“Year of the Fox” Director Megan Griffiths and Writer Eliza Flug on Shifting the Spotlight from Predators to the Women Living in Their Wake
Jeffrey Epstein. Still making headlines. But the women impacted by his crimes—by his misogyny—are rarely named. Many choose to remain anonymous, but not all. So where are their stories? Writer and producer Eliza Flug grew up in Aspen in the 1990s, surrounded by a certain kind of man—powerful, privileged, and protected. Adopted into a world […]
A Profound Experience of Rewriting: Eva Victor on “Sorry, Baby”
As annoyed as I was about Barry Jenkins, one of the greatest filmmakers working today, recently helming a prequel to the worst Disney remake in history, the Oscar-winning director of “Moonlight” has also been helping launch some of the most exciting careers in modern cinema over the past few years. I’m thinking specifically of Charlotte […]
Anna Hints on the power of Southern Estonia women in their feature debut, “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”
This interview was originally posted on January 20th, 2023 for our 2023 Sundance coverage. We feature it again with the anticipated November 24 US theatrical release. See link to find showtimes in your area. The film comes to digital on 01/23/2024. This film is quoted by us in the trailer as a “masterpiece.” We are […]
Excavating the Past: Ellie Foumbi on her soul-shaking feature debut, “Our Father, The Devil”
I had the pleasure of meeting Ellie Foumbi as a fellow member of the Narrative Feature jury for the Heartland Film Festival, along with actor and director Joanna Gleason. It was such an honor for me to be on a jury with such talented women. When I heard they both had directed their own films, […]
Megan Griffiths elevates an evocative conversation onscreen in “I’ll Show You Mine,” now in select theaters and VOD
Trauma and pleasure. Two things that are different, yet when it comes to sex, the one sometimes can bring shame to the other. One is not our fault, the trauma that happens to us, so why do we feel shame about feeling good when it comes to sex? Obviously, this isn’t the case for everyone, […]
Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Critics’ Choice: “Caroline”review
Juli Del Prete and her short film “Caroline” was awarded the Critics’ Choice award for the 2023 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival. With their award recognition a review was written by Cinema Femme contributor and film critic Peyton Robinson, who also was a programmer for this year’s film festival. The #MeToo movement was an impetus […]
SXSW 2023: Putting a lens on digital image-based sexual abuse in directors Sophie Compton & Reuben Hamlyn and producer Elizabeth Woodward’s “Another Body”
I had the privilege of speaking with three artists and activists, directors Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn as well as producer Elizabeth Woodward, about their impactful documentary, “Another Body.” Just as deep fake technology conveyed the protagonist’s ever-morphing identity in Dina Amer’s “You Resemble Me”, so does this unsettling new form of technology play a […]
New Trailer release: “Palm Trees and Power Lines,” coming to theaters and VOD on March 3rd
Jamie Dack’s directorial feature debut “Palm Trees and Power Lines” is a revelation in the way she cinematically captures the delicate complexity and vulnerability of being a teenage girl, lost in her identity and looking for it in painful places. Many women will see themselves in the main character Lea, played by Lily McInerny in a […]
TIFF 2022 Review: “Women Talking” shows courage from different perspectives
We saved this review to feature until closer to the release, coverage took place at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. “Women Talking” comes to select theaters in the US on Friday, December 23rd, and nationwide next month. In a recent Toronto International Film Festival Q&A for “Women Talking”, director Sarah Polley explains […]
Sarah Polley runs toward the danger in her directorial comeback, “Women Talking”
One of the most surreal experiences I had this year was meeting one of my favorite filmmakers, Sarah Polley. I had the opportunity to interview Sarah for my coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival. To say the least, I’m a super fan. When we met for our interview about her new film, “Women Talking,” […]
“Sisters Rising” Co-Directors Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck on the power of documentary storytelling for the audience and themselves
“Sisters Rising” is an intimate portrait of 6 Native women who have survived sexual violence and/or domestic violence in their lives, and how that has transformed them. Through their trauma, they have become inspiring women who are fighting to help other women in their communities by providing support, sharing their stories, and working to change […]
Look back: A vintage that gets better with age: a celebration of ‘Jennifer’s Body’ 10 years later
Originally posted August 16, 2019. Google “Jennifer’s Body” and let the panning of 2009 begin, from the in–the–gutter critic reviews to the 44% Rotten Tomatoes score. Go on Letterboxd (a site for film geeks like myself who write their own reviews), and you will read passionate, glowing reviews from over the past couple of years. The love that seemed dormant ten […]