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Legendary Filmmaker Sally Potter retrospective, with New 4K Restoration of the Queer Classic “Orlando”, and new short LOOK AT ME starring Javier Bardem and Chris Rock

by cinemafemme

October 11, 2022

Sally Potter is a filmmaker that has been at the top of our list for a while now. When Cinema Femme began, “Orlando” was often discussed as one of our

All-Star, Film Festivals

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Halyna Hutchins Tribute Event – “Labor” short film screening + panel discussion

by cinemafemme

August 30, 2022

Halyna Hutchins Tribute Event – “Labor” short film screening + panel discussion Honoring Halyna Hutchins tribute event “Labor”+ panel discussion with “Labor” director Cecilia Albertini, and camera assistant Patricia Vidal

2022 Films, All-Star, Horror, International Films, Interviews

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Brazilian filmmaker Anita Rocha Da Silveira revives a tale from Greek mythology in her fantastical new horror film, “Medusa”

by Rebecca Martin

July 29, 2022

In 2013, I befriended a Brazilian woman named Ana. I met her through my film discussion group. We became instant friends and then she introduced me to her friends. Eventually, I felt

All-Star, April Showcase, Chicago, Film Festivals, Lynn Shelton, Profile

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Cinema Femme and Letterboxd present: A Conversation with filmmaker Kris Rey

by cinemafemme

April 15, 2021

Cinema Femme and Letterboxd present an exclusive LIVE free virtual eventA CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER KRIS REYSunday, April 18th, at 3:00 PM EST as part of our April Showcase. Join us as we pay tribute

All-Star, indigenous filmmaker, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Lynn Shelton

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Indigenous Filmmaker Erica Tremblay charts her road to making “Little Chief” and future projects

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

All-Star, Asian American, Documentaries, Interviews, Juneteenth, Now Playing, Social Justice

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Shalini Kantayya shows how sci-fi is becoming reality in her AI doc “Coded Bias”

by Rebecca Martin

November 10, 2020

I have found myself in the midst of discovering another hero of mine. Shalini Kanyayya is my hero because she elevates, through her own work, trailblazing womxn in the AI

All-Star, Awards, Lynn Shelton, Profile

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Lynn Shelton “Of A Certain Age” Grant awarded to Miami-based Caribbean-American Filmmaker Keisha Rae Witherspoon

by cinemafemme

October 28, 2020

SEATTLE, WA (OCTOBER 28th, 2020) — This year, to honor the legacy of beloved filmmaker Lynn Shelton, Northwest Film Forum and Duplass Brothers Productions launched the Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain

All-Star, Interviews, Lynn Shelton, Womxn supporting Womxn

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“We were both big voices in the room for each other”: Megan Griffiths on Lynn Shelton and the “Of a Certain Age” Grant

by Rebecca Martin

August 25, 2020

Recipient of 2020 “Of a Certain Age” grant announced. It started on the set of “We Go Way Back” in 2006. Lynn Shelton was directing her first feature at the

All-Star, Film Festivals, Halloween, Interviews, Mother's Day, Now Playing

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Natalie Erika James infuses horror and a beautiful darkness in her female-led debut “Relic”

by Rebecca Martin

July 9, 2020

I love meeting and speaking with female filmmakers who bring a unique style to the screen, especially if it’s in a way that I’ve never seen before. Aussie based Natalie

All-Star, Lynn Shelton, Profile

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Her Effortless Brilliance: A celebration of Lynn Shelton through film and music to air tonight on YouTube

by cinemafemme

June 10, 2020

PRESENTERS TO INCLUDE EMILY BLUNT, KAITLYN DEVER, ROSEMARIE DEWITT, THE DUPLASS BROTHERS, JOSHUA LEONARD AND REESE WITHERSPOON AMONG OTHERS FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FROM MARC MARON, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE’S BEN GIBBARD,

All-Star, Interviews

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Lara Jean Gallagher heightens visual storytelling in her first feature “Clementine”

by Rebecca Martin

May 8, 2020

You can’t watch Lara Jean Gallagher’s film without thinking of the 1966 classic “Persona”, directed by Ingmar Bergman, especially one scene, when Bibi Andersson is talking to Liv Ullmann about

All-Star, Asian American, Interviews

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Sonejuhi Sinha’s refreshingly raw thriller ‘Stray Dolls’ flips the American dream

by Rebecca Martin

April 10, 2020

The American clichés of “Bonnie and Clyde”, the “American Dream”, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, are mixed together in the refreshingly raw new movie, “Stray Dolls”. It focuses on

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