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"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

6 min read

Sister-Sister

by Alyse McGuigan

April 12, 2019

Siblings can be the most enduring relationships you have in your life. They know you before significant others come along. They know life with your parents and life after your
Interviews, TV

11 min read

An interview with Porscha Williams: her journey from film student in Chicago to a TV assistant at Miramax

by Kana Felix

April 12, 2019

I first became aware of Porscha Williams when she generously video called into my “Finding Your Comedic Voice” class at the Harold Ramis Film School. At the time she was

Interviews

4 min read

With ‘Alice,’ director Josephine Mackerras explores preconceived notions of independence, motherhood, and marriage

by Pamela Powell

April 11, 2019

Josephine Mackerras debuted her first feature film, “Alice,” at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. The story depicts how Alice, a wife and mother, reacts to her husband’s double life, leaving

"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

6 min read

‘A League of Their Own’: The hero is the sidekick

by Jaylan Salah

April 10, 2019

I rooted for Kit, and even though I realized I really wanted the sisters to make up at the end, Marshall gave me that underdog I could not take my
International Films, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

8 min read

Why saying “Get off the internet” is terrible advice for victims of online harassment

by Rebecca Martin

April 10, 2019

I spoke with actor, writer, and intimacy coordinator Michela Carattini about her film "Remote Access," which she cowrote and coproduced with screenwriter Leanne Mangan. Penelope Berkemeier directed the film. Michela,
Uncategorized

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2019 Girl Power Film + Media Summit

by Danielle Acton

April 9, 2019

The work I saw was crafted with time and effort and filled more than just quotas. They were filling us with inspiration for a future in which female-identifying filmmakers are

"A League of Their Own" Essays

3 min read

Cinema Femme Women’s History Month/Sexual Assault Awareness Month Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

April 9, 2019

If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. —Penny Marshall (October 15, 1943–December 17, 2018) When there is a passion inside

Documentaries, Interviews, Social Justice

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Director Alison Klayman discusses her new documentary ‘The Brink’

by Pamela Powell

April 9, 2019

Never in recent memory has there been such a volatile time in politics than today and one man has added his own fuel to the fire—Steve Bannon. Director Alison Klayman
Documentaries, Interviews

6 min read

A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and filmmaker Meryl Goldsmith

by Rebecca Martin

February 26, 2019

"Sometime during that process, Michael Radner, he’s my godfather, he told me that Lisa D’Apolito was making “Love, Gilda” (2018). Once I finally had a chance to meet Lisa, I
Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews, Trans Awareness Week

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A conversation between Cinema Femme founder Rebecca Martin and film critic Danielle Solzman

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

"This past season, GLAAD did their report, and there’s been an increase of trans actors in series, but a lot of that is because of “Pose” (2018). So it would
"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

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A Poem for the Mother

by Jaylan Salah

February 25, 2019

Illustration by Tavi Veraldi A Poem for the Mother Who lost her son… In a car crash In a dog fight Amid the dust mines of recessed memories A poem for the

All-Star, Documentaries, Interviews

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‘Hail Satan?’: interview with documentary filmmaker Penny Lane

by Pamela Powell

February 25, 2019

“Hail Satan?” (2019) is not only an eye-catching title, the content is eye-opening! The upbeat, energetic, and talented documentary filmmaker Penny Lane gave Sundance audiences food for thought in this