Cinema Femme’s Most Anticipated Films at the 2025 New Orleans Film Festival
Rental Family, directed by Hikari Set in modern-day Tokyo, “Rental Family” follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese ‘rental family’ agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that […]
Nailah Jefferson on Her Empowering Documentary, “Commuted”
To celebrate the release of the film, we bring back our 2023 New Orleans Film Festival interview (originally posted on 11/2/23) with filmmaker Nailah Jefferson about her feature documentary “Commuted,” coming to PBS on April 1st. “Commuted” by Nailah Jefferson, which follows Danielle Metz, as she is freed by decree of President Obama after spending half […]
We Are Who We Depend On: Wrap-Up of the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival
“We know that our rising tide lifts all boats. We are who we depend on, so we create spaces where we can uplift each other. This is not a place where you’re going to go to a party and everyone will be looking over their shoulder for the more important person. We support each other’s […]
NOFF 2023 Interview: Michéle Stephenson’s “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” illuminates a reimagined future
I’m going to keep my intro brief because I feel filmmaker Michéle Stephenson speaks to the truth of her film “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,” which she co-directed with Joe Brewster, in more of an eloquent way than I could. So this interview is going to be mostly comprised of her words rather […]
NOFF 2023 Interview: Raven Jackson’s “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” washes over you and moves your soul
Sometimes you need a film that can wash over you and speak to the elements in your soul by reflecting the world around you. That is what “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” did for me. It was a pleasure speaking with the director of the film, Raven Jackson, while she was at the Indie […]
NOFF 2023 Interview: Jaclyn Bethany on her mystery “Before the World Set on Fire”
Everything that Jaclyn Bethany does has such a depth and poetry to it. I’ve interviewed her about several of her projects, and people whom she’s worked with. Jaclyn has an eye for working with emerging talent, and it has been so exciting to follow her career. I got to speak with her about one of […]
Cinema Femme’s 10 most anticipated films at the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival
Cinema Femme is going to New Orleans for its 34th annual film festival! This will be the first year in which I will personally be covering the festival for Cinema Femme both in-person and virtually. I’ve pre-screened some of the films, and will be watching a lot of them during the festival. Stay tuned for […]