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Comedy Essays

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Cinema Femme Comedy Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

May 27, 2019

With our fifth issue, the Comedy issue, we wanted to honor and celebrate iconic films and TV shows that have changed the face of comedy. There has been so many

"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews

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‘A League of Their Own’ Issue Cover Artist: Gabrielle Riscanevo

by Rebecca Martin

April 29, 2019

Our cover artist for Cinema Femme’s fourth issue, “A League of Their Own” edition, is Gabrielle Riscanevo. I first came across artist Gabrielle Riscanevo‘s work when she posted in the

International Films, Interviews, Short Films

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Producer Mahak Jiwani’s ‘Yume’ explores our secret selves and gender stereotypes

by Rebecca Martin

April 29, 2019

I met producer Mahak Jiwani at the 2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit in Brooklyn, New York, where the short film she produced, “Yume,” was screened.” Yume” is about

Chicago, Interviews, TV

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Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s ‘The Red Line’ explores a police shooting and its aftermath

by Rebecca Martin

April 25, 2019

"The Red Line" follows three Chicago families after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives. It begins after a white cop shoots
International Films, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

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Anya Camilleri’s powerful short film ‘A Girl of No Importance’ brings awareness to human trafficking and sex slavery

by Rebecca Martin

April 22, 2019

In March, I had the opportunity to interview British filmmaker Anya Camilleri. Camilleri's award-winning short film "A Girl of No Importance," made in partnership with agency Stella's Voice, brings awareness
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

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Two sets of rules

by Amy Wasney

April 18, 2019

When men participate, it's an event. When women participate, it's a show. In video games, male characters wear full suits of armor; female characters wear metal bikinis. In comic books
"A League of Their Own" Essays, personal essay, Women's History Month

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Sisters, doing it for themselves

by Marjorie H. Morgan

April 17, 2019

Everybody loves an underdog story, and everybody loves a sports story. "A League of Their Own" (1992) is a combination of both genres. The underdog is this case is the
Documentaries, Film Festivals, Film History, Interviews, Women's History Month

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Pamela B. Green’s documentary honors filmmaking pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché

by Rebecca Martin

April 16, 2019

Meeting Pamela, I could feel the force of nature of Alice Guy-Blaché through her passionate words and her film. It's like Alice called out to Pamela to introduce her to
Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness

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“The systemic failures drive this story”: Juliana Roth on Title IX and sexual assault

by Rebecca Martin

April 16, 2019

Juliana Roth and I spoke on the phone in February 2019 about her first feature film currently in development, "What We Know." The film is based on "Middlebrook," an educational
Film Editing, Interviews, TV

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Editor Erin Wolf on the artistic process of editing a TV show

by Rebecca Martin

April 15, 2019

Erin Wolf has worked on the TV shows "The Magicians," "You," and "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," and she also assistant edited Ethan Hawke's feature film "Blaze" and Nick Cannon's "King
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Dr. Caroline Heldman on #MeToo and representation

by Rebecca Martin

April 15, 2019

During my trip in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Caroline Heldman, research director at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, associate professor of politics
Comedy, Interviews, Short Films

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Director Gillian Greene on comedy ‘Fanboy’ and finding humor in everyday life

by Pamela Powell

April 15, 2019

While the film was only meant to demonstrate her skills as a director to get work for feature films, Greene wanted to share this charming comedy about a South Carolina