female filmmakers

Interviews

14 min read

Kasia Adamik on Her European Ties to “Winter of the Crow”

by Megan Henderson

October 14, 2026

Director Kasia Adamik is no stranger to the screen, as her career began back in 2002. As a Polish filmmaker and storyboard artist, “Winter of the Crow” is an adaptation

Interviews

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Womanhood Steers the Ship in Lindsey Ryan’s “Capsized”

by Megan Henderson

October 13, 2026

Coming into your own as a person is hard, and it’s made even harder when you have a crazy family. The people closest to us affect our lives in so

Cinema Femme Short Film Festival

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Emily Robinson and Robin Tunney of “Ugly Cry” Discuss the Importance of Imperfection

by Megan Henderson

October 6, 2026

In this day and age, our social media presence is a reflection of ourselves. It’s a highly curated, performative version of what we see in the mirror everyday. Yet still,

Directing, Interviews

14 min read

Lauren Montgomery on Preserving Legacy While Moving Forward in “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender”

by Megan Henderson

October 5, 2026

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” is a franchise beloved globally. I first learned about it when I was in high school from one of my best friends, who grew up watching

Documentaries, Interviews

12 min read

Adapting, Changing, and Living an Adventure: Brydie O’Connor on “Barbara Forever”

by Megan Henderson

September 24, 2026

Barbara Hammer made over 80 films in her life time, and yet many don’t know her name. She helped shape experimental and queer cinema, and yet most audience members haven’t

Interviews

18 min read

Look At My Life: An Interview with Megan Park and the Cast of Amazon’s “Sterling Point”

by Megan Henderson

August 5, 2026

Everyone remembers the complicated feelings that come along with being a young adult. In fact, some of us may still be in that season of our lives, experiencing those feelings.

Documentaries, Film Editing, Film Festivals, Uncategorized

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Julie Seabaugh on the documentary “Are We Good?”

by Anna Pattison

July 2, 2025

Comedy is an essential tool of humanity — it reaches places within us that can often be too scary to face on our own. And, especially when it is a

Documentaries, International Films, Interviews, Sundance

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Look back: Rita Baghdadi’s Sundance premiere “Sirens” celebrates women who dare to revolt against their family and country’s expectations of them

by Dawn Borchardt

September 28, 2022

We take a look back at our Sundance coverage of the documentary “Sirens” directed by Rita Baghdadi (@ritaamal). The film will be kicking off their theatrical release this Friday (9/30/22)

2022 Awards, 2022 Films, Awards, Film Festivals, Profile, Toronto International Film Festival

1 min read

“So the privilege of being women filmmakers also comes with a heavy burden.” – Michelle Yeoh accepts the TIFF 2022 Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award

by cinemafemme

September 15, 2022

“As women, we are privileged to work in one of the most open-minded and forward-thinking industries, yet women are still glaringly underrepresented in the top levels of our industry,” she

Film Festivals, Juneteenth, Tribeca

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Tribeca Film Festival Preview: Our picks and coverage coming soon (6/8 – 6/19)

by cinemafemme

May 31, 2022

A preview of our picks for the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. We will cover most of these. Learn more about our picks below and buy tickets here: tribecafilm.com/festival GOOD GIRL

2022 Awards, Awards, Interviews, LGBTQ+

1 min read

Cinema Femme interview with “The Novice” star Isabelle Fuhrman and director Lauren Hadaway

by Rebecca Martin

December 14, 2021

Cinema Femme “The Novice” interview with star Isabelle Fuhrman and director Lauren Hadaway “The Novice” comes to digital and theaters Friday, December 17th! Moderated by Cinema Femme managing editor Rebecca

Profile

3 min read

MEZCLA MEDIA COLLECTIVE TO RECEIVE $15,000 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

by cinemafemme

June 18, 2021

CHICAGO, IL —  Mezcla Media Collective, a 501(c)(3) organization which works to elevate over 650 women and non-binary independent filmmakers of color in Chicago, was selected for a $15,000 Grants

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