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"Black Panther" Essays, Interviews, Juneteenth, personal essay

8 min read

Look Back: Cinema Femme Voices: “Black Panther”

by Rebecca Martin

November 8, 2022

With the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” coming this Friday (11/11/22) we bring back snippets of our January 2019 Black Panther issue and our interview with Oscar-Winning Production Designer

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Documentaries, Interviews, Women's History Month

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‘Maiden’: How an all-women sailing team fought sexism and made history

by Pamela Powell

December 3, 2019

"Maiden" (2019) is the harrowing true tale of how Skipper Tracy Edwards pushed against the acceptable gender tides of racing in 1989–1990 and then changed the boat racing world and
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All-Star, Interviews

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Director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre on animal therapy, rehabilitation, and second chances

by Pamela Powell

December 3, 2019

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre has written and directed a uniquely evocative and stunning film that reassesses humanity and our need for connection seen through the lens of a hopeless and withdrawn
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Comedy, Interviews, Short Films

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Director Gillian Greene on comedy ‘Fanboy’ and finding humor in everyday life

by Pamela Powell

April 15, 2019

While the film was only meant to demonstrate her skills as a director to get work for feature films, Greene wanted to share this charming comedy about a South Carolina
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Interviews

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With ‘Alice,’ director Josephine Mackerras explores preconceived notions of independence, motherhood, and marriage

by Pamela Powell

April 11, 2019

Josephine Mackerras debuted her first feature film, “Alice,” at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. The story depicts how Alice, a wife and mother, reacts to her husband’s double life, leaving

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Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews, Trans Awareness Week

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A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and film critic Danielle Solzman

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

"This past season, GLAAD did their report, and there’s been an increase of trans actors in series, but a lot of that is because of “Pose” (2018). So it would
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All-Star, Documentaries, Interviews

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‘Hail Satan?’: interview with documentary filmmaker Penny Lane

by Pamela Powell

February 25, 2019

“Hail Satan?” (2019) is not only an eye-catching title, the content is eye-opening! The upbeat, energetic, and talented documentary filmmaker Penny Lane gave Sundance audiences food for thought in this
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Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews

5 min read

A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and film critic Pamela Powell

by Rebecca Martin

November 8, 2018

I met film critic Pamela Powell through Twitter. She had taken a video of actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Q&A after the screening of her film “Fast Color” (directed by Julia Hart)
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