Tribeca 2025: Fredgy Noël Takes It All In: On her homey short “New York Day Women”
Fredgy Noël’s newest short, NEW YORK DAY WOMEN, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Based on Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat’s 1991 short story of the same name, the story follows young woman Suzette, as she unexpectedly sees her mother in Manhattan. Deciding to follow her around, Suzette learns sees her mother through a new light, and […]
“Roving Woman” with John Hawkes, Lena Góra, and Michal Chmielewski
We are bringing back our Tribeca 2022 interview for the US release of the film, now in select theaters and streaming. Cinema Femme talks to writer/director Michal Chmielewski, writer/star Lena Góra, and star/producer John Hawkes about their film “Roving Woman”. The film is having their world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Synopsis: A break-up […]
Tribeca 2022: “Battleground” Director-Producer Cynthia Lowen discusses her approach to documentary filmmaking
Driven by curiosity and a passion for social justice, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Cynthia Lowen uses the power of story to investigate difficult issues that often go overlooked; her debut documentary feature, 2011’s “Bully”, investigated a crisis of suicide motivated by bullying in American schools. It was nominated for two Emmys, shortlisted for the Oscars, screened at The White House and […]
Tribeca 2022: Sarah Elizabeth Mintz brings her teenage story to the screen in “Good Girl Jane”
“What I’m most looking forward to is engaging with an audience. Like, who are the Janes out there, what are they going to ask me? That’s what I’m really curious about. I want to meet the people to whom this film speaks, if they are out there. Those are the questions that I’m really tingling […]
Tribeca Film Festival Preview: Our picks and coverage coming soon (6/8 – 6/19)
A preview of our picks for the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. We will cover most of these. Learn more about our picks below and buy tickets here: tribecafilm.com/festival GOOD GIRL JANE – Directed and Written by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz World Premiere — US Narrative Competition — Acquisition Produced by Fred Bernstein, Dominique Telson, Lauren Pratt, […]
Producer Amy Hobby busts down walls for female filmmakers as Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Institute
Amy Hobby is a part of the group in the film industry I like to call “the changemakers”. These are the people in the film industry who use their platforms to bring more opportunities to female filmmakers and people of color. Like Hannah Beachler said in my interview with her in October 2019: “We aren’t […]