Author: Sarah Louise Dean
Femme Film Fest 23 Competition Selection: Radical Honesty (Bianca Poletti)
Sarah Louise Dean September 23, 2023
With sharp, popping visuals and a pair of witty leads, Radical Honesty is a compelling, spiky watch. It’s also director Bianca Poletti’s commentary on what happens at the bleeding edge of modern relationships. The short picks apart naïve ideals by practically testing them using two horny people. And what happens is super awkward. Poletti skewers late Millennial jargon, particularly the conceit of hook ups without consequence. And pretences fall away in six short minutes. Originally conceived by screenwriter and star Allison Goldfarb as a discussion between a…
FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Céu de Agosto // August Sky (Jasmin Tenucci)
Sarah Louise Dean October 1, 2022
Many great films confound and delight, but barely convey their message in two hours. So how has director Jasmin Tenucci managed to make August Sky…