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2024 Films, LGBTQ+, Profile, Queer Stories, reviews, Thelma

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Femme Film Friday (Pride Month Edition): “Cora Bora,” “Fancy Dance,” “Am I OK?”, and “Inside Out 2”

by cinemafemme

June 14, 2024

Cora Bora – Hannah Utt (script written by Rhianon Jones) Catch the NYC and LA premieres this weekend! Megan Stalter reminds me of Catherine O’Hara when she was getting started

Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories, Short Films

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Uniquely Euphoric: Bridget Frances Harris and Virginia Alonso-Luis on “Places of Worship”

by Matt Fagerholm

June 3, 2024

Every once in a while, I come across a film that feels as if it has been made especially for me. That happened most recently at this year’s joyous in-person

2024 Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories

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Jaclyn Bethany and Greta Bellamacina on their masterfully crafted coming-of-age film, “Tell That to the Winter Sea”

by Rebecca Martin

May 29, 2024

“Tell That to the Winter Sea” is a masterfully crafted journey into womanhood, filled with captivating performances, stunning visuals and assured direction. The film brings me back to being a

2023 Awards, Comedy, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories

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Emma Seligman on her queer sex comedy “Bottoms,” starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri

by Rebecca Martin

August 26, 2023

“I feel like we’ve watched so many male anti-hero stories, whether they’re comedies or dramas or mysteries, and it’s crazy that in 2023, we’re still so hungry for shitty, flawed

International Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories

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New Zealand filmmaker Anna Rose Duckworth shares her love of the rom-com genre

by Rebecca Martin

August 1, 2023

We need authentic stories, even in the rom-com genre. New Zealand filmmaker Anna Rose Duckworth agrees with this! She beautifully paints the line between romantic comedy and elevating humanity within

Coming of Age, Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories

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Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Fest Season 15: Hoi Yeung on Hong Kong’s “The First Girl I Loved,” co-directed with Candy Ng

by Rebecca Martin

November 15, 2022

Last week Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Festival wrapped up its 15th season showing eight Hong Kong productions. I was fortunate to interview one of the filmmakers behind one of

2022 Films, Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Documentaries, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories

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ChiFilmFest 2022: Interview with Mercedes Kane about her doc “Art and Pep” that elevates the Chicago LGBTQIA+ community

by Rebecca Martin

October 11, 2022

Buy your tickets: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/art-and-pep/ Cinema Femme kicks off its 2022 ChiFilmFest coverage by speaking with filmmaker Mercedes Kane about her doc “Art and Pep”. We talked about why

Chicago, Interviews, LIVE Q&A, Queer Stories

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Support Bridget Frances Harris and her film “Places of Worship”

by Rebecca Martin

October 3, 2022

Cinema Femme interviews filmmaker, actor, and model Bridget Frances Harris about her newest project “Places of Worship”. Bridget was one of the recipients of the Cinema Femme 2022 Breaking Down

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