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Coming-of-Age Essays

7 min read

Look back: Do girls come of age only to fall in love with boys?

by Jaylan Salah

September 8, 2022

Would I want my daughter to watch a film where women come of age and discover things other than love? Absolutely.
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Black History, Chicago, Film Critics, Film Festivals, Interviews

4 min read

#TBT 2019 Sundance Ebert Fellows

by Rebecca Martin

January 16, 2020

Chaz Ebert introduced me to the 2019 Sundance Ebert Fellows Niani Scott, Whitney A. Spencer, and Tiffany Walden via Instagram as they were on their way to Park City, Utah,
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Uncategorized

5 min read

‘Bombshell’ personal essay preview

by Rebecca Martin

November 26, 2019

Below are excerpts from my personal essay which will be featured on cinemafemme.com on December 13th. This is to avoid spoilers and get people excited about seeing the film. December

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Coming-of-Age Essays

3 min read

Cinema Femme’s Coming-Of-Age Issue—Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

September 29, 2019

I’m very excited about Issue Six, our “Coming-Of-Age” issue. Our cover film is the Netflix hit “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” (2018), directed by Susan Johnson and based

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"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film, Sexual Assault Awareness

8 min read

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
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Chicago, Film Critics, Interviews, Trans Awareness Week

7 min read

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
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