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Interviews, Now Playing, Sexual Assault Awareness, Social Justice, Womxn supporting Womxn

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Nancy Miller on “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”, Michelle McNamara, and the true crime of sexual assault

by Rebecca Martin

September 30, 2020

I had no particular interest in crime aside from reading the occasional Nancy Drew book growing up. Yet two days after the killing, without telling anyone, I walked to the

Interviews, Mental Health Awareness, Now Playing

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Julia Kots and Tawny Cypress on their film “Inez & Doug & Kira”

by Rebecca Martin

September 28, 2020

“Mental illness is very prevalent in our society and it is not spoken about enough. It’s still very very taboo, and it is understandable, because it can be embarrassing and

2023 Awards, International Films, Interviews, Now Playing

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Justine Triet takes an intimate look into a mind of a woman in her film “Sibyl”

by Rebecca Martin

September 10, 2020

What a beautiful thing to see a film about a woman full of layers and dimensions in a way that I hadn’t seen onscreen before. In Justine Triet’s film “Sibyl”

Indie Films, LIVE Events, LIVE Q&A, Now Playing

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Q&A with filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany about her film “Indigo Valley”

by cinemafemme

September 2, 2020

Wednesday, September 2nd we talk with filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany about her thriller “Indigo Valley”, releasing on Apple TV on 9/8/20. The film is the story of estranged sisters Louise (Rosie

All-Star, Film Festivals, Halloween, Interviews, Mother's Day, Now Playing

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Natalie Erika James infuses horror and a beautiful darkness in her female-led debut “Relic”

by Rebecca Martin

July 9, 2020

I love meeting and speaking with female filmmakers who bring a unique style to the screen, especially if it’s in a way that I’ve never seen before. Aussie based Natalie

Interviews, Mother's Day, Now Playing

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Australian filmmaker Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth” washes over you with exuberant music, love and beauty

by Rebecca Martin

June 18, 2020

At the end of “Babyteeth”, and this does not spoil the film at all, you are on a beach staring at the ocean waves. You’re on the beach rather than

Interviews, Now Playing, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Deborah Kampmeier’s ‘Tape’ explores the gray areas of #MeToo through sharing one woman’s powerful story

by Rebecca Martin

March 26, 2020

I was first introduced to Deborah Kampmeier’s “Tape” during my interview with the film’s cinematographer Valentina Caniglia. Since our conversation took place a year ago, she couldn’t go into depth

Film Festivals, Horror, Interviews, Now Playing

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Josephine Decker casts a witchy spell with her new film ‘Shirley’

by Rebecca Martin

February 1, 2020

As Sundance comes to a close, I’m pleased to share my first of many interviews conducted at the festival. On the heels of her acclaimed film, “Madeline’s Madeline,” director Josephine

Chicago, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Now Playing

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Fish out of water: Haroula Rose on ‘Once Upon a River,’ directing Maya Hawke, and much more

by Matt Fagerholm

August 9, 2019

I’m Greek, my family is from Greece, but I grew up in the Midwest, and I also love Americana as well as folk and country music. Who gets to have

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