Tickets and VIP passes on sale NOW for the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival in Chicago from July 17 - 21!
Tickets and VIP passes on sale NOW for the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival in Chicago from July 17 - 21!
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by Rebecca Martin
August 29, 2025
This September, The Popcorn List—the annual survey spotlighting acclaimed films without U.S. distribution—takes its impact beyond the page and onto the screen. With the launch of The Popcorn List: Pop
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by Rebecca Martin
August 14, 2025
Premiering in competition at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, “In Transit” is a tender, introspective queer drama that marks a major moment for its creative team. Directed by Jaclyn
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by Rebecca Martin
August 1, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein. Still making headlines. But the women impacted by his crimes—by his misogyny—are rarely named. Many choose to remain anonymous, but not all. So where are their stories? Writer
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by Rebecca Martin
July 31, 2025
Simona Susnea, the cinematographer behind four of the eight episodes of The Buccaneers Season 2—including the season premiere—brings a striking visual evolution to the Apple TV+ period drama. As the
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by Rebecca Martin
July 30, 2025
In an entertainment industry often dominated by tragic or incomplete narratives about women, Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary, “Shari & Lamb Chop,” offers a refreshing and comprehensive look at an inspiring woman
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by Rebecca Martin
May 28, 2025
I had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Lauren Loesberg and producer Imani Davis about their film “Year One,” which explores mental health challenges that college students face in their
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by Rebecca Martin
May 14, 2025
I’m riding on the “L” in Chicago, and at the same time, I’m walking in Soho with Ione Skye and Zoe Cassavettes in the 1990s. Or I’m laying in my
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by Rebecca Martin
March 28, 2025
It’s wonderful to meet someone like Marya E. Gates whose mission is so closely aligned with that of Cinema Femme. She has spent well over a decade using her platforms,
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by Rebecca Martin
March 16, 2025
I was fortunate to discover Karina Dandashi and her work at the Indy Shorts Film Festival in 2023. Her short film, “Cousins,” which screened at the festival, was about a
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by Rebecca Martin
March 6, 2025
Sometimes the most meaningful interactions can take place in the unlikeliest of locations. Consider the central relationship in George Ellzey Jr.’s riveting short film, “Cottage Grove,” between a young man, Emmanuel
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by Rebecca Martin
February 22, 2025
“Chasers,” a pilot created by co-writer/director Erin Brown Thomas (“[subtext]”), recently made its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the Episodic Pilot Showcase, and hosted it’s L.A. premiere
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by Rebecca Martin
February 19, 2025
While growing up, one of my heroes was Amelia Earhart. She defied expectations by attempting to fly around the world. Rumors were that she had disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle,