Buy your tickets: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/art-and-pep/ Cinema Femme kicks off its 2022 ChiFilmFest coverage by speaking with filmmaker Mercedes Kane about her doc “Art and Pep”. We talked about why this film is so important, especially now as our government has been stripping away some of our […]
Cinema Femme interviews filmmaker, actor, and model Bridget Frances Harris about her newest project “Places of Worship”. Bridget was one of the recipients of the Cinema Femme 2022 Breaking Down Walls Mentorship Program, and was matched with filmmaker Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”). In “Places […]
To deem a filmmaker as scrappy is the highest compliment. Clare Cooney continues to evolve in her many abilities as a filmmaker and artist, and has always has embodied the essence of the term “scrappy.” Her evolution over the past years is making her more […]
Cinema Femme is based out of Chicago, and every year we make sure to promote our top recommendations for The Chicago International Film Festival. We’ve featured interviews with female and non-binary filmmakers in past years of the festival. Our list below is based on our […]
*The interview starts 10 minutes in. Rebecca Martin, Managing Editor of Cinema Femme talks to Alex Heller about her feature film debut “The Year Between” and how it’s so important for representation of this mental illness onscreen. Make sure to catch the final screening of […]
With the recent news of the Supreme Court leak detailing their plan to overturn Roe vs. Wade, we wanted to bring back our interview with Kelly OāSullivan about her film āSaint Francesā. At Cinema Femme, we stand for the human rights of women, and we […]
Join Cinema Femme LIVE as we talk to Foley Artist and Sound Editor Katie Waters about her work and the awesome things she is doing at Noisefloor in Chicago. ā Noisefloor is a proud sponsor of the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival (4/28 – 5/1), […]
For Women’s History Month and Trans Visibility Day approaching on March 31, we bring back our interview from the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2020. We are proud to support “Mama Gloria” – an intimate profile of Chicagoās trailblazing Black transgender icon and activist […]
Screening at Music Box Theater on 6/8 at 7 PM, get your tickets here. Interview conducted in February 27, 2022. Cinema Femme Q&A with Wendy Robie (“Twin Peaks”), Clare Cooney (“Runner”, “Pick Up”), Emily Lape (“Mercy’s Girl”), Melissa DuPrey (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Elizabeth Stam (“Bleed American”), […]
For Pride month Cinema Femme is excited to elevate Mary Tilden’s short film “Rough River Lake”. Read more about the film below, and please donate to support! Details below are shared from the filmmaker, Mary Tilden (“Cool for Five Seconds”). For more info, and to […]
When people collaborate, it’s a beautiful thing, especially when it’s a team of people who are passionate about the same cause. In this case, it’s bringing an awareness to mental illness on the screen in a real and creative way. I share this passion with […]
Cinema Femme presents our April ShowcaseMain Competition Short Film Block DOUKOTHER PEOPLEFLETCHERHUES AND HIDDEN KINGSA filmmaker behind one of the four selected films for this month’s showcase will be awarded a six-month mentorship with with award-winning Italian filmmaker Cecilia Albertini (“Labor”, “Francis Ford Coppola’s Live Cinema”). The festival emphasizes the […]