Interviews

Chicago, Interviews, Short Films, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: Alex Heller on her Short Film “Debaters”

by Rebecca Martin

February 12, 2025

One of my favorite things to do at Sundance is hop around to different restaurants and coffee shops, and just chat with people. When I went to a pizza place

2025 Films, International Films, Interviews

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Renate Reinsve, star of “The Worst Person in the World,” on her stunning new film, “Armand”

by Rebecca Martin

February 11, 2025

Getting to interview one of my favorite actors, Renate Reinsve, was a certifiable “pinch me” moment. She starred in one of my all-time favorite films, 2021’s “The Worst Person in

International Films, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: Dea Kulumbegashvili on “April”

by Rebecca Martin

February 10, 2025

One of the great honors I had at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the time I got to spend with Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili. We spoke about the genius of her

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: An Interview with the Makers of “Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?”

by Peyton Robinson

February 5, 2025

Park City is currently under an ambush of snow. As a born and bred Midwesterner, this is fine. As a creature of the flatlands, it’s the series of Utah inclines

Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar on “Brides”

by Rebecca Martin

January 29, 2025

Shortly after 9/11, two things happened to me. I was 18 and in college at the time. And I was starting to feel different than everyone else. My mental health

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: Megan Griffiths and Mindie Lind on “View from the Floor”

by Rebecca Martin

January 28, 2025

Sometimes you just need a best friend to collaborate with to bring something beautiful and meaningful into the world. It’s tiring and painful for me to see women who feel

Awards, Interviews, Oscars, Short Films

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FYC: Cinema Femme speaks with filmmaker Mateusz Balcerek and producer Pinar Binay about their short film “Sunflower”

by Rebecca Martin

November 21, 2024

I got the opportunity to speak with the director Mateusz Balcerek and producer Pinar Binay about their live action short film “Sunflower,” which is now in the competition for an

2024 Films, Film Festivals, Interviews, LGBTQ+, reviews, Tribeca

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Sav Rodgers elevates the film that saved his life in “Chasing Chasing Amy”

by Rebecca Martin

November 4, 2024

“This movie that saved my life also holds a complicated and controversial history in the queer film canon. I’m not seeking to change anyone’s mind with this film, but to

2024 Films, Indie Films, Interviews

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Hannah Peterson on her powerful feature debut “The Graduates” and her invaluable mentors

by Rebecca Martin

October 30, 2024

When the Columbine school massacre happened, I was in my sophomore year of high school. I remember this vividly. It was the first time I’d heard of a mass shooting

Comedy, Coming of Age, Interviews, Television, TV

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A Sense of Authenticity: Olivia Edward on “Better Things”

by Rebecca Martin Fagerholm and Matt Fagerholm

October 21, 2024

When Pamela Adlon released her marvelous directorial feature debut, “Babes,” earlier this year, my husband Matt and I had not yet been acquainted with the filmmaker’s Peabody Award-winning FX series,

Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews

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Ayçıl Yeltan on her cinematic gem and feature debut “Fidan”

by Rebecca Martin

October 20, 2024

After earning her degrees in Music and Theater from Ankara and Istanbul State Conservatories, Ayçıl Yeltan recorded with distinguished musicians. She portrayed many significant roles as an actor at Dormen

Chicago International Film Festival, Directing, Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Television, TV

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CIFF 2024: Screen Legend Valeria Golino on Her Exhilarating Miniseries, “The Art of Joy”

by Matt Fagerholm

October 18, 2024

Valeria Golino was 18 years old when she filmed Italian director Francesco Maselli’s “Storia d’amore,” the movie that would make her an international star. She earned the Best Actress prize

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