Matt Fagerholm

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Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme Present: The Call Sheet Magazine Vol. 2

by cinemafemme

November 10, 2023

Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme Present: The Call Sheet Magazine Vol. 2 Introducing the latest edition of the groundbreaking magazine collaboration by Camera Ambassador and Cinema Femme. Working closely with

Interviews

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The Poetry of Everyday Life: Brooke Westphal on “Young People”

by Matt Fagerholm

August 4, 2023

A film lasting only a few minutes has the potential to impact viewers in a way that is tantamount to a feature, and that is certainly the case with “Young

International Films, Interviews

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The Birth of a Heroine: Afrin Khanom and Angelos Rallis on “Mighty Afrin: in the time of floods”

by Matt Fagerholm

July 21, 2023

At the 2017 installment of Hot Docs in Toronto, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a documentary so devastating and essential that it made my top ten list of

Documentaries, Indie Films, Indigenous in Film, Interviews, Sundance

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Rebecca Harrell Tickell on “Prancer,” “Regenerate Ojai” and “On Sacred Ground”

by Matt Fagerholm

February 23, 2023

With over two feet of snow piled upon the driveway, I spent this past Christmas Eve with my wife, Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin Fagerholm, binging holiday perennials at her

Interviews, Slamdance

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Slamdance 2023: Wendy McColm on Their Audacious Triumph, “Fuzzy Head”

by Matt Fagerholm

January 18, 2023

“To understand my work,” David Lynch once told a bewildered moviegoer in Chicago, “you must follow the emotion. Because if you follow the buttermilk, you’ll end up going to the

2022 Films, International Films, Interviews

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Gaysorn Thavat on Her Sublime Directorial Feature Debut, “The Justice of Bunny King”

by Matt Fagerholm

September 21, 2022

Like many moviegoers of my generation in the United States, I was first captivated by the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Yet

Interviews

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Nudity as a Political Statement: Eva Husson and Odessa Young on “Mothering Sunday”

by Matt Fagerholm

March 23, 2022

Eva Husson’s “Mothering Sunday” is the sort of film that demands to be seen more than once in order to be fully appreciated. It plays on the senses like a

Film Festivals, Horror, Juneteenth, reviews, Sundance

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Cinema Femme at Sundance Day 4: Happening, Alice, Hatching and Nanny

by cinemafemme

January 24, 2022

Happening The two best films I’ve seen thus far in 2022 won acclaim on the festival circuit last year prior their premieres at Sundance, and both happen to be astonishingly

Coming of Age, Interviews, LGBTQ+, Short Films

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“Eighth Grade” Star Emily Robinson on Her Directorial Efforts “Hearsay” and “Virgin Territory”

by Matt Fagerholm

August 13, 2021

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

2022 Awards, Documentaries, Interviews

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Marilyn Agrelo on Her Must-See Documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street”

by Matt Fagerholm

May 4, 2021

Sixteen years after her debut feature, 2005’s crowd-pleasing documentary, “Mad Hot Ballroom,” showed us how the art of dance transformed the lives of elementary schoolers throughout New York City, filmmaker

2022 Awards, Awards, Interviews, Oscars

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Writer/director Elvira Lind on Her Oscar-Nominated Short Film, “The Letter Room”

by Matt Fagerholm

April 6, 2021

One of the joys of covering the movie beat is seeing a great artist whose work you believe in receive the recognition they deserve. When the 2021 Oscar nominations were

Interviews, LGBTQ+

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To Be a Free Person: Ksenia Ivanova on “Jack and Anna”

by Matt Fagerholm

June 29, 2020

“For many years, I had to confront the cruel system in my home country that does not tolerate people with a different mindset. People judged me for my ideas as

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