Mexico

2023 Awards, Awards, International Films, Interviews, LatinX

6 min read

Lila Avilés shows us how a young girl experiences the world in her award-winning sophomore feature, “Tótem”

by Rebecca Martin

February 8, 2024

Like Jonathan Demme did seamlessly, respectively in “Rachel Getting Married,” Lila Avilés (“The Chambermaid”) immerses us in a specific time and space full of people that resemble a family, which

Chicago, Interviews, Kamala for president

7 min read

Filmmaker Colette Ghunim heals and perseveres with “Traces of Home”

by Rey Tang

March 6, 2023

I’ve known Colette Ghunim for a while now through her previous leadership with Mezcla Media Collective, an organization that “ensures women and non-binary filmmakers of color can actively participate in

2022 Awards, 2022 Films, personal essay, reviews

13 min read

Answering the Call Amidst the Grief and Pain

by cinemafemme

January 18, 2023

Melissa Marquez is the recipient of our “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” submission contest. She was chosen for her unique and passionate perspective. We are also featuring runner up recipient Viridiana

2022 Awards, Film Festivals, Interviews, LGBTQ+

7 min read

Interview: “Mijo” director Mazdey Snob, 2022 recipient of the Cinema Femme Short Film Fest Phenomenal Woman in Film award

by Rebecca Martin

May 20, 2022

As I watched the films for Short Block 3 at our virtual film festival a few weeks ago, we just finished Heidi Neff’s “The Long Goodbye”, an animated short film

Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

7 min read

Filmmaker and storyteller Colette Ghunim retraces her heritage with ‘Traces of Home’

by Rebecca Martin

September 20, 2019

Colette Ghunim has been on my radar for awhile. Her work comes from a place of passion and is really making a positive impact on our film culture and world.

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