Sundance 40 Sponsor Spotlight: The Gene Siskel Film Center
As Chicago’s premier art house cinema, the Gene Siskel Film Center is proud to support Cinema Femme’s unique coverage of the Sundance Film Festival. We believe the film industry is better when it includes a wide range of perspectives from filmmakers as well as journalists, and look forward to reading Cinema Femme’s unique take on […]
The Liberation of the Work: A Conversation with Jada-Amina, Lead Curator of Black Harvest Film Festival
I’ve been fortunate to interview some of the up-and-coming female programmers who have come out of Chicago. Earlier this year, I spoke with Imani Davis, who now is a programmer at the American Cinemateque in Los Angeles. Last week, I talked to a poetic soul, and the new lead curator of the Black Harvest Film […]
American Cinematheque Programmer Imani Davis shares her fresh takes on programming
Last month, pre-Sundance, I had a great conversation with Imani Davis, programmer at the American Cinematheque in LA. Based out of Chicago, and known for her programming work and connections at universities such as UChicago and Northwestern, she caught the attention of K.J. Relth-Miller, who is currently a programmer at the Academy Museum in Los […]