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by Rebecca Martin
February 28, 2021
Amina Maher is brave. Her short film “Letter to My Mother” is a triumph and a courageous way for the filmmaker to break her silence about the abuse she endured
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by Rebecca Martin
February 26, 2021
I was fortunate to speak with Katrine Weber, a Denmark filmmaker, about her short documentary “A Morning, A Mother & A Boy”. The short is an everyday drama portraying one
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by Rebecca Martin
February 24, 2021
Dianne Diep is an Aussie expat living in NYC for the past nine years. She shot “Cloud Gazing” to get her feet wet as a first-time filmmaker. Now she’s drenched
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by Rebecca Martin
February 23, 2021
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by Rebecca Martin
February 18, 2021
Featured back in October 2019. We aren’t just taking down ceilings, we are busting down walls. Because you take out a ceiling and the building will stand, but if you
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by Rebecca Martin
February 15, 2021
I am in love. I’m in love with Marion Hill’s ‘Ma Belle, My Beauty.’ This film is a romance that involves many people, but at the heart of it is
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by Rebecca Martin
February 11, 2021
We are continuing our coverage of the Cinema Femme Showcase by featuring our interview with Jessica Liu about “Prom Time!” Synopsis: Judy overhears her teen daughters recount their dating experiences
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“MÉBÉT” is breaking the trend of child marriages in Gambia and inspiring world-wide with its message
by Rebecca Martin
February 4, 2021
Watch “MÉBÉT” until 2/28 on our festival platform, REBECCA MARTIN: How did you come to this story/film? JAMA JACK: I wrote the story in 2012. At the time, I was
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by Rebecca Martin
February 3, 2021
REBECCA MARTIN: How did you come to this project? JACQUELINE XERRI: Three years ago, I made my first short, called “Teen Night”, which is a coming-of-age story. This was my
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by Rebecca Martin
January 15, 2021
Most people grow up with animals in their lives, whether it’s a pet, a neighborhood squirrel, or a trip to the zoo. Filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis did
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by Rebecca Martin
January 8, 2021
Erica Tremblay is the recipient of 2021 “Of A Certain Age” Grant, a grant created in Lynn Shelton’s honor. Northwest Film Forum is behind the grant, along with Duplass Brothers
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by Rebecca Martin
January 3, 2021
Interview took place 9/18/20, bringing it back for awareness of #StartWith8Hollywood mission and program. These days, in a time where we are mostly isolated and at home, hashtags are uniting
