cinema femme magazine

Film Critics, Interviews

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Look Back: Film critic Carla Renata speaks her truth through her journey to becoming The Curvy Critic

by Rebecca Martin

February 23, 2021

"We made history doing that ['The Black Experience on Film' for Turner Classic Movies]. Turner Classic Movies had never done anything like that before. Because my love of film was
Black History, Chicago, Film Critics, Film Festivals, Interviews

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#TBT 2019 Sundance Ebert Fellows

by Rebecca Martin

January 16, 2020

Chaz Ebert introduced me to the 2019 Sundance Ebert Fellows Niani Scott, Whitney A. Spencer, and Tiffany Walden via Instagram as they were on their way to Park City, Utah,
Film Festivals, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Aisling Franciosi dives deep into character in Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’

by Pamela Powell

December 16, 2019

Repost of feature from August 23, 2019 in honor of Aisling Franciosi being awarded Most Promising Performer by the Chicago Film Critics Association’s! Watch “The Nightingale” on Hulu, Amazon Prime,

Interviews, Uncategorized

6 min read

Cinema Femme Voices #FemaleFilmmakerFriday

by cinemafemme

November 22, 2019

Happy Female Filmmaker Friday! This Friday, instead of featuring one filmmaker, we’d like to showcase some of our Cinema Femme voices, which are excerpts from past Cinema Femme filmmaker features.

Chicago, Indie Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+

5 min read

A religious experience with Molly Hewitt’s ‘Holy Trinity’

by Rebecca Martin

July 19, 2019

I am ready to share with the world that I am a freaky queer femme sex worker domme and I am also a fucking filmmaker.  —Molly Hewitt/Glamhag June, 2019  Molly

Comedy, Coming of Age, Interviews

7 min read

Ten years later, the world is ready for ‘Booksmart’

by Pamela Powell

May 29, 2019

There are two main reasons Olivia Wilde's directorial debut "Booksmart" is getting such high praises: Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever.
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews

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‘A League of Their Own’ Issue Cover Artist: Gabrielle Riscanevo

by Rebecca Martin

April 29, 2019

Our cover artist for Cinema Femme’s fourth issue, “A League of Their Own” edition, is Gabrielle Riscanevo. I first came across artist Gabrielle Riscanevo‘s work when she posted in the

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

"A League of Their Own" Essays

3 min read

Cinema Femme Women’s History Month/Sexual Assault Awareness Month Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

April 9, 2019

If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. —Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943–December 17, 2018) When there is a passion inside

Blog

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International Women’s Day: Storytellers

by Rebecca Martin

March 8, 2019

Personally, I’d like to think that the changes in my life stem from my passions. I’m passionate about women’s stories through the lens of film. It is important that these
Interviews

5 min read

A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Tiffany Addison

by Rebecca Martin

January 22, 2019

"My mentor (Mark Harris) was the director of this film, and I coproduced it with him and starred in the film. 'Nothing Like Thanksgiving' will air on Thanksgiving of this
"Black Panther" Essays

6 min read

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

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