female filmmakers

Film Festivals, Uncategorized

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Know My Work: Sundance Day Three– January 25, 2020

by cinemafemme

January 25, 2020

Cineme Femme is about amplifying the voices of underrepresented filmmakers and those who support them. During the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, in addition to our own original interviews, we will

Film Festivals, Uncategorized

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Know My Work: Sundance Day Two– January 24, 2020

by cinemafemme

January 24, 2020

Cineme Femme is about amplifying the voices of underrepresented filmmakers and those who support them. During the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, in addition to our own original interviews, we will

Cineuropa, International Films, Interviews

7 min read

Anne Sewitsky • Director of “Sonja: The White Swan”

by Cineuropa

January 24, 2020

The following Cineuropa interview is with filmmaker Anne Sewitsky. After studying directing at the Norwegian Film School, her feature-film debut came in 2010 with the comedy “Happy, Happy”, which was awarded

Film Festivals, Uncategorized

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Know My Work: Sundance Day One– January 23, 2020

by cinemafemme

January 23, 2020

Cineme Femme is about amplifying the voices of underrepresented filmmakers and those who support them. During the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, in addition to our own original interviews, we will

Comedy Essays, personal essay

6 min read

‘Clueless’ broke down barriers and paved the way for today’s comedies

by Jaylan Salah

December 17, 2019

At the end, "Clueless" is both reflective and ahead of its time. It implants the image of the modern woman of the nineties, rebelling against the clean-shaven stereotypical second-wave feminists
Comedy Essays

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‘Girls Trip’: a dose of Black Girl Magic

by Marjorie H. Morgan

December 16, 2019

"Girls Trip" is a film that highlights and celebrates Black womanhood in a variety of forms. This includes a honour roll call of Black excellence with people like Iyanla Vanzant,
Chicago, Coming of Age, Halloween, Interviews, LGBTQ+

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A cult classic is in our midst with Jennifer Reeder’s teen noir ‘Knives and Skin’

by Rebecca Martin

December 5, 2019

"Knives and Skin" follows the investigation of a young girl's disappearance in a rural Midwest town. The coming-of-age film has been described as a mix of Lynchian thriller and high
Black History, Interviews, Juneteenth

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Oluwaseun Babalola explores modern day Africa through her web series ‘SOJU’

by Rebecca Martin

October 11, 2019

My conversation with Oluwaseun Babalola—”Seun” for short—was empowering. We are both women who have a passion for what we are doing, and we are both doing all that we can

Comedy Essays

7 min read

Chosen ‘Family’

by Danielle Acton

July 18, 2019

Family is about the lengths you will go to listen and hear others, not just the blood bonds that you have. Kate and Maddie are each other's chosen family, and
Chicago, Indie Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+

16 min read

Emily Lape brings a rawness to the filmmaking and acting process with ‘Mercy’s Girl’

by Rebecca Martin

July 15, 2019

"Four years ago when I was trying to make “Mercy’s Girl,” it was so hard. Now, I don’t know if it’s because I know more people, but it’s very ripe.
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Documentaries, Interviews

10 min read

Why was ‘Thelma & Louise’ such an impactful film? Jennifer Townsend’s documentary explores why

by Rebecca Martin

June 27, 2019

I recently spoke with Townsend over the phone about how she created this fascinating documentary and how things have changed for women in film since "Thelma & Louise" came out
Chicago, Comedy, Interviews

10 min read

Patti Vasquez brings representation onstage and behind the mic

by Rebecca Martin

June 11, 2019

Patti Vasquez is a renaissance woman: She’s the host of “The Patti Vasquez Show” on Chicago’s WGN Radio, a stand-up comedian, and the founder of With Kind Words, a consulting

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