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Chicago, Comedy, Interviews, LGBTQ+

14 min read

Look back: Kelly O’Sullivan’s debut script ‘Saint Frances’ brings an authentic look into womanhood

by Rebecca Martin

May 6, 2022

With the recent news of the Supreme Court leak detailing their plan to overturn Roe vs. Wade, we wanted to bring back our interview with Kelly O’Sullivan about her film

Film Gear, Interviews

17 min read

Dancing with the camera: an interview with cinematographer Valentina Caniglia

by Rebecca Martin

January 15, 2020

Featured back in April 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

Interviews, Short Films

14 min read

Ashley Shelton brings her movie vision to the lens with ‘Magnolia & Clementine’

by Rebecca Martin

January 14, 2020

Today we’re bringing back Ashley Shelton’s feature from June 2019. You can see Ashley in “The Evening Hour” premiering at Sundance 2020. Stay tuned for her future directed projects. I

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness

8 min read

Aisling Franciosi dives deep into character in Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’

by Pamela Powell

December 16, 2019

Repost of feature from August 23, 2019 in honor of Aisling Franciosi being awarded Most Promising Performer by the Chicago Film Critics Association’s! Watch “The Nightingale” on Hulu, Amazon Prime,

Chicago, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Now Playing

35 min read

Fish out of water: Haroula Rose on ‘Once Upon a River,’ directing Maya Hawke, and much more

by Matt Fagerholm

August 9, 2019

I’m Greek, my family is from Greece, but I grew up in the Midwest, and I also love Americana as well as folk and country music. Who gets to have

Chicago, Indie Films, Interviews, LGBTQ+

5 min read

A religious experience with Molly Hewitt’s ‘Holy Trinity’

by Rebecca Martin

July 19, 2019

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

Chicago, Comedy, Interviews

4 min read

Comedy duo Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix are bringing dynamic female characters to the stage and screen

by Alison Marcotte and Rebecca Martin

June 29, 2019

Chicago-based comedians (and writers for Cinema Femme magazine) Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix have been passionate about comedy since grade school. “I was very shy growing up. I was always

Interviews

3 min read

Comedy Issue Cover Artist: Tavi Veraldi

by Rebecca Martin

June 10, 2019

Tavi Veraldi is talented Chicago-based illustrator, film buff, and overall stellar person. With her edgy, comic-book style, horror-inspired art, and pop art look, Tavi’s style is distinctive and reminds me

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, Interviews, Short Films

5 min read

Director Gillian Greene on comedy ‘Fanboy’ and finding humor in everyday life

by Pamela Powell

April 15, 2019

While the film was only meant to demonstrate her skills as a director to get work for feature films, Greene wanted to share this charming comedy about a South Carolina
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, Social Justice

6 min read

Director Alison Klayman discusses her new documentary ‘The Brink’

by Pamela Powell

April 9, 2019

Never in recent memory has there been such a volatile time in politics than today and one man has added his own fuel to the fire—Steve Bannon. Director Alison Klayman

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