Sundance 2026: Holding the Line — Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić on “To Hold a Mountain”
Gara, the guiding force at the center of “To Hold a Mountain,” is living proof that not all heroes wear capes. Her days begin before sunrise — herding sheep across vast alpine pastures, making cheese by hand, and protecting the land she calls home. Alongside this relentless labor, she is raising young Nada to be […]
Nora Fiffer on bringing postpartum to the screen in “Another Happy Day”
What if we had a world that catered to families rather than individuals? What if, in our artistic pursuits, we left room for care? There is so much regarding women’s health and motherhood that is not shared. We just assume it’s a part of life, and we should just be grateful. Yet a lot of […]
Cinema Femme talks to team behind the film project “Cow Heavy And Floral”
Cinema Femme talks to Richa Rudola, Robin Rose Singer, and Lela Meadow-Conner about their film “Cow Heavy And Floral.” Richa directs, and Robin and Lela is producing the short. The film is currently in the fundraising stage, and you can support their project by donating to their fundraising campaign on Seed&Spark: https://seedandspark.com/fund/cowheavy#story The film will […]
Katrine Weber reflects on motherhood in her short doc “A Morning, A Mother & A Boy”
I was fortunate to speak with Katrine Weber, a Denmark filmmaker, about her short documentary “A Morning, A Mother & A Boy”. The short is an everyday drama portraying one morning, in the life of a mother and her 4 year old son. We follow the mother and child through all the morning routines while […]
See Jane Salon: Kris Rey on representation of pregnancy on film and her own journey as a mother
Recently I attended a member event of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, as part of their “See Jane Salon” series, which enables GDIGM CEO Madeline Di Nonno to share the organization’s latest findings on representation on screens both big and small. The Chicago event was sponsored by Full Spectrum Features and the […]