lost in translation

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A Call for Peace and Human Connection: Hikari on “Rental Family”

by Matt Fagerholm

November 17, 2025

As I sat in my favorite movie palace, the Music Box Theatre, waiting for my wife—Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin—to arrive for that evening’s eagerly awaited Chicago International Film Festival

International Films, Interviews

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Newcomer Park Ji-Min on her acting debut as Freddie in the Cannes gem “Return to Seoul”

by Rebecca Martin

February 24, 2023

From one “lost soul” to another, I felt a deep connection with visual artist Park Ji-Min (also known as Ji-Min) as a person. I also felt deeply connected with her

Blog

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My Journey with Sofia

by Rebecca Martin

October 6, 2018

I’ve followed Sofia Coppola’s career closely, ever since 2003. In 2003, I saw the film that became my gateway in to the cinephile world: Lost in Translation. Friends in college (where