Sundance 40: Mel Eslyn’s coming-of-age debut series “Penelope” will have you yearning for simpler times
Have you ever stood on a bridge and been tempted to throw your phone down into the water? Or chuck it right out the car window, letting it smash into little pieces behind you? When’s the last time you hugged a tree, or felt grass beneath your fingers? Living in a constant state of technology […]
Sundance 40: Twelve projects that have caught our eye
Yesterday, the Sundance Film Festival announced 91 of their projects to be featured in the 40th edition of the festival next month. We’re so excited to kick off our coverage next month. In the meantime, we wanted to share eleven films and one episodic work that caught our eye. All summaries are pulled from the Sundance […]
Megan Griffiths elevates an evocative conversation onscreen in “I’ll Show You Mine,” now in select theaters and VOD
Trauma and pleasure. Two things that are different, yet when it comes to sex, the one sometimes can bring shame to the other. One is not our fault, the trauma that happens to us, so why do we feel shame about feeling good when it comes to sex? Obviously, this isn’t the case for everyone, […]
A Conversation with “7 Days” producer Liz Cardenas
May 1, 2022 The Q&A took place for the 4th edition of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival as part of our Tribute Event series. Cinema Femme Festival Director Rebecca Martin talks to producer Liz Cardenas about her impressive career in independent cinema. Cardenas has been paving a path in the industry by supporting gems like […]
Geraldine Viswanathan truthfully portrays loneliness during the pandemic with her role in the Duplass Brothers’ “7 Days”
Cinema Femme attended a press conference with the team behind “7 Days” which premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Thursday, June 10th. We asked some questions, and we’d like to share our exchange with star Geraldine Viswanathan. “7 Days” was shot during the pandemic and is about two people who are forced into quarantine after […]