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Asian American, Film Festivals, Interviews, LGBTQ+

12 min read

Marion Hill puts her own spin on a cinematic romance in the Sundance hit “Ma Belle, My Beauty”

by Rebecca Martin

February 15, 2021

I am in love. I’m in love with Marion Hill’s ‘Ma Belle, My Beauty.’ This film is a romance that involves many people, but at the heart of it is

February Showcase, Film Festivals, Interviews, Short Films

8 min read

Jacqueline Xerri on her coming-of-age short “Monkey Bars”

by Rebecca Martin

February 3, 2021

REBECCA MARTIN: How did you come to this project? JACQUELINE XERRI: Three years ago, I made my first short, called “Teen Night”, which is a coming-of-age story. This was my

Earth, Film Festivals, Interviews

16 min read

Sparking joy during a pandemic: filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis speak about their Sundance short “Snowy”

by Rebecca Martin

January 15, 2021

Most people grow up with animals in their lives, whether it’s a pet, a neighborhood squirrel, or a trip to the zoo. Filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis did

Film Festivals, Interviews, Social Justice

13 min read

Filmmaker Patricia Vidal Delgado breaks through biases in “La Leyenda Negra”

by Rebecca Martin

March 5, 2020

“La Leyenda Negra” comes to HBO Latino and HBO Max on 12/4 I love all of the interviews I do, but this one was very special. In a way, the

Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Uncategorized

9 min read

Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival director Grainne Humphreys shares her view of European women in film

by Davide Abbatescianni

February 18, 2020

Grainne Humphreys has been the director of the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VMDIFF) since 2007. Under her direction, the prestigious Irish film event has significantly expanded its scope.

Film Festivals, Indie Films, International Films

8 min read

Basking in Sundance

by Rebecca Martin

January 22, 2020

Sundance is my “happy place”. It’s the place I go to in my mind when sh**t in the real-world gets too real. I fell in love with Sundance in 2016.

Documentaries, Interviews, Women's History Month

6 min read

‘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
Interviews, Sundance 40

16 min read

The Gene Siskel Film Center’s female leading staff share their passion for the Chicago film community

by Rebecca Martin

October 15, 2019

The Gene Siskel Film Center has the best programming of international films, diverse films, female-directed films, and independent films in Chicago. That is a fact. Earlier this year, Cinema Femme

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