Look back: “Travis” – Melissa Stephens
A man tries to make amends to a woman he believes he sexually assaulted in college. Our 2020 interview with Melissa Stephens, who directed and stars in “Travis”
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Look back: Lynn Chen flips the gender perspective in her directorial debut “I Will Make You Mine”
For AAPI Heritage month we bring back our interview with Lynn Chen about her film “I Will Make You Mine” from May 2020. Watch feature here. Imagine that you are listening to a record. It’s a good tune, one that you really savored during a […]
“Shiva Baby” Q&A with director Emma Seligman
Last week we had an exclusive screening of “Shiva Baby” followed by a 30-minute Q&A with director Emma Seligman. The Q&A will be moderated by Cinema Femme contributor Dawn Borchardt, podcast host of Faux Reel. Emma Seligman is a Canadian filmmaker based in New York. […]
“Bess” – Veronica Miles
*Winner * Phenomenal Woman Award – Cinema Femme Short Film Festival 2020 https://cinemafemme.com/2020/09/13/ve… After finding a photo of her recently passed Grandmother standing on a street corner in New Orleans, a young woman decides to travel to the city to find that same corner. As […]
Short Film “Cool for Five Seconds” now on Omeleto!
Inaugural 2020 Cinema Femme Short Film Fest selected “Cool for Five Seconds”- Short Film is officially released online! Link below! “Directed by Dani Wieder from a script by Calamity West, this two-hander is equal parts bitingly funny, emotionally raw and deeply empathetic, with an ear […]
Julia Hart reinvents 1970s thriller genre with a female lead in “I’m Your Woman”
I burned it all up, I burned it up until nothing was left, but the fire. And then in Eddie came with the baby. Jean, “I’m Your Woman” Attending Sundance 2016 was a trip on my bucket list that I never thought I’d take, and […]
Zeina Durra delves into her dreamy Sundance film ‘Luxor’
NOW STREAMING Sundance Interview from February 4, 2020. What I love the most about dreams is that they can take you into worlds that you’ve never visited, introduce you to people you’d normally never meet, and make you feel at home in an unfamiliar world. […]
“Oleander” – Kate Hackett
A seventeen year old sex-positive YouTuber starts a social media war against her abstinence program. Stars Emily Robinson (Transparent), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and Jennifer Lafleur (Room 104). Winner, Best Director, Short Film – The Method Fest.Winner, Levin Grand Prize – Wheaton Film Festival. Directed by […]
“Rita Wishman’s Birthday” – Ariel Kavoussi
“Rita Wishman’s Birthday” is a dark comedy about ‘Rita Wishman’s’ (played by Ariel Kavoussi) 30th birthday. If you’d like to see more (& help me make more) movies, join me at patreon.com/arielkavoussi Charlotte Film Festival (Virtual Edition) 2020, Official Selection Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Ariel KavoussiStarring: Ariel Kavoussi, Magnus […]
“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.)
Sacha Polak’s beautiful and raw “Dirty God” places us in the skin of a burn victim
“Dirty God” is an incredibly beautiful film. It contains moments that are gut-wrenching, but also heartwarming at the same time. This dichotomy drew me deeper into the character of Jade, who became a burn victim after her ex-boyfriend threw acid in her face. As I […]
Shalini Kantayya shows how sci-fi is becoming reality in her AI doc “Coded Bias”
I have found myself in the midst of discovering another hero of mine. Shalini Kanyayya is my hero because she elevates, through her own work, trailblazing womxn in the AI industry. “Coded Bias” follows Joy Buolamwini through her investigation of implicit bias in face recognition […]