“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” director Anna Hints teams up with Tushar Prakash to unpack men’s fragility in their new Cannes-bound short “Sauna Day”
After last year’s Sundance triumph with “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”, Estonian director Anna Hints is back with a new movie, a short titled “Sauna Day.” Co-directed with her partner Tushar Prakash, it world-premiered at this year’s Cannes Critics’ Week. At the Croisette, we had a long chat with Hints and Prakash, who unpacked the main themes […]
Cannes 2023: Lillah Halla on her directorial debut “Levante (Power Alley)” and the beautiful team-process of filmmaking
I had the opportunity to speak with Lillah Halla (she/her/them) about her beautiful film “Levante,” which centers on a promising 17-year-old volleyball player named Sofia, who is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. The film takes place in Brazil where abortion is against the law. She seeks to have her pregnancy terminated, and becomes a target […]
Newcomer Park Ji-Min on her acting debut as Freddie in the Cannes gem “Return to Seoul”
From one “lost soul” to another, I felt a deep connection with visual artist Park Ji-Min (also known as Ji-Min) as a person. I also felt deeply connected with her character Freddie in the Cannes 2022 gem, “Return to Seoul,” directed by Davy Chou. The film follows a French girl, who is South Korean by […]
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 […]
At Cannes, the Swedish Film Institute shares the results of its gender equality strategies, unveils brand-new report “406 Days – It’s About Time”
On 21 May, the Main Stage of Cannes’ Marché du Film (17-25 May) hosted a special event organized by the Swedish Film Institute. As many European and international industry stakeholders already know, the goal of gender equality permeates everything that is done at the Nordic body – from production funding to promotional activities, from curating […]
Mounia Meddour • Director of ‘Papicha’
Today we share our media partner Cineuropa’s feature with filmmaker Mounia Meddour about her film “Papicha”. The interview took place during the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. The film is now streaming at virtual cinemas, and you can watch the film through Thursday, June 11th, 2020 on the Gene Siskel Film Center virtual cinema. See […]
A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Laura Moss
I had the pleasure of interviewing Laura Moss, NYC-based filmmaker. I met Laura last year at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, where I saw her short film “Fry Day.” I was immediately drawn to her as a female filmmaker and her unique filmmaking style of beauty in the horror genre. I wanted to interview Laura […]