Cheryl Dunye

2025 Films, 2026 Films, essay, Profile, reviews

9 min read

Femme Film Series: March 2026

by Rebecca Martin

March 8, 2026

For me, movies and meaning are inseparable; I process my daily life through this art form. The cinema is not just entertainment—it’s a vital lens through which I understand the

Profile, Queer Stories, reviews, Sundance

4 min read

Sundance 2026: Finding Barbara Hammer—A Late Awakening to Queer Experimentation

by Rebecca Martin

January 31, 2026

Barbara Hammer once said, “If we’re experimenting with our lives and the way we’re going to live, our film and our art should also be experimental. It breaks tradition, and

Documentaries, Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews

8 min read

“Women Make the Harsher Films”: Isa Willinger Revisits a Provocation in “No Mercy”

by Rebecca Martin

November 21, 2025

When cult filmmaker Kira Muratova told a young Isa Willinger, “The truth is, women make the harsher films,” the statement lodged itself in Willinger’s mind like a riddle. Could this

2024 Films, Indie Films, Interviews

15 min read

Staying in the Process: Nicole Riegel and KiKi Layne on their beautiful gem, “Dandelion”

by Rebecca Martin

July 10, 2024

I have to admit that when I started Cinema Femme, I was very focused on the disparity in opportunities for women and non-binary people both in front of and behind

Interviews, LGBTQ+

16 min read

Guinevere Turner on her book ‘When the World Didn’t End: A Memoir’ and her groundbreaking indie “Go Fish”

by Rebecca Martin

August 31, 2023

Speaking with “American Psycho” screenwriter Guinevere Turner about her book When the World Didn’t End: A Memoir and her films that have changed the face of independent cinema, like “Go

Letterboxd, Profile

4 min read

Cinema Femme’s 225 Essential Films to see directed by women and non-binary people: Part Two (1982 – 2004) The emergence and discovery of indie gems during the pandemic

by cinemafemme

November 3, 2022

The list has been generated by Cinema Femme contributors, and the titles are listed chronologically on our Letterboxd HQ account. Here we highlight some of these films, breaking them down

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