Tribeca 2025: Fredgy Noël Takes It All In: On her homey short “New York Day Women”
Fredgy Noël’s newest short, NEW YORK DAY WOMEN, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Based on Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat’s 1991 short story of the same name, the story follows young woman Suzette, as she unexpectedly sees her mother in Manhattan. Deciding to follow her around, Suzette learns sees her mother through a new light, and […]
Tribeca 2025: Forged in Fractures, Connie Shi on “The Rebirth”
Connie Shi’s newest short, “The Rebirth,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 6th. The story follows Hana, a waitress who takes a black market abortion pill in a near-future world where it’s nationally outlawed. Forced to go to work in spite of the abortion taking place, Hana comes to find that the pill has […]
Sav Rodgers elevates the film that saved his life in “Chasing Chasing Amy”
“This movie that saved my life also holds a complicated and controversial history in the queer film canon. I’m not seeking to change anyone’s mind with this film, but to recognize the importance of engaging in dialogue around different perspectives and understanding where and why they come about–be it personal, cultural, or historical.” Sav Rodgers, […]
“Roving Woman” with John Hawkes, Lena Góra, and Michal Chmielewski
We are bringing back our Tribeca 2022 interview for the US release of the film, now in select theaters and streaming. Cinema Femme talks to writer/director Michal Chmielewski, writer/star Lena Góra, and star/producer John Hawkes about their film “Roving Woman”. The film is having their world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Synopsis: A break-up […]
Monica Sorelle illuminates the immigrant experience in her feature debut “Mountains”
This year, I’m seeing amazing first generation filmmakers bringing authentic stories about the immigrant experience to the screen. This is so important, as it was just a few years ago during the beginning of the Trump presidency that families who immigrated to the U.S. were living in fear that they would be kicked-out of our […]
Letterboxd voices: Highlighting 2022 Film Festival gems directed by women and non-binary people
We pulled some films from this year’s festivals that we feel are among 2022’s cinematic gems. These are the ones that could have been easily missed, but found by many and touched people profoundly. A few of these were covered by Cinema Femme, but in this feature, we wanted to elevate the women and non-binary […]
Tribeca 2022: “Battleground” Director-Producer Cynthia Lowen discusses her approach to documentary filmmaking
Driven by curiosity and a passion for social justice, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Cynthia Lowen uses the power of story to investigate difficult issues that often go overlooked; her debut documentary feature, 2011’s “Bully”, investigated a crisis of suicide motivated by bullying in American schools. It was nominated for two Emmys, shortlisted for the Oscars, screened at The White House and […]
Tribeca 2022: Cinema Femme interviews Alex Heller about her feature debut “The Year Between”
*The interview starts 10 minutes in. Rebecca Martin, Managing Editor of Cinema Femme talks to Alex Heller about her feature film debut “The Year Between” and how it’s so important for representation of this mental illness onscreen. Make sure to catch the final screening of this film or watch online: https://tribecafilm.com/films/year-between-2022 Alex Heller is a […]
Tribeca 2022: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz brings her teenage story to the screen in “Good Girl Jane”
“What I’m most looking forward to is engaging with an audience. Like, who are the Janes out there, what are they going to ask me? That’s what I’m really curious about. I want to meet the people to whom this film speaks, if they are out there. Those are the questions that I’m really tingling […]
Tribeca Film Festival Preview: Our picks and coverage coming soon (6/8 – 6/19)
A preview of our picks for the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. We will cover most of these. Learn more about our picks below and buy tickets here: tribecafilm.com/festival GOOD GIRL JANE – Directed and Written by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz World Premiere — US Narrative Competition — Acquisition Produced by Fred Bernstein, Dominique Telson, Lauren Pratt, […]
Watch “Huella” part of Indeed’s Rising Voices, short by 2020 Cinema Femme mentorship recipient Gabriela Ortega
For our Inaugural Short Film Festival in August 2020 we were blown away by Gabriela Ortega’s short documentary “Papi”, based on a day out and at the beach with her father in the Dominican Republic. Through our festival Gabriela won a 6-month mentorship with filmmaker Laura Moss (“Fry Day”). Her words about Gabriela: “Gabriela is […]
For Juneteenth, we celebrate and elevate “As Of Yet,” directed by Chanel James and Taylor Garron
For Juneteenth today, we will be celebrating the Tribeca film “As Of Yet” directed by Chanel James and Taylor Garron. Juneteenth has now become a national federal holiday, which would not have happened if it wasn’t for the #BlackLivesMatter movement that rose to prominence last year in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna […]