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Look back: Lynn Chen flips the gender perspective in her directorial debut “I Will Make You Mine”

by Rebecca Martin

May 6, 2021

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

2022 Awards, April Showcase, Film Festivals, Now Playing

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“Shiva Baby” Q&A with director Emma Seligman

by cinemafemme

April 12, 2021

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,

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“Bess” – Veronica Miles

by cinemafemme

February 15, 2021

*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

Chicago, Now Playing, Short Films, Stream Short

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Short Film “Cool for Five Seconds” now on Omeleto!

by cinemafemme

December 22, 2020

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,

Mother's Day, Now Playing, personal essay

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Julia Hart reinvents 1970s thriller genre with a female lead in “I’m Your Woman”

by Rebecca Martin

December 8, 2020

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

Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Now Playing

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Zeina Durra delves into her dreamy Sundance film ‘Luxor’

by Rebecca Martin

December 7, 2020

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

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“Oleander” – Kate Hackett

by cinemafemme

December 5, 2020

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,

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“Rita Wishman’s Birthday” – Ariel Kavoussi

by cinemafemme

December 5, 2020

“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

Halloween, Now Playing, Stream Short

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“The Gaze” – Christina Raia

by cinemafemme

December 5, 2020

An actress is repeatedly catcalled on her way home from a shoot until just the right guy comes her way. (Originally distributed by ALTER.)

International Films, Interviews, Now Playing

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Sacha Polak’s beautiful and raw “Dirty God” places us in the skin of a burn victim

by Rebecca Martin

November 13, 2020

“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,

All-Star, Asian American, Documentaries, Interviews, Juneteenth, Now Playing, Social Justice

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Shalini Kantayya shows how sci-fi is becoming reality in her AI doc “Coded Bias”

by Rebecca Martin

November 10, 2020

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

Film Editing, Interviews, Now Playing, Short Films

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Emmy winning editor Kate Hackett discusses her directorial debut “Oleander”

by Rebecca Martin

October 16, 2020

It was a pleasure speaking with Kate Hackett about her directorial debut “Oleander”, a shorter version of her feature script “Purify My Heart”. We discussed her experience of growing up

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