Femme Short Film Fest Filmmaker Q&A moderated by Karyn Kusama
We are bringing back our Cinema Femme Short Film Fest filmmaker Q&A moderated by Karyn Kusama (“Jennifer’s Body”, “Yellowjackets”) for our All-Star series! We are elevating Karyn and her passion for female and non-binary filmmakers through this post. Today we highlight Short Block 4 films […]
Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo on their feature film debut “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.”
We are bringing our Sundance interview back because of the upcoming release of the film on 9/2/22 Cinema Femme had the pleasure to speak with sisters Adamma Ebo (writer and director) and Adanne Ebo (producer) about their film “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” that […]
Letterboxd voices: Highlighting 2022 Film Festival gems directed by women and non-binary people
We pulled some films from this year’s festivals that we feel are among 2022’s cinematic gems. These are the ones that could have been easily missed, but found by many and touched people profoundly. A few of these were covered by Cinema Femme, but in […]
Watch trailer for SHE SAID, coming to theaters this November, starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan
She Said – Only in Theaters November 18Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | #SheSaid Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America limited series, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories […]
Celebrating Juneteenth, a look back: A conversation with documentarian Dawn Porter
February 2021 Cinema Femme had the honor of speaking with documentarian Dawn Porter about her impactful films. We bring back our interview with her to celebrate Juneteenth weekend. *Not an updated biography, biography from February 2021. Learn more about Dawn Porter’s latest work here. DAWN […]
Letterboxd review: “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953) directed by Ida Lupino, reviewed by Emmy-winning editor Kate Hackett
Cinema Femme will be featuring our Letterboxd reviews as a series on our website. We started as a magazine focused on film criticism, we are now using Letterboxd as our platform for this work. We begin with a review by Kate Hackett, Emmy-winning editor (“Cheer”) […]
Tribeca Film Festival Preview: Our picks and coverage coming soon (6/8 – 6/19)
A preview of our picks for the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. We will cover most of these. Learn more about our picks below and buy tickets here: tribecafilm.com/festival GOOD GIRL JANE – Directed and Written by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz World Premiere — US Narrative Competition […]
Top ten films directed by women to watch for in 2022!
We are taking a beat after our short film fest to share the 2022 female directed films we cannot wait to see. All of these films will either be premiering at a 2022 film festival or will soon be coming to streaming platforms or theaters. […]