Chicago

Chicago, Interviews

22 min read

Transcending Gender: Chloe Baldwin on her web series ‘Like What You Like’

by Matt Fagerholm

November 15, 2019

It was no surprise that when Chloe Baldwin met me at Chicago’s Bourgeois Pig for her Cinema Femme interview two months ago, her sandwich of choice was the Hamlet. Her

Chicago, Interviews, Uncategorized

17 min read

The philosophy of improvising a film and life: Tori Titmas talks ‘The Girls of Summer’

by Rebecca Martin

October 21, 2019

“The Girls of Summer”, is a delightful gem of a film, starring and written by Tori Titmas, directed by John Hancock. Speaking with Tori about her film, I felt like

Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

7 min read

Filmmaker and storyteller Colette Ghunim retraces her heritage with ‘Traces of Home’

by Rebecca Martin

September 20, 2019

Colette Ghunim has been on my radar for awhile. Her work comes from a place of passion and is really making a positive impact on our film culture and world.

Chicago, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Now Playing

35 min read

Fish out of water: Haroula Rose on ‘Once Upon a River,’ directing Maya Hawke, and much more

by Matt Fagerholm

August 9, 2019

I’m Greek, my family is from Greece, but I grew up in the Midwest, and I also love Americana as well as folk and country music. Who gets to have

Chicago, Indie Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+

5 min read

A religious experience with Molly Hewitt’s ‘Holy Trinity’

by Rebecca Martin

July 19, 2019

I am ready to share with the world that I am a freaky queer femme sex worker domme and I am also a fucking filmmaker.  —Molly Hewitt/Glamhag June, 2019  Molly

Chicago, Indie Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+

16 min read

Emily Lape brings a rawness to the filmmaking and acting process with ‘Mercy’s Girl’

by Rebecca Martin

July 15, 2019

"Four years ago when I was trying to make “Mercy’s Girl,” it was so hard. Now, I don’t know if it’s because I know more people, but it’s very ripe.
Chicago, Comedy, Interviews

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Comedy duo Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix are bringing dynamic female characters to the stage and screen

by Alison Marcotte and Rebecca Martin

June 29, 2019

Chicago-based comedians (and writers for Cinema Femme magazine) Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix have been passionate about comedy since grade school. “I was very shy growing up. I was always

Chicago, Comedy, Interviews

10 min read

Patti Vasquez brings representation onstage and behind the mic

by Rebecca Martin

June 11, 2019

Patti Vasquez is a renaissance woman: She’s the host of “The Patti Vasquez Show” on Chicago’s WGN Radio, a stand-up comedian, and the founder of With Kind Words, a consulting

Chicago, Interviews, TV

16 min read

Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s ‘The Red Line’ explores a police shooting and its aftermath

by Rebecca Martin

April 25, 2019

"The Red Line" follows three Chicago families after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives. It begins after a white cop shoots
Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews, Trans Awareness Week

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A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and film critic Danielle Solzman

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

"This past season, GLAAD did their report, and there’s been an increase of trans actors in series, but a lot of that is because of “Pose” (2018). So it would
Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

1 min read

An interview with Docademia cofounder Nassim Abdi

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We spoke with Nassim Abdi, Ph.D, on what inspired her to found Docademia and the power of using documentaries when teaching in classrooms. Docademia is a social initiative that uses
Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

1 min read

An interview with documentary filmmakers Katy Osborn and Andrea Alberti

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We interviewed filmmakers Katy Osborn and Andrea Alberti about their documentary “Head to Head.” “Head is Head” is about the hair industry, women who struggle with hair loss, and how