Femme Film Friday: “How to Have Sex,” “Tótem,” “Departing Seniors,” and “Fitting In”
Here are our capsule reviews of four new releases we recommend you seek out! How to Have Sex – directed by Molly Manning Walker (Feb. 9) | review by Rebecca Martin “Scrapper” cinematographer Molly Manning Walker’s directorial feature debut premiered at Cannes last year. I’ve been waiting for a film like this one to emerge. […]
CIFF 2023 Review: “Departing Seniors,” directed by Clare Cooney
“Departing Seniors” screened opening night of The 59th Chicago International Film Festival on October 11, 2023. The final week of senior year of high school can be full of surprises. Memories of the times you’ve had flood the halls you’ve walked for four years. Fear and excitement for an unknown future linger over you. However, […]
Clare Cooney makes her directorial feature debut with “Departing Seniors”
To deem a filmmaker as scrappy is the highest compliment. Clare Cooney continues to evolve in her many abilities as a filmmaker and artist, and has always has embodied the essence of the term “scrappy.” Her evolution over the past years is making her more in demand as a filmmaker. Her friend Jose Nateras came […]