A Letter of Gratitude
Hello friend of Cinema Femme, As we come to the end of 2024, I hope you’re able to take a breath and make time for reflection. In light of the recent election, it hasn’t been easy, but I feel a sense of hope for our artistic community. I recently listened to a podcast episode that […]
See Jane Salon: Kris Rey on representation of pregnancy on film and her own journey as a mother
Recently I attended a member event of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, as part of their “See Jane Salon” series, which enables GDIGM CEO Madeline Di Nonno to share the organization’s latest findings on representation on screens both big and small. The Chicago event was sponsored by Full Spectrum Features and the […]
Dr. Caroline Heldman on #MeToo and representation
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 at Occidental College, and executive director of The Representation Project.
Cinema Femme Women’s History Month/Sexual Assault Awareness Month Issue — Editor’s Letter
If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. —Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943–December 17, 2018) When there is a passion inside you, you can’t deny it. When there is a dream and a passion inside you that you achingly want to exist, you will do everything […]