Hysterical Girl (Kate Novack)
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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Hysterical Girl (Kate Novack)

That opening news report-esque splatter of the remarkable Hysterical Girl kicks open the door of urgency and relevance . The 13 minute short film ends…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Ten

Well folks, this is it! We’ve reached the final day of our 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival. It’s been a wild ride in our celebration of…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Hide and Seek / Ghazaal filmmaker Ragini Bhasin

The super talented young filmmaker Ragini Bhasin recently spoke to Robin Write of Filmotomy about two of her acclaimed short films Ghazaal and Hide and…

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #46: Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (Josephine Decker)

However familiar the name Josephine Decker is to you might determine on some level your love of film. The filmmaker’s recent favourites, Shirley (2020) and…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021- Day Nine

Happy weekend and happy ninth day of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 film lovers! Just in case you haven’t caught it yet, here is…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Blow the Man Down (Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy)

There are two types of women in Easter Cove, the small fishing town where Blow the Man Down takes place: the good, honest women who…

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Hysterical Girl Kate Novack
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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Kate Novack, the woman behind Hysterical Girl

What an insightful chat I had with filmmaker Kate Novack as she discussed the inspiration behind and the technical aspects of her short documentary film…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Agnes Patron the maestro behind And Then The Bear

As part of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival Robin Write of Filmotomy and Meagan Adele Lopez from the Competition Selection jury spoke to French filmmaker…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Parachute creator Katherine Tolentino

Katherine Tolentino is a fascinating woman. That is clear to see before you even speak to her, if you have seen the kind of story…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: ‘Corpo Celeste’ – On Angry Jesus, Performance, and Kittens

Alice Rohrwacher’s Corpo Celeste (Heavenly Body) follows a twelve-year-old girl as her faith gradually unravels in the spaces where it should be confirmed. With Martha’s…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021- Day Seven

It’s almost Friday and that’s more than enough reason to celebrate with checking out our whole festival lineup here and seeing what’s in store today!…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: ‘Diagonal’ director Anne Thorens

Robin Write speaks to the talented director behind the short film Diagonal, Anne Thorens, part of the Competition Selection at the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival….

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Six

Well, we are onto day six of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival and still going strong. It’s halfway through the week and just over halfway…

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #45: Pariah (Dee Rees)

Before the acclaimed Mudbound and that historical Best Cinematography Oscar nomination (for Rachel Morrison) came Pariah. The breakout film for director Dee Rees was selected…

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