Short Films

Film Festivals, Short Films

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2021 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Submissions are open!

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December 2, 2020

Cinema Femme magazine continues our short film festival into 2021! Cinema Femme is the voice of the female film experience, a platform for stories about womxn in film and their

Indie Films, LIVE Events, LIVE Q&A, Short Films

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Q&A with Ariel Kavoussi about her quarantine inspired comedy short “Rita Wishman’s Birthday”

by cinemafemme

November 17, 2020

RITA WISHMAN’S BIRTHDAY (2020) “Rita Wishman’s Birthday” is a dark comedy about ‘Rita Wishman’s’ (played by Ariel Kavoussi) 30th birthday. Charlotte Film Festival (Virtual Edition) 2020, Official Selection Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Ariel

LIVE Events, LIVE Q&A, Short Films

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Q&A with “Scutly” filmmaker Layne Marie Williams and actor Joette Waters

by cinemafemme

November 6, 2020

Cinema Femme Managing Editor Rebecca Martin talks to filmmaker Layne Marie Williams and cast member about their film “Scutly”, currently running the film circuit. Synopsis: The Matour is home to

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

Indie Films, LIVE Events, LIVE Q&A, Short Films

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Q&A with Katherine Bourne Taylor about career and “Ships in the Night”

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September 23, 2020

Katherine Bourne Taylor is an actor, producer and creator in Los Angeles by way of Chicago. Currently, she is in post for her directorial and writing debut, Ships in the

Film Festivals, Interviews, Short Films

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Veronica Miles on the healing power of making “Bess”

by Rebecca Martin

September 13, 2020

This is my first year running a film festival, and I’m honored and blown away by all the amazing womxn from all over the world that showcased their films. All

Interviews, Short Films, Womxn supporting Womxn

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Maya Hawke, Rachel Hilson, Charlotte Hornsby, Rhianon Jones, Nicolaia Rips and Haroula Rose on Their Sublime Short Film, “As They Slept”

by Rebecca Martin

August 5, 2020

On the eve of Cinema Femme’s inaugural short film festival, it seemed fitting to post my feature with a team of talented and amazing women. I felt so honored to

Halloween, Interviews, Short Films

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Christina Raia subverts genre through her horror and comic shorts

by Rebecca Martin

July 23, 2020

During quarantine, a series of amazing cat videos have been produced once a month on Instagram by CongestedCat Productions. I encourage you all to check them out. That kind of

Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

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Melissa Stephens shares how her film ‘Travis’ revolutionized her path to recovery

by Rebecca Martin

February 24, 2020

In the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s guilty verdict, and him being the man who sparked the #MeToo movement, there is a film that captures precisely where we are today. Women

Interviews, Short Films

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Ashley Shelton brings her movie vision to the lens with ‘Magnolia & Clementine’

by Rebecca Martin

January 14, 2020

Today we’re bringing back Ashley Shelton’s feature from June 2019. You can see Ashley in “The Evening Hour” premiering at Sundance 2020. Stay tuned for her future directed projects. I

International Films, Interviews, Short Films

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Producer Mahak Jiwani’s ‘Yume’ explores our secret selves and gender stereotypes

by Rebecca Martin

April 29, 2019

I met producer Mahak Jiwani at the 2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit in Brooklyn, New York, where the short film she produced, “Yume,” was screened.” Yume” is about

International Films, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

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Anya Camilleri’s powerful short film ‘A Girl of No Importance’ brings awareness to human trafficking and sex slavery

by Rebecca Martin

April 22, 2019

In March, I had the opportunity to interview British filmmaker Anya Camilleri. Camilleri's award-winning short film "A Girl of No Importance," made in partnership with agency Stella's Voice, brings awareness