women in film

Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

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An interview with Docademia cofounder Nassim Abdi

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We spoke with Nassim Abdi, Ph.D, on what inspired her to found Docademia and the power of using documentaries when teaching in classrooms. Docademia is a social initiative that uses
Chicago, Documentaries, Interviews

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An interview with documentary filmmakers Katy Osborn and Andrea Alberti

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

We interviewed filmmakers Katy Osborn and Andrea Alberti about their documentary “Head to Head.” “Head is Head” is about the hair industry, women who struggle with hair loss, and how

"Strong Island" Essays

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Cinema Femme Documentary Issue — Editor’s Letter

by Rebecca Martin

February 25, 2019

I’ve always loved how documentaries can connect with viewers by taking them through worlds that are not their own. And some documentaries, like Yance Ford’s “Strong Island” (2017), our Issue

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Cinema Femme Holiday Gift Guide

by Alison Marcotte

December 21, 2018

Happy holidays from the staff at Cinema Femme magazine! If you’re still looking for gift ideas for the film aficionados, women in film, or just awesome people in your life,
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Reason for the Cinema Femme Movement

by Rebecca Martin

November 9, 2018

Statistics about Female Film Critics A September 2018 report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative (and conducted with Time’s Up Entertainment) used reviews of 300 top-grossing

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A Love Letter to Film

by Rebecca Martin

October 6, 2018

Out of 50 films I presented on Instagram, with over 300 likes by my followers liking their favorites out of the 50, I dissected the top 12 films that got

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My Journey with Sofia

by Rebecca Martin

October 6, 2018

I’ve followed Sofia Coppola’s career closely, ever since 2003. In 2003, I saw the film that became my gateway in to the cinephile world: Lost in Translation. Friends in college (where

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The Future is Female

by Rebecca Martin

October 6, 2018

Over the past few years, and it seems like from the beginning of time, when it comes to an opinion, in general, male (specifically white men) have been the represented

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The Cinema Femme Movement

by Rebecca Martin

October 6, 2018

Cinema Femme is meant to go beyond our digital pages. We are a movement. The Cinema Femme movement will support more female and diverse representation in film criticism, resulting in

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