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"Strong Island" Essays

6 min read

I can’t understand

by Amy Wasney

February 25, 2019

Both willingly and unwillingly, Yance and so many others have done so much emotional labor to tell us their stories and relive their trauma, all to reveal to us the
"Strong Island" Essays

5 min read

The burden of heartbreak

by Atavia Reed

February 25, 2019

When the lights in “Strong Island” (2017) begin to dim and the credits start to roll, the viewer is left with an echo of a scream ringing intensely in their

Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

1 min read

An interview with Docademia cofounder Nassim Abdi

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We spoke with Nassim Abdi, Ph.D, on what inspired her to found Docademia and the power of using documentaries when teaching in classrooms. Docademia is a social initiative that uses
Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

1 min read

An interview with documentary filmmakers Katy Osborn and Andrea Alberti

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We interviewed filmmakers Katy Osborn and Andrea Alberti about their documentary “Head to Head.” “Head is Head” is about the hair industry, women who struggle with hair loss, and how

"Strong Island" Essays

4 min read

Cinema Femme Documentary Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

I’ve always loved how documentaries can connect with viewers by taking them through worlds that are not their own. And some documentaries, like Yance Ford’s “Strong Island” (2017), our Issue

Chicago, Interviews, Short Films

5 min read

A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker/actor Clare Cooney

by Rebecca Martin

January 22, 2019

I first heard about filmmaker and actor Clare Cooney after her buzzworthy short film “Runner” (2017) showed at the Chicago Critics Film Festival in 2018. A few months later, I
Blog

2 min read

Cinema Femme Holiday Gift Guide

by Alison Marcotte

December 21, 2018

Happy holidays from the staff at Cinema Femme magazine! If you’re still looking for gift ideas for the film aficionados, women in film, or just awesome people in your life,
Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews

5 min read

A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and film critic Pamela Powell

by Rebecca Martin

November 8, 2018

I met film critic Pamela Powell through Twitter. She had taken a video of actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Q&A after the screening of her film “Fast Color” (directed by Julia Hart)
"The Virgin Suicides" Essays

3 min read

Cinema Femme Inaugural Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

October 10, 2018

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Cinema Femme magazine, the voice of the female film experience! Cinema Femme is a digital magazine that voices the female film experience through personal essays and interviews, accompanied

Blog

2 min read

The Future is Female

by Rebecca Martin

October 6, 2018

Over the past few years, and it seems like from the beginning of time, when it comes to an opinion, in general, male (specifically white men) have been the represented

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