black panther

2022 Awards, 2022 Films, personal essay, reviews

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Answering the Call Amidst the Grief and Pain

by cinemafemme

January 18, 2023

Melissa Marquez is the recipient of our “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” submission contest. She was chosen for her unique and passionate perspective. We are also featuring runner up recipient Viridiana

"Black Panther" Essays, Interviews, Juneteenth, personal essay

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Look Back: Cinema Femme Voices: “Black Panther”

by Rebecca Martin

November 8, 2022

With the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” coming this Friday (11/11/22) we bring back snippets of our January 2019 Black Panther issue and our interview with Oscar-Winning Production Designer

"Black Panther" Essays, personal essay

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A Look Back: The Women of Wakanda

by Marjorie H. Morgan

July 26, 2022

The message of “Black Panther” is that the potential and influence of women must not be ignored or discounted. From the strategic actions of Nakia as an undercover spy and
Black History, Chicago International Film Festival, Interviews, Juneteenth, Oscars, Production Design

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Look Back: Breaking down walls and redesigning them: Production Design Oscar winner Hannah Beachler talks Wakanda, ‘Moonlight’, and more

by Rebecca Martin

February 18, 2021

Featured back in October 2019. We aren’t just taking down ceilings, we are busting down walls. Because you take out a ceiling and the building will stand, but if you

Holiday, Profile

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The Twelve Days of Cinema Femme: 5 – 8

by cinemafemme

December 17, 2020

We could not have had the year we had without you. 2020 was hard for many reasons and in many ways, but we stuck together as a filmmaking and womxn

"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Dr. Caroline Heldman on #MeToo and representation

by Rebecca Martin

April 15, 2019

During my trip in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Caroline Heldman, research director at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, associate professor of politics
"Black Panther" Essays

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Body, Heart, Soul

by Amy Wasney

January 22, 2019

General Okoye, Spy Nakia, Princess Shuri. The film might be “Black Panther” (2018), but without these women, there would be no T’Challa, no Black Panther, no Wakanda, no Earth. While
"Black Panther" Essays

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Third world as we do not know it: why we need more Black Panthers that defy white patriarchy

by Jaylan Salah

January 19, 2019

Watching “Black Panther” has given me a similar experience, being from a country that most privileged nations deem “third world,” “regressed,” and “developing.” I belong to the same continent, if
Blog

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Issue 2, “Black Panther” Edition, Party Photos

by cinemafemme

January 18, 2019

Thank you to all who came out Wednesday to Revolution Brewing to celebrate the second issue of Cinema Femme magazine! Here are photos from the event.
"Black Panther" Essays

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Cinema Femme New Year Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

December 23, 2018

Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” (2018) was chosen for our New Year issue because of the hope this film brought for onscreen representation, and because it’s proof that diverse, strong female

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