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Comedy, Interviews
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Kelly O’Sullivan’s debut script ‘Saint Frances’ brings an authentic look into womanhood

January 7, 2020 by Rebecca Martin 1 comment

This feature was posted back in June 2019. Reposting because of film release of “Saint Frances” on Feb. 28th! Buy tix here if in NYC! See link: https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/nyc/film/saint-frances I had the pleasure of interviewing Kelly O’Sullivan shortly after her film “Saint Frances” opened at the […]

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

June 29, 2019 by Alison Marcotte and Rebecca Martin 0 comments

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 the nice quiet girl, and people would come up to me and be like, ‘You’re […]

Comedy, Interviews
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Patti Vasquez brings representation onstage and behind the mic

June 11, 2019 by Rebecca Martin 0 comments

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 company for health care providers. Patti brings her passion and love for people into her […]

Comedy, Film Festivals, Interviews
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The Women of Tribeca

June 5, 2019 by Pamela Powell 0 comments

Film festivals afford you an opportunity to meet filmmakers from all over the world who are involved in the industry in many different capacities. And this year, at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, I spoke with writers on the red carpet, watched Q and As […]

Comedy, Interviews, Screenwriting
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From Hollywood to Chicago, Katherine O’Brien is helping aspiring screenwriters

June 3, 2019 by Rebecca Martin 0 comments

Cinema Femme is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Katherine O’Brien is a brilliant, comedic, down-to-earth individual. For fifteen-plus years, she’s […]

Comedy, Interviews
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Cleveland comedian Sam Dee is creating spaces for women in comedy

May 30, 2019 by Alison Marcotte 0 comments

For the past several years, Sam Dee has been creating inclusive, creative spaces for comedians and audience members in Cleveland. She cocreated the comedy advice show Share-apy in 2017, cofounded the female-run comedy festival Mass Hysteria Comedy Fest and started the comedy competition Improv Death […]

Comedy, Coming of Age, Interviews
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Ten years later, the world is ready for ‘Booksmart’

May 29, 2019 by Pamela Powell 0 comments

There are two main reasons Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut “Booksmart” is getting such high praises: Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever.

Comedy, Interviews
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Filmmaker Christina Raia is creating empathy through film

May 28, 2019 by Rebecca Martin 1 comment

Cinema Femme is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I met filmmaker and Seed&Spark’s head of education and outreach Christina Raia […]

Comedy, Documentaries, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film
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CherryPicks founder and ‘Being Frank’ director Miranda Bailey is paving the way for women in film

May 28, 2019 by Rebecca Martin 1 comment

Miranda Bailey is not just one thing—she is Miranda Bailey, the producer, director, actor, founder of CherryPicks, mother, and inspiration to women in the industry.

Comedy, Interviews, Short Films
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Director Gillian Greene on comedy ‘Fanboy’ and finding humor in everyday life

April 15, 2019 by Pamela Powell 1 comment

While the film was only meant to demonstrate her skills as a director to get work for feature films, Greene wanted to share this charming comedy about a South Carolina video store employee (Fran Kranz) who dreams of being in Sam Raimi’s sequel to “For Love of the Game” and tries his hand at the Hollywood scene.

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