film

Comedy, Film Festivals, Interviews

10 min read

The Women of Tribeca

by Pamela Powell

June 5, 2019

Film festivals afford you an opportunity to meet filmmakers from all over the world who are involved in the industry in many different capacities. And this year, at the 2019

Comedy, Interviews, Screenwriting

23 min read

From Hollywood to Chicago, Katherine O’Brien is helping aspiring screenwriters

by Rebecca Martin

June 3, 2019

Cinema Femme is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and

Comedy, Interviews

10 min read

Cleveland comedian Sam Dee is creating spaces for women in comedy

by Alison Marcotte

May 30, 2019

For the past several years, Sam Dee has been creating inclusive, creative spaces for comedians and audience members in Cleveland. She cocreated the comedy advice show Share-apy in 2017, cofounded

Comedy, Coming of Age, Interviews

7 min read

Ten years later, the world is ready for ‘Booksmart’

by Pamela Powell

May 29, 2019

There are two main reasons Olivia Wilde's directorial debut "Booksmart" is getting such high praises: Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever.
Comedy Essays

6 min read

‘Booksmart’: Class of Gen Z

by Danielle Acton

May 29, 2019

Throw a reunion if you've graduated within the last ten years because "Booksmart" is the most accurate depiction of what it's like to be a high schooler in the 2010s.
Comedy, Interviews, LGBTQ+

13 min read

Filmmaker Christina Raia is creating empathy through film

by Rebecca Martin

May 28, 2019

I met filmmaker and Seed&Spark’s head of education and outreach Christina Raia in March at the 2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit, where she gave a presentation about film

Comedy, Documentaries, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film

13 min read

CherryPicks founder and ‘Being Frank’ director Miranda Bailey is paving the way for women in film

by Rebecca Martin

May 28, 2019

Miranda Bailey is not just one thing—she is Miranda Bailey, the producer, director, actor, founder of CherryPicks, mother, and inspiration to women in the industry.
Documentaries, Film Festivals, Film History, Interviews, Women's History Month

10 min read

Pamela B. Green’s documentary honors filmmaking pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché

by Rebecca Martin

April 16, 2019

Meeting Pamela, I could feel the force of nature of Alice Guy-Blaché through her passionate words and her film. It's like Alice called out to Pamela to introduce her to
Interviews, TV

11 min read

An interview with Porscha Williams: her journey from film student in Chicago to a TV assistant at Miramax

by Kana Felix

April 12, 2019

I first became aware of Porscha Williams when she generously video called into my “Finding Your Comedic Voice” class at the Harold Ramis Film School. At the time she was

Documentaries, Interviews

6 min read

A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Meryl Goldsmith

by Rebecca Martin

February 26, 2019

"Sometime during that process, Michael Radner, he’s my godfather, he told me that Lisa D’Apolito was making “Love, Gilda” (2018). Once I finally had a chance to meet Lisa, I
"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

9 min read

The contours of fear: a documentary elegy

by Marjorie H. Morgan

February 25, 2019

It is a pessimistic view of life in America, and for Yance Ford and millions of people who look like him, it is a daily reality: living with the fear
Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

1 min read

An interview with Docademia cofounder Nassim Abdi

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We spoke with Nassim Abdi, Ph.D, on what inspired her to found Docademia and the power of using documentaries when teaching in classrooms. Docademia is a social initiative that uses