2022 Awards

2022 Awards, Film Editing, Interviews

15 min read

Film Editor Annette Davey reflects on her work with “Waitress” filmmaker Adrienne Shelly and on the Netflix series “Maid”

by Rebecca Martin

December 1, 2021

“Adrienne knew what she wanted, and the actors were really good because she was pretty clear with them about how she wanted things to be. She had a clear vision

2022 Awards, Coming of Age, Documentaries, Interviews, LIVE Q&A

2 min read

CUSP: Q&A with directors Parker Hill + Isabel Bethencourt and more!

by Rebecca Martin

October 25, 2021

Filmmakers Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt join their subjects (Autumn and Brittney), to talk about their coming of age documentary CUSP. Cinema Femme Managing Editor Rebecca Martin moderates the Q&A.

2022 Awards, Documentaries, Interviews

9 min read

Mariem Pérez Riera on her inspiring documentary about the first Latina EGOT winner, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It”

by Dawn Borchardt

June 22, 2021

“Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” is the latest documentary from filmmaker Mariem Pérez Riera (“Lovesickness”, “Croatto”, “la huella de un emigrante”). The film uses

2022 Awards, Film Festivals, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Tribeca

7 min read

Lauren Hadaway, master of cinematic sound, on her directorial debut “The Novice” starring Isabelle Fuhrman

by Dawn Borchardt

June 16, 2021

“The Novice” is the feature directorial debut from accomplished sound artist Lauren Hadaway. The film follows college student Alex (Isabelle Fuhrman), who finds herself obsessing over whatever she puts her

2022 Awards, Indie Films, Interviews

18 min read

“Holler” director Nicole Riegel and star Jessica Barden talk about the beauty and the grit of Middle America

by Rebecca Martin

June 11, 2021

I was fortunate to speak with “Holler” director Nicole Riegel and star Jessica Barden (“The End of the F***ing World”, “Pink Skies Ahead”) about their film that comes to select

2022 Awards, Film Festivals, indigenous filmmaker, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, producer, Sexual Assault Awareness, Tribeca

8 min read

Co-producers Mollye Asher (“Nomadland”) and Kimberly Parker on their Tribeca thriller “Catch the Fair One”

by Dawn Borchardt

June 10, 2021

“Catch the Fair One” premieres at Tribeca on June 13th, and Cinema Femme was fortunate to speak with co-producers Kimberly Parker (“The Last Black Man in San Francisco”) and Academy

2022 Awards, Documentaries, Interviews

12 min read

Marilyn Agrelo on Her Must-See Documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street”

by Matt Fagerholm

May 4, 2021

Sixteen years after her debut feature, 2005’s crowd-pleasing documentary, “Mad Hot Ballroom,” showed us how the art of dance transformed the lives of elementary schoolers throughout New York City, filmmaker

2022 Awards, April Showcase, Film Festivals, Now Playing

2 min read

“Shiva Baby” Q&A with director Emma Seligman

by cinemafemme

April 12, 2021

Last week we had an exclusive screening of “Shiva Baby” followed by a 30-minute Q&A with director Emma Seligman. The Q&A will be moderated by Cinema Femme contributor Dawn Borchardt,

2022 Awards, Awards, Interviews, Oscars

14 min read

Writer/director Elvira Lind on Her Oscar-Nominated Short Film, “The Letter Room”

by Matt Fagerholm

April 6, 2021

One of the joys of covering the movie beat is seeing a great artist whose work you believe in receive the recognition they deserve. When the 2021 Oscar nominations were

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