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Directing, Film Festivals, Indigenous in Film, Sundance

21 min read

The Magic of Sundance: Stories from my last dance in Park City

by Veronica Miles

February 12, 2026

Yes, you can just go to Sundance. Yes, you will definitely have fun. Yes, you will see celebrities. Yes, you will see movies that may win Oscars or launch the

Documentaries, Interviews

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Director Marci Darling and producer Dr. Sharon Gillen aim to rejuvenate your creativity with “The Nita & Zita Project”

by Rebecca Martin

May 22, 2024

My Great Grandmother was a maid at the Chicago Athletic Club in the early 1900s. She would collect the cigar wrappers that were left behind and make them into beautiful

Documentaries, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023: Ella Glendining on her groundbreaking and brave documentary, “Is There Anybody Out There?”

by Rebecca Martin

February 8, 2023

“I would define ableism as discrimination and prejudice against disabled people. It’s so insidious and it’s so deeply ingrained in all of us. I really wanted to highlight how an

Documentaries, indigenous filmmaker, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023: Razelle Benally on representation behind the camera and her new docuseries “Murder in Big Horn”

by Dawn Borchardt

February 3, 2023

Co-Director Razelle Benally was inspired by her roots in her Oglala Lakota and Diné culture to connect with other Indigenous communities and share a larger story of Missing and Murdered

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023: Sofia Alaoui on her Supernatural Feature Debut, “Animalia”

by Rebecca Martin

January 25, 2023

Sofia Alaoui is an Arab filmmaker who grew up, as she says, “between China and Morocco.” Her mother is French and her father is from Morocco. What I love about

reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023 review: “Bad Behaviour,” directed by Alice Englert

by Peyton Robinson

January 25, 2023

Alice Englert’s directorial debut, “Bad Behaviour,” walks a tightrope, for its almost two hour long runtime. Lucy (Jennifer Connelly) is pursuing enlightenment while her daughter, Dylan (director Alice Englert), is

Chicago International Film Festival, International Films, Interviews

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“It’s Our Time Now”: Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir on her feature debut “Band” at ChiFilmFest2022

by Rebecca Martin

October 17, 2022

I’m going to be 40 next month. For a while I couldn’t think or say that without flinching a bit. I have had it instilled in me there are certain

Awards, Film Festivals, Profile

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Cinema Femme Short Film Fest among the 12 recipients of Filmocracy’s first-ever fellowship awards for female-centric film festivals

by cinemafemme

December 9, 2021

Los Angeles, CA (December 9, 2021)—Filmocracy, the world’s premiere digital screening, distribution, and experience platform, has announced today its non-profit, The Filmocracy Foundation, is funding the first round of fellowships

Film Festivals, Profile

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Previewing Reeling 2021: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, screening in person and in virtual cinemas 9/23 – 10/7

by cinemafemme

August 29, 2021

We are so excited to share with you some of the films that will be screening and streaming at Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival! Reeling elevates LGBTQ+

Film Festivals, Platforms for Women in Film, Profile

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Support sustainable careers of female filmmakers

by Rebecca Martin

March 4, 2021

We’re over half way to our goal! The Cinema Femme Short Film Showcase is in need of a virtual platform that best elevates the emerging female-identifying filmmakers we spotlight. The

February Showcase, Film Festivals, LIVE Events, LIVE Q&A, Short Films

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Watch here February Showcase LIVE events 2/19/21 – 2/28/21

by cinemafemme

February 28, 2021

Cinema Femme Short Film Festival February Showcase | AwardsSunday February 28, 2021  | 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST / Announcements by February 2021 Mentor Kate Hackett and Cinema

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