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Comedy Essays

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Cinema Femme Comedy Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

May 27, 2019

With our fifth issue, the Comedy issue, we wanted to honor and celebrate iconic films and TV shows that have changed the face of comedy. There has been so many

Chicago, Interviews, TV

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Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s ‘The Red Line’ explores a police shooting and its aftermath

by Rebecca Martin

April 25, 2019

"The Red Line" follows three Chicago families after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives. It begins after a white cop shoots
Documentaries, Film Festivals, Film History, Interviews, Women's History Month

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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
Film Editing, Interviews, TV

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Editor Erin Wolf on the artistic process of editing a TV show

by Rebecca Martin

April 15, 2019

Erin Wolf has worked on the TV shows "The Magicians," "You," and "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," and she also assistant edited Ethan Hawke's feature film "Blaze" and Nick Cannon's "King
"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
Interviews, TV

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An interview with Porscha Williams: her journey from film student in Chicago to a TV assistant at Miramax

by Kana Felix

April 12, 2019

I first became aware of Porscha Williams when she generously video called into my “Finding Your Comedic Voice” class at the Harold Ramis Film School. At the time she was

Interviews

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With ‘Alice,’ director Josephine Mackerras explores preconceived notions of independence, motherhood, and marriage

by Pamela Powell

April 11, 2019

Josephine Mackerras debuted her first feature film, “Alice,” at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. The story depicts how Alice, a wife and mother, reacts to her husband’s double life, leaving

Uncategorized

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2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit

by Danielle Acton

April 9, 2019

The work I saw was crafted with time and effort and filled more than just quotas. They were filling us with inspiration for a future in which female-identifying filmmakers are

Blog

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Cinema Femme Issue 3 Party

by cinemafemme

March 3, 2019

Thank you all who came out last night to celebrate Cinema Femme's Issue 3 at WeWork!
Documentaries, Interviews

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A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Meryl Goldsmith

by Rebecca Martin

February 26, 2019

"Sometime during that process, Michael Radner, he’s my godfather, he told me that Lisa D’Apolito was making “Love, Gilda” (2018). Once I finally had a chance to meet Lisa, I
Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews, Trans Awareness Week

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A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and film critic Danielle Solzman

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

"This past season, GLAAD did their report, and there’s been an increase of trans actors in series, but a lot of that is because of “Pose” (2018). So it would
"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

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A Poem for the Mother

by Jaylan Salah

February 25, 2019

Illustration by Tavi Veraldi A Poem for the Mother Who lost her son… In a car crash In a dog fight Amid the dust mines of recessed memories A poem for the

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