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 […]
You Can Never Tell What Private Tragedies People Have Had: Filmmaker Marian Mathias on her feature debut, “Runner”
“The world stands out on either sideNo wider than the heart is wide;Above the world is stretched the sky,—No higher than the soul is high.The heart can push the sea and landFarther away on either hand;The soul can split the sky in two,And let the face of God shine through.But East and West will pinch […]
Laura Baumeister talks about the making of “Daughter of Rage,” the first narrative feature directed by a Nicaraguan woman
Cinema Femme met up with talented Laura Baumeister, helmer of “Daughter of Rage,” the first narrative feature directed by a Nicaraguan woman. The movie, world-premiered in the Discovery section of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (September 8-18), follows 11-year-old María (Araceli Alejandra Medal), who lives with her mom Lilibeth (Virginia Raquel Sevilla Garcia) near […]
Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan premieres her surrealist horror gem “Fixation” at TIFF
“For me, putting this film out into the world is a way to explore the complicated love/hate relationship we have with our own abusers. If I can create a relatable narrative for anyone who has been gaslit — or make an audience member question if they’ve been on the other side of this narrative, and […]
“So the privilege of being women filmmakers also comes with a heavy burden.” – Michelle Yeoh accepts the TIFF 2022 Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award
“As women, we are privileged to work in one of the most open-minded and forward-thinking industries, yet women are still glaringly underrepresented in the top levels of our industry,” she said. “So the privilege of being women filmmakers also comes with a heavy burden. In addition to often needing to be twice as good and […]
Sneak peak at Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking”, coming to theaters this December!
Screenplay by Sarah Polley Directed by Sarah Polley Based upon the book by Miriam Toews Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand WOMEN TALKING will World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this Friday, September 2nd, with a special tribute to writer/director extraordinaire Sarah Polley Statement from SARAH POLLEY, writer […]