Working Girls

Profile, Queer Stories, reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: Finding Barbara Hammer—A Late Awakening to Queer Experimentation

by Rebecca Martin

January 31, 2026

Barbara Hammer once said, “If we’re experimenting with our lives and the way we’re going to live, our film and our art should also be experimental. It breaks tradition, and

Interviews, Women's History Month

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Spark of Access: Marya E. Gates on Her New Book, “Cinema Her Way”

by Rebecca Martin

March 28, 2025

It’s wonderful to meet someone like Marya E. Gates whose mission is so closely aligned with that of Cinema Femme. She has spent well over a decade using her platforms,

Interviews, Kamala for president

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“Working Girls” director Lizzie Borden elevates female and non-binary voices in her book ‘WHOREPHOBIA: Strippers on Art, Work, and Life’

by Rebecca Martin

March 18, 2024

Lizzie Borden’s films are coming to the Siskel Film Center this month! To celebrate her arrival in Chicago, and her upcoming program set to stream next month on the Criterion

Film Festivals, Profile, Sundance, Sundance 40

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Sundance 40: Editor in Chief’s Top Ten Sundance Films of All Time (1984 – 2023)

by Rebecca Martin

January 16, 2024

This week marks the Sundance Film Festival’s 40th edition. In celebration of the Sundance Institute’s rich history, I’m spotlighting my all-time top 10 favorite films that have played at the

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