Posted in Festival Review

Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Petite Maman (Céline Sciamma)

Autumn in its full glory is celebrated to the fullest in Petite Maman. It is a charming, delightful film from renowned French filmmaker Céline Sciamma…

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Herself
Posted in Festival Review

LFF Review: Herself (Phyllida Lloyd)

Herself is a tale of the highs and lows in the life of Dublin based mother Sandra, who is a domestic abuse victim who finds…

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Ella Greenwood
Posted in Festival Interview Short

FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘Faulty Roots’ creator Ella Greenwood

Ella Greenwood is the writer, actor, director of the short film Faulty Roots which is due to become a feature film in 2021. The film…

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Posted in Cannes Review World Cinema

Festival de Cannes Review: Atlantics / Atlantique (2019)

A multi-faceted, poetically haunting tale, Atlantics will leave its audience longing for more of its striking, absorbing aesthetics.

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2019
Posted in Cannes Women

Festival de Cannes: Portrait of Lady on Fire (2019)

I was certainly not a stranger to Céline Sciamma’s work after watching the captivating Girlhood (Bande des Filles). And as such her latest film Portrait of a…

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Parasite
Posted in Cannes Review

Festival de Cannes Review: Parasite (2019)

The festival buzz was at its peak for Parasite, as the latest film from the accomplished director Bong Joon-ho (director of Memories of Murder), and…

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