Author: Joan Amenn
Femme Film fest 23 Classic Short Weekend: Hot Seat (Anna Kerrigan)
2nd FEMME FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL (2017) How awkward is it to not be one of the cool kids invited to a teen house party? Ask Andrea…
Femme Film Fest 23 Competition Selection: My Condolences To Your Future Lovers (Jessica Dowse)
Stacey and Vicky are young lovers having a squabble in the car, or is it a breakup? Director Jessica Dowse has written a crackling strong…
Femme Film Fest 23 Showcase Selection: Circuit (Delia Hess)
Animated short films are a charming cinematic universe all of their own and Circuit makes a worthy entry into their league. At first blush, it…
Femme Film Fest 23 Competition Selection: Apart, Together (Olivia Hang Zhou)
Apart, Together is a beautifully crafted story of the inexhaustible love of a mother for their child, which knows no boundaries of time or distance….
Femme Film Fest 23 Competition Selection: A Nice Little Film About a Nice Little Death (Julia Mendoza Friedman)
One person’s clutter is another’s treasured memories. When we die, what do we leave behind for those we love and will they see them as…
Let Us Now Sing the Praises of Jonny Greenwood
This awards season seems to bring an embarrassment of riches in just how abundant the potential candidates for nominations are. Perhaps one of the toughest…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: And Then The Bear (Agnès Patron)
Short films can be a mini class in how to direct, or how not to. In many cases, the beginnings of short films are intriguing,…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Back in the Island (Amanda Valle)
Amanda Valle is an artist who is now based in the US but was born in the city of Santo Domingo. Back in the Island…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Oh Baby! (Meghann Artes)
Anyone who is a parent knows that raising a child is quite the DIY project. For some women, conception can be just as challenging, if…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Beta Male (Marianne Chase)
There is no question that film lovers have dearly missed their regular visits to their local cinemas during this difficult time. Now that there are…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Lola (Ana Lydia Monaco)
Some research has suggested that as many as 85% of women are unhappy with the appearance of their bodies. We live in a society that…
1988 in Film: In Praise of Charles Grodin in Midnight Run
There’s something uniquely American about the genre of the “buddy movie.” Ever since Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy got into all kinds of trouble together…
1988 in Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit and 5 of His Lesser Known Friends
By far one of the most unique and inimitable films ever made was Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Not quite a children’s film and certainly…
Women Artists Depicted in Film: A Limited Palette
Frida Kahlo once said, “I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” The artist as subject matter for a film would seem, on the…