Loosening the Knots: Madison Young on “By the Roots”

After seeing Chicago’s BDSM community turn out in huge numbers for a euphoric preview screening of Harry Lighton’s acclaimed movie “Pillion” earlier this year, it’s clear that Madison Young’s equally riveting film, “By the Roots,” is destined to be embraced by audiences in the Windy City. On the heels of her own brilliant debut feature, […]
Attracted to the Darkness: Sophia Adler on Her Pivotal Role in “Harlan Coben’s Shelter”

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 written and directed by New York-based auteur Deborah Kampmeier. Her 2003 debut, “Virgin,” starred Elisabeth Moss in a breakthrough performance as a teen who believes […]
Encore! Watch our 2023 AWARDED shorts this weekend (5/12 – 5/14)!

With the success of our first hybrid (in-person and online) film festival, we wanted to bring back some of our shorts for one last weekend! All of these films received an award on our final official day of our festival on Thursday, May 4. See list of films that you can access this weekend below, along […]
Deborah Kampmeier’s ‘Tape’ explores the gray areas of #MeToo through sharing one woman’s powerful story

I was first introduced to Deborah Kampmeier’s “Tape” during my interview with the film’s cinematographer Valentina Caniglia. Since our conversation took place a year ago, she couldn’t go into depth about the story, but I was immediately intrigued. I finally got to watch “Tape” a month ago, and I’ve watched it three times since then. […]
Dancing with the camera: an interview with cinematographer Valentina Caniglia

Featured back in April 2019 Cinema Femme is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I first met cinematographer Valentina Caniglia at the 2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit in Brooklyn, […]
