CIFF 2024: “Mistress Dispeller,” “Hard Truths,” “Rita,” and “My Stolen Planet”
I have always found that the Chicago International Film Festival is a formidable venue for riveting, empathetic tales about women and girls. Last year, “Paradise is Burning” was my favorite film of the fest, and one of my top five for the year. This year, I was glad to view more incredible narrative features that […]
Cinema Femme’s Top Ten Films of 2023
This year has been a celebration of thought-provoking films, and audiences have been showing their gratitude for them by leaving their streaming platforms at home and going to the movies. This year, I feel I’ve spent more time in movie theaters than ever before, and I’ve seen films like “Barbie,” “Bottoms,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” […]
CIFF 2023 Review: “Paradise is Burning,” (“Paradiset Brinner”) directed by Mika Gustafson
“Paradise is Burning” screened as part of The 59th Chicago International Film Festival on October 18, 2023, as part of the International Competition. Writer-director Mika Gustafson’s “Paradise is Burning” is a union of debuts. It’s her narrative feature film debut, and the three actresses at its center have it as the first line on their […]