Interviews

2024 Films, Chicago, Interviews

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Nora Fiffer on bringing postpartum to the screen in “Another Happy Day”

by Rebecca Martin

October 1, 2024

What if we had a world that catered to families rather than individuals? What if, in our artistic pursuits, we left room for care? There is so much regarding women’s

2024 Films, Horror, Interviews

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Natalie Erika James on “Apartment 7A,” starring Julia Garner and Dianne Wiest

by Rebecca Martin

September 27, 2024

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, it makes complete sense that 2024 has been loaded with not only horror prequels, but demonic thrillers brimming with feminist rage. On the

Awards, Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews

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Vietnam’s Dương Diệu Linh Unpacks the Making of Her Venice Critics’ Week-Winning Drama “Don’t Cry, Butterfly”

by Davide Abbatescianni

September 26, 2024

Tam (Lê Tú Oanh), a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell master to win back his

Film Festivals, Interviews, Tribeca

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“Roving Woman” with John Hawkes, Lena Góra, and Michal Chmielewski

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

Film Industry, Interviews, producer

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Women Who Break Down Walls: A Conversation with Sophia Dilley, EVP of Concord Originals

by Rebecca Martin

September 13, 2024

Sophia Dilley is a force in the industry. In 2018, she was hired by Concord Music to build their new content strategy. In 2021, she launched “Concord Originals,” the company’s

2024 Films, International Films, Interviews

10 min read

The Ugliness and the Beauty of Who We Are: Luna Carmoon on her feature debut “Hoard”

by Rebecca Martin

September 11, 2024

When you see it, you know it. When you see a film that is so timeless, beautiful, and raw like “Hoard,” you know that you have to share it with

Interviews, Short Films

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Support Samiksha Thakur’s film “Clouds in My Coffee”

by Rebecca Martin

September 4, 2024

Learn more about Samiksha’s project and support here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/clouds-in-my-coffee#story Samiksha Thakur is an award-winning Indian-American filmmaker whose shorts have screened at Oscar-qualifying festivals like Seattle International Film Festival

Film Festivals, Interviews, Kamala for president, Short Films

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Lydia Ellis Curry and Alyssa Thordarson on endometriosis, women’s health, and their short film, “Chronic”

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

Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Film Festivals, Indie Films, Interviews

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Haroula Rose on her wonderfully cast family dramedy “All Happy Families”

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

Film Festivals, Interviews, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Awareness Month, Short Films

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Salute Your Shorts 2024: Conversation with directors Renée Felice Smith and Chris Gabriel about their short film “Hoodie”

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

Film Festivals, Interviews, Short Films

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HollyShorts 2024: Pinar Binay, K.D. Chalk, Kim Cohen, and Nicole Crespo on the power of collaboration

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

Indie Films, Interviews, Mental Health Awareness, Short Films

21 min read

A Different Conversation: Maia Scalia on Her Stunning Directorial Debut, “His Mother”

by Matt Fagerholm

August 9, 2024

If only people had listened to her. She saw the warning signs while others kept repeatedly turning a blind eye, and now her only child is on the brink of

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