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
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,
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by Rebecca Martin
February 14, 2025
I had the great pleasure of speaking with producer Tara Sheffer on her timely Academy Award nominated short film “A Lien.” The film is directed by Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz,
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by Rebecca Martin
February 14, 2025
When I met Argentinian filmmaker Laura Casabé at Sundance Film Festival for our interview, she immediately gave me a hug. It was a great way to start our conversation. I
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by Rebecca Martin
February 13, 2025
It was an honor to speak with Tunsian filmmaker Amel Guellaty about her feature film “Where the Wind Comes From.” The film is about two young people in Tunsia, Alyssa
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by Rebecca Martin
February 12, 2025
One of my favorite things to do at Sundance is hop around to different restaurants and coffee shops, and just chat with people. When I went to a pizza place
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by Rebecca Martin
February 11, 2025
Getting to interview one of my favorite actors, Renate Reinsve, was a certifiable “pinch me” moment. She starred in one of my all-time favorite films, 2021’s “The Worst Person in
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by Rebecca Martin
February 10, 2025
One of the great honors I had at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the time I got to spend with Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili. We spoke about the genius of her
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by Rebecca Martin
January 29, 2025
Shortly after 9/11, two things happened to me. I was 18 and in college at the time. And I was starting to feel different than everyone else. My mental health
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by Rebecca Martin
January 28, 2025
Sometimes you just need a best friend to collaborate with to bring something beautiful and meaningful into the world. It’s tiring and painful for me to see women who feel
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by Rebecca Martin
January 12, 2025
The wildfires in Los Angeles have been dominating our media streams. It’s truly been horrific to see people robbed of their homes as a result of our increasingly destructive weather
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by Rebecca Martin
December 27, 2024
Hello friend of Cinema Femme, As we come to the end of 2024, I hope you’re able to take a breath and make time for reflection. In light of the
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by Rebecca Martin
November 21, 2024
I got the opportunity to speak with the director Mateusz Balcerek and producer Pinar Binay about their live action short film “Sunflower,” which is now in the competition for an