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by Rebecca Martin
September 25, 2024
We are bringing back our Tribeca 2022 interview for the US release of the film, now in select theaters and streaming. Cinema Femme talks to writer/director Michal Chmielewski, writer/star Lena
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by Rebecca Martin
August 30, 2024
I had the opportunity to talk to actor/writer/producer Lydia Ellis Curry and director Alyssa Thordarson about their short film, “Chronic,” which will premiere at the 11th Annual NOHO Cinefest 2024
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by Rebecca Martin
August 27, 2024
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy Today we bring back our CIFF 2023 interview from October 2023 to help promote
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by Rebecca Martin
August 23, 2024
Mental health and how it is reflected onscreen has always been something I’ve been passionate about elevating. I wrote about my own personal journey with mental health in 2019 with
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by Rebecca Martin
August 16, 2024
A happy place for me is talking to filmmakers. I love the way their faces light up with passion about the work they are doing. In most of my conversations
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by Davide Abbatescianni
July 1, 2024
After last year’s Sundance triumph with “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”, Estonian director Anna Hints is back with a new movie, a short titled “Sauna Day.” Co-directed with her partner Tushar Prakash,
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by Rebecca Martin
July 1, 2024
I had the opportunity to speak with Sam Flancher, programmer of the Chicago International Film Festival, about the free summer screenings they held for the first half of the summer
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by Matt Fagerholm
June 10, 2024
When it comes to monumentally euphoric moviegoing experiences in 2024, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson have set a mightily high bar with their latest crowd-pleaser, “Ghostlight.” Five years after helming
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by Peyton Robinson
May 8, 2024
“[subtext]” is the recipient of the Critic’s Choice Award for the 2024 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival. This award is given by a film critic, and this year, the film
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by cinemafemme
May 7, 2024
On Thursday, May 2nd, at 2:00 PM Central, Festival Director Rebecca Martin Fagerholm and festival collaborators announced the award winners for the 2024 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, starting with
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by cinemafemme
April 23, 2024
Chicago, Illinois, (April 2, 2024) – Today, the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival announced the full lineup of films and programs included in its 6th edition, running April 25 – May 2, 2024. Cinema Femme Magazine,
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by Ashley Shelton
April 11, 2024
When I think about the region where I am from, many words come to mind. Some positive, some negative. In geographical terms the south is beautiful. My home, Tennessee, captures
