filmmakers

Comedy, Documentaries, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film

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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.
Comedy Essays

3 min read

Cinema Femme Comedy Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

May 27, 2019

With our fifth issue, the Comedy issue, we wanted to honor and celebrate iconic films and TV shows that have changed the face of comedy. There has been so many

Chicago, Interviews, TV

16 min read

Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s ‘The Red Line’ explores a police shooting and its aftermath

by Rebecca Martin

April 25, 2019

"The Red Line" follows three Chicago families after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives. It begins after a white cop shoots
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film, Sexual Assault Awareness

8 min read

Dr. Caroline Heldman on #MeToo and representation

by Rebecca Martin

April 15, 2019

During my trip in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Caroline Heldman, research director at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, associate professor of politics
Uncategorized

4 min read

2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit

by Danielle Acton

April 9, 2019

The work I saw was crafted with time and effort and filled more than just quotas. They were filling us with inspiration for a future in which female-identifying filmmakers are

Blog

2 min read

International Women’s Day: Storytellers

by Rebecca Martin

March 8, 2019

Personally, I’d like to think that the changes in my life stem from my passions. I’m passionate about women’s stories through the lens of film. It is important that these