Rebecca Martin

Film Festivals, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, producer

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A Conversation with “7 Days” producer Liz Cardenas

by Rebecca Martin

August 15, 2022

May 1, 2022 The Q&A took place for the 4th edition of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival as part of our Tribute Event series. Cinema Femme Festival Director Rebecca Martin

2022 Films, All-Star, Horror, International Films, Interviews

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Brazilian filmmaker Anita Rocha Da Silveira revives a tale from Greek mythology in her fantastical new horror film, “Medusa”

by Rebecca Martin

July 29, 2022

In 2013, I befriended a Brazilian woman named Ana. I met her through my film discussion group. We became instant friends and then she introduced me to her friends. Eventually, I felt

2022 Films, Horror, reviews, Sundance

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“Resurrection” review: Rebecca Hall’s commanding performance takes us deeper into the mind of a survivor

by Rebecca Martin

July 27, 2022

The psychological horror film “Resurrection” comes to theaters this Friday, directed and written by Andrew Semans, and starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth. Available On Demand August 5th. In this film,

Chicago, Film Festivals, Interviews, Mental Health Awareness, Tribeca

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Tribeca 2022: Cinema Femme interviews Alex Heller about her feature debut “The Year Between”

by Rebecca Martin

June 15, 2022

*The interview starts 10 minutes in. Rebecca Martin, Managing Editor of Cinema Femme talks to Alex Heller about her feature film debut “The Year Between” and how it’s so important

Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Tribeca

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Tribeca 2022: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz brings her teenage story to the screen in “Good Girl Jane”

by Rebecca Martin

June 15, 2022

“What I’m most looking forward to is engaging with an audience. Like, who are the Janes out there, what are they going to ask me? That’s what I’m really curious

Comedy, Film Festivals, Interviews, LIVE Events, LIVE Q&A

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LIVE interview w/Kristen Abate, co-director and star of comedy-drama “Straighten Up and Fly Right”

by Rebecca Martin

June 9, 2022

Cinema Femme presents a LIVE Q&A withKristen Abate, co-director and star of the comedy-drama“Straighten Up and Fly Right”2:00 PM Central, Thursday, June 9, 2022 “Straighten up and Fly Right” is a

Mental Health Awareness, personal essay

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Kelly Oxford’s feature debut “Pink Skies Ahead” changes the game for mental health representation onscreen

by Rebecca Martin

May 24, 2022

“Breakdown, breakthrough,” Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) says in Cameron Crowe’s film of the same name, in a very cliche way, in a very cookie cutter scenario. Jerry gets inspired to

2022 Awards, Film Festivals, Interviews, LGBTQ+

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Interview: “Mijo” director Mazdey Snob, 2022 recipient of the Cinema Femme Short Film Fest Phenomenal Woman in Film award

by Rebecca Martin

May 20, 2022

As I watched the films for Short Block 3 at our virtual film festival a few weeks ago, we just finished Heidi Neff’s “The Long Goodbye”, an animated short film

Chicago, Comedy, Interviews, LGBTQ+

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Look back: Kelly O’Sullivan’s debut script ‘Saint Frances’ brings an authentic look into womanhood

by Rebecca Martin

May 6, 2022

With the recent news of the Supreme Court leak detailing their plan to overturn Roe vs. Wade, we wanted to bring back our interview with Kelly O’Sullivan about her film

Film Festivals, Profile

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Breaking down industry walls with Cinema Femme Short Film Festival founder Rebecca Martin

by Rebecca Martin

April 11, 2022

Cinema Femme’s mission is to break down walls for female and non-binary emerging filmmakers and redesign the institutions we find ourselves in. We do this through our online film festival,

Horror, Interviews

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Erin Lovett shares her personal story through the lens of horror in her Seed&Spark campaign short film, “The Knowing”

by Rebecca Martin

April 6, 2022

Today is the last day to support this amazing project! Donate to their Seed&Spark campaign. A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with documentarian turned horror

Black History, Interviews, Juneteenth, Mental Health Awareness, Social Justice

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A mental breakdown breaks through stigmas in Maria Judice’s feature debut, “Elephant”

by Rebecca Martin

March 25, 2022

We had the opportunity to speak with activist and filmmaker Maria Judice about her directorial feature debut “Elephant,” which will have its in-person premiere at the Ann Arbor Film Festival on

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