Previewing Reeling 2021: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, screening in person and in virtual cinemas 9/23 – 10/7
We are so excited to share with you some of the films that will be screening and streaming at Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival! Reeling elevates LGBTQ+ films and is the second oldest film festival of its kind that features films from all over the world. This year, the festival kicks off […]
Cinema Femme and Letterboxd present: A Conversation with Isabel Sandoval
A CONVERSATION WITH ISABEL SANDOVAL, Wednesday, April 14th, at 4:00 PM EST, as part of our April Showcase. Join us as we pay tribute to filmmaker Isabel Sandoval (“Lingua Franca”) with a special 30-minute virtual discussion. Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin will speak with the groundbreaking trans filmmaker about her career, and her passion for cinema. We […]
Kristin Peterson subverts the family holiday comedy with “Ringolevio”
It was a pleasure to interview Kristin Peterson about her debut “Ringolevio”, a film that touches on the truths of what it is like to meet your significant others family for the first time, and how you act within that environment. There are hints of the tropes from family holiday comedies like “The Family Stone”, […]
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 […]
Filmmaker Christina Raia is creating empathy through film
I met filmmaker and Seed&Spark’s head of education and outreach Christina Raia in March at the 2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit, where she gave a presentation about film distribution. Hearing Christina talk about her passion for helping filmmakers get their projects funded and distributed was inspirational. We spoke in April on the phone […]