Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre, July 17–21, 2025
🎬 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Returns to the Music Box Theatre, July 17–21, 2025 Opening Night Reception, Dynamic Panels, Celebrated Shorts, and Awards Presentation Among the Highlights CHICAGO, IL — June 20, 2025 — Cinema Femme is proud to announce the full lineup for the 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, returning July 17–21 […]
The 50 best films of 2021: Part 1 (50 – 26)
Why do I love cinema? One reason is the communal experience. I had so missed being in a theater with a full audience. I love joining my fellow audience members in being transported together to another place, another time, or another experience. The best part of that is when you share an empathetic experience toward […]
Fish out of water: Haroula Rose on ‘Once Upon a River,’ directing Maya Hawke, and much more
I’m Greek, my family is from Greece, but I grew up in the Midwest, and I also love Americana as well as folk and country music. Who gets to have a right to those things that are evocative of their experience? If you’re a fish out of water, you can find them anywhere. Director Haroula […]