Andi Morrow touches on addiction in her short film ‘Pusher’
Andi Morrow, such a genuine artistic soul. Loved our conversation, and loved her film “Pusher”. She educated me through our conversation and film about the “devastating” opioid epidemic that is going on in Appalachia. The film is about a woman, a drug dealer, named Brittany, who is “stuck” in this town saturated by this drug […]
Maura Delpero reveals the beauty of imperfect motherhood with ‘Maternal’
When I turned thirty everything changed for me. My boyfriend of three years was not ready to make the kind of commitment I desired and was definitely not ready to help make me a mother. My body told me, “It’s time, you are ready for motherhood,” and my circumstances were telling me, “No it’s not […]
Filmmaker and storyteller Colette Ghunim retraces her heritage with ‘Traces of Home’
Colette Ghunim has been on my radar for awhile. Her work comes from a place of passion and is really making a positive impact on our film culture and world. She first came to my attention with her film she co-directed with Tinne Van Loon, “The People’s Girls” (2016), a short documentary that explores sexual […]
A religious experience with Molly Hewitt’s ‘Holy Trinity’
I am ready to share with the world that I am a freaky queer femme sex worker domme and I am also a fucking filmmaker. —Molly Hewitt/Glamhag June, 2019 Molly Hewitt. Jennifer Reeder. Sofia Coppola. Three directors with different styles, but three directors that completely pull me in by their aesthetic and original cinematic art […]
Emily Lape brings a rawness to the filmmaking and acting process with ‘Mercy’s Girl’
“Four years ago when I was trying to make “Mercy’s Girl,” it was so hard. Now, I don’t know if it’s because I know more people, but it’s very ripe. It’s a great time to be a filmmaker.”