“The Gaze” – Christina Raia
An actress is repeatedly catcalled on her way home from a shoot until just the right guy comes her way. (Originally distributed by ALTER.)
Category / Halloween
“Scream” Cinema Femme Film Discussion
Join us Thursday, October 29th at 7 PM CT as we talk about the beloved Horror classic “Scream” (1996), directed by Wes Craven. The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There’s a killer in their midst who’s seen a few too many […]
Christina Raia subverts genre through her horror and comic shorts
During quarantine, a series of amazing cat videos have been produced once a month on Instagram by CongestedCat Productions. I encourage you all to check them out. That kind of ingenuity in a pandemic is brained by filmmaker Christina Raia, founder of CongestedCat. Christina Raia […]
Natalie Erika James infuses horror and a beautiful darkness in her female-led debut “Relic”
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 Erika James checks all of those boxes by bringing to the screen an infusion of […]
A cult classic is in our midst with Jennifer Reeder’s teen noir ‘Knives and Skin’
“Knives and Skin” follows the investigation of a young girl’s disappearance in a rural Midwest town. The coming-of-age film has been described as a mix of Lynchian thriller and high school musical.
A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Laura Moss
I had the pleasure of interviewing Laura Moss, NYC-based filmmaker. I met Laura last year at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, where I saw her short film “Fry Day.” I was immediately drawn to her as a female filmmaker and her unique filmmaking style of […]