cinema femme

Cult Classic, Directing, Film Editing, Indie Films, Interviews, producer, Television, TV

41 min read

He Believed in Me: Sabrina S. Sutherland on Her Favorite Person, David Lynch

by Matt Fagerholm

May 23, 2025

It’s difficult to put into words the gratitude I have for Sabrina S. Sutherland. The collaborations she forged with filmmaker David Lynch, particularly over the last decade, have transformed my

composer, Film Editing, Interviews, Television

40 min read

An Editor’s Dream: Lori Eschler and Scott Ryan on “Always Music in the Air: The Sounds of Twin Peaks”

by Matt Fagerholm

May 19, 2025

In April of 2022, I attended the most euphoric moviegoing marathon of my life when curator Daniel Knox hosted “David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective—The Return” at Chicago’s own Club Silencio,

2025 Films, Coming of Age, Drama, Indie Films, Interviews, Sundance

13 min read

Disrupt the Dopamine: Lily McInerny on “Bonjour Tristesse”

by Matt Fagerholm

May 1, 2025

Throughout human history, few things have discomforted patriarchal societies quite like the candid thoughts of women. French author Françoise Sagan was only 18 when she published her wildly popular 1954

2024 Films, 2025 Films, Awards, Coming of Age, Directing, Documentaries, Film Editing, Film Festivals, Indie Films, Interviews, Now Playing, producer, Short Films

29 min read

This Was the Fight: Emily Sheskin on “JessZilla”

by Matt Fagerholm

February 24, 2025

One of my favorite films I saw in 2024 is finally kicking off its limited theatrical run before arriving on VOD. Last year, I had the privilege of serving on

Comedy, Coming of Age, Interviews, Television, TV

19 min read

A Sense of Authenticity: Olivia Edward on “Better Things”

by Rebecca Martin Fagerholm and Matt Fagerholm

October 21, 2024

When Pamela Adlon released her marvelous directorial feature debut, “Babes,” earlier this year, my husband Matt and I had not yet been acquainted with the filmmaker’s Peabody Award-winning FX series,

Chicago International Film Festival, Directing, Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Television, TV

8 min read

CIFF 2024: Screen Legend Valeria Golino on Her Exhilarating Miniseries, “The Art of Joy”

by Matt Fagerholm

October 18, 2024

Valeria Golino was 18 years old when she filmed Italian director Francesco Maselli’s “Storia d’amore,” the movie that would make her an international star. She earned the Best Actress prize

Indie Films, Interviews, Mental Health Awareness, Short Films

21 min read

A Different Conversation: Maia Scalia on Her Stunning Directorial Debut, “His Mother”

by Matt Fagerholm

August 9, 2024

If only people had listened to her. She saw the warning signs while others kept repeatedly turning a blind eye, and now her only child is on the brink of

2024 Films, Chicago, Film Festivals, Indie Films, Interviews, Now Playing

18 min read

This is Our Family: Tara Mallen, Keith Kupferer and Katherine Mallen Kupferer on “Ghostlight”

by Matt Fagerholm

June 10, 2024

When it comes to monumentally euphoric moviegoing experiences in 2024, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson have set a mightily high bar with their latest crowd-pleaser, “Ghostlight.” Five years after helming

Interviews, Television

23 min read

Attracted to the Darkness: Sophia Adler on Her Pivotal Role in “Harlan Coben’s Shelter”

by Matt Fagerholm

November 22, 2023

If there were any justice in the realm of film distribution, every member of the #MeToo movement would currently be the proud owner of a boxed set featuring four movies

Interviews

16 min read

The Poetry of Everyday Life: Brooke Westphal on “Young People”

by Matt Fagerholm

August 4, 2023

A film lasting only a few minutes has the potential to impact viewers in a way that is tantamount to a feature, and that is certainly the case with “Young

International Films, Interviews

19 min read

The Birth of a Heroine: Afrin Khanom and Angelos Rallis on “Mighty Afrin: in the time of floods”

by Matt Fagerholm

July 21, 2023

At the 2017 installment of Hot Docs in Toronto, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a documentary so devastating and essential that it made my top ten list of

Documentaries, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Sundance

47 min read

Rebecca Harrell Tickell on “Prancer,” “Regenerate Ojai” and “On Sacred Ground”

by Matt Fagerholm

February 23, 2023

With over two feet of snow piled upon the driveway, I spent this past Christmas Eve with my wife, Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin Fagerholm, binging holiday perennials at her