Letterboxd review: “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953) directed by Ida Lupino, reviewed by Emmy-winning editor Kate Hackett
Cinema Femme will be featuring our Letterboxd reviews as a series on our website. We started as a magazine focused on film criticism, we are now using Letterboxd as our platform for this work. We begin with a review by Kate Hackett, Emmy-winning editor (“Cheer”) and director (“Oleander), on Ida Lupino’s “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953). Kate […]
“Eighth Grade” Star Emily Robinson on Her Directorial Efforts “Hearsay” and “Virgin Territory”
Emily Robinson is, without question, one of the most gifted and promising talents of her generation. She earned a Young Artist Award and Young Entertainer Award, as well as a Screen Actors Guild nomination, for her work on Joey Soloway’s landmark Amazon series, “Transparent,” where she played the young versions of Gaby Hoffmann’s characters, Rose and […]
“Oleander” – Kate Hackett
A seventeen year old sex-positive YouTuber starts a social media war against her abstinence program. Stars Emily Robinson (Transparent), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and Jennifer Lafleur (Room 104). Winner, Best Director, Short Film – The Method Fest.Winner, Levin Grand Prize – Wheaton Film Festival. Directed by Kate Hackett, who won an editing Emmy for “Cheer”. Kate […]
Emmy winning editor Kate Hackett discusses her directorial debut “Oleander”
It was a pleasure speaking with Kate Hackett about her directorial debut “Oleander”, a shorter version of her feature script “Purify My Heart”. We discussed her experience of growing up in the Catholic schools that taught abstinence, her work as an editor (Cheer, Last Chance U) and in reality TV that brought her to this […]