Women’s History Month

Interviews, Women's History Month

16 min read

Spark of Access: Marya E. Gates on Her New Book, “Cinema Her Way”

by Rebecca Martin

March 28, 2025

It’s wonderful to meet someone like Marya E. Gates whose mission is so closely aligned with that of Cinema Femme. She has spent well over a decade using her platforms,

Documentaries, Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance, Women's History Month

9 min read

Sundance 2025: Cristina Costantini shows different kinds of bravery in her film “Sally”  

by Rebecca Martin

February 19, 2025

While growing up, one of my heroes was Amelia Earhart. She defied expectations by attempting to fly around the world. Rumors were that she had disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle,

Black History, Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Interviews, Juneteenth, LGBTQ+, Social Justice, Trans Awareness Week, Women's History Month

15 min read

A Look Back: Luchina Fisher’s “Mama Gloria” brings a hopeful outlook to the young trans community

by Rebecca Martin

March 16, 2022

For Women’s History Month and Trans Visibility Day approaching on March 31, we bring back our interview from the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2020. We are proud to

Black History, Documentaries, Mental Health Awareness, Mother's Day, personal essay, Women's History Month

5 min read

Breaking through the cliché of Poly Styrene: An examination of Celeste Bell’s documentary on her mother

by Rebecca Martin

February 2, 2022

Punk, also called punk rock, is an aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in 1975–80. Often politicized and full of vital energy

Film Festivals, Sundance, Women's History Month

4 min read

Cinema Femme at Sundance Day 3: Sharp Stick, Mija, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, Call Jane

by cinemafemme

January 24, 2022

Sharp Stick In Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” she wasn’t afraid to go there by pushing taboos of sexuality for women onscreen. It was liberating to watch. In “Sharp Stick,” it’s no

Documentaries, Interviews, Women's History Month

6 min read

‘Maiden’: How an all-women sailing team fought sexism and made history

by Pamela Powell

December 3, 2019

"Maiden" (2019) is the harrowing true tale of how Skipper Tracy Edwards pushed against the acceptable gender tides of racing in 1989–1990 and then changed the boat racing world and
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

6 min read

Two sets of rules

by Amy Wasney

April 18, 2019

When men participate, it's an event. When women participate, it's a show. In video games, male characters wear full suits of armor; female characters wear metal bikinis. In comic books
"A League of Their Own" Essays, personal essay, Women's History Month

11 min read

Sisters, doing it for themselves

by Marjorie H. Morgan

April 17, 2019

Everybody loves an underdog story, and everybody loves a sports story. "A League of Their Own" (1992) is a combination of both genres. The underdog is this case is the
Documentaries, Film Festivals, Film History, Interviews, Women's History Month

10 min read

Pamela B. Green’s documentary honors filmmaking pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché

by Rebecca Martin

April 16, 2019

Meeting Pamela, I could feel the force of nature of Alice Guy-Blaché through her passionate words and her film. It's like Alice called out to Pamela to introduce her to
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

6 min read

Sister-Sister

by Alyse McGuigan

April 12, 2019

Siblings can be the most enduring relationships you have in your life. They know you before significant others come along. They know life with your parents and life after your
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

6 min read

‘A League of Their Own’: The hero is the sidekick

by Jaylan Salah

April 10, 2019

I rooted for Kit, and even though I realized I really wanted the sisters to make up at the end, Marshall gave me that underdog I could not take my