2023 Films

2023 Awards, 2023 Films, Awards, Profile

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Cinema Femme’s Top Ten Films of 2023

by cinemafemme

December 14, 2023

This year has been a celebration of thought-provoking films, and audiences have been showing their gratitude for them by leaving their streaming platforms at home and going to the movies.

2023 Films, Interviews

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Nell Teare on the emotional beauty of grief in her directorial feature debut “Bolivar”

by Rebecca Martin

December 1, 2023

When I was a child, I often went on vacation with my family in Sanibel Island. We documented these excursions with photos and videos. These trips are so vivid in

2023 Films, Comedy, Interviews

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Ashley Shelton masterfully portrays the comic horror of anxiety in “Best Clowns”

by Rebecca Martin

November 20, 2023

Ashley Shelton’s “Best Clowns” is one of the few films I’ve seen where I’ve laughed and cried. When I say laugh, I mean LOL, and when I say cry, I

2023 Films, Interviews

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Through Her Eyes: Sofia Coppola and Cailee Spaeny on the visual poetry of “Priscilla”

by Rebecca Martin

October 31, 2023

I got a half-step closer to my dream interview with Sofia Coppola. It was not a one-on-one, it was more like one-on-a-hundred, but I got a question in thanks to

2023 Films, Asian American, Documentaries, Interviews

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Big Drums and Big Dreams: Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett on “Finding Her Beat”

by Rebecca Martin

October 30, 2023

What if we lived in a world where the Blue Man Group wasn’t the only mainstream drummer show in town? What if it was a bunch of bad-ass women playing

2023 Films, International Films, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Excavating the Past: Ellie Foumbi on her soul-shaking feature debut, “Our Father, The Devil”

by Rebecca Martin

October 4, 2023

I had the pleasure of meeting Ellie Foumbi as a fellow member of the Narrative Feature jury for the Heartland Film Festival, along with actor and director Joanna Gleason. It

2023 Films, Interviews

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Charlotte Regan’s “Scrapper” explores working class life through a humanistic, playful lens

by Rebecca Martin

September 15, 2023

Like Emma Seligman and “Shiva Baby,” Charlotte Regan is another filmmaker who knocks you out with her feature debut. Charlotte emerges as a director with her feature debut, “Scrapper.” When

2023 Films, Awards, Profile

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BEYOND BARBIE: Ten must-see films now playing, including the new Joyce Carol Oates doc, Linh Tran’s feature debut, and the sensual coming-of-age gem “Piaffe”

by Rebecca Martin

September 7, 2023

Besides Greta Gerwig’s history-making “Barbie,” which became both the highest-grossing film of the year as well as the highest-grossing film directed by a woman, another of the most pleasurable experiences

2023 Films, Indigenous in Film

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TRAILER RELEASES! Elevating Indigenous stories onscreen with “War Pony” and “The Unknown Country” | Opens in theaters July 28!

by cinemafemme

July 26, 2023

WAR PONY WAR PONY follows the interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Whether

2023 Films, LatinX, producer, Profile

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Producer Mariana Treviño on her feature “JACIR”

by cinemafemme

April 18, 2023

Cinema Femme is excited to highlight producer Mariana Treviño on her feature film “JACIR”. Treviño produced the film with Waheed AlQawasmi, and “JACIR” is executive produced by Larry Tolbert, Marty

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