Sonejuhi Sinha’s refreshingly raw thriller ‘Stray Dolls’ flips the American dream
The American clichés of “Bonnie and Clyde”, the “American Dream”, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, are mixed together in the refreshingly raw new movie, “Stray Dolls”. It focuses on three women who are outsiders living on the outside of the law: Riz (Geetanjali Thapa), a petty criminal and an immigrant from India; Dallas (Olivia […]
Amanda Kernell’s love story in “Charter” explores the complexities of divorce
Last month at the Sundance film festival in Park City, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Amanda Kernell to talk about her beautifully haunting film “Charter”. Chatting with her over coffee (for me) and tea (for her), I loved how we got into the complexities of what it is to be a parent, […]
Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival: a conversation with founders Patrice and Susie Francois
Mother and daughter power team, Patrice (daughter) and Susie (mother) Francois, are making an impact for women in the film community. Their annual international female-directed film festival and Girl Power Film & Media Summit brings together women in film from all over the world. We are approaching their fourth-annual Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival […]
A religious experience with Molly Hewitt’s ‘Holy Trinity’
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 Hewitt. Jennifer Reeder. Sofia Coppola. Three directors with different styles, but three directors that completely pull me in by their aesthetic and original cinematic art […]