With the Femme Filmmakers Festival day one successfully complete, things are off to a fantastic start! If you missed Friday’s lineup, no worries, there’s an abundance more of shorts, features, interviews and reviews yet to come! Don’t forget to check out our line-up and let’s get onto day two of the fest…
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Saturday 28th August Schedule
Showcase Selection
Waffle (Carlyn Hudson) 11 minutes – 15:00
Competition Selection
Fenice – Momoni SS21 (Giulia Achenza) 5 minutes – 15:30
Hide and Seek (Ragini Bhasin) 10 minutes – 15:45
Feature Films
Brick Lane (Sarah Gavron) 102 minutes – 16:15
Children of a Lesser God (Randa Haines) 119 minutes – 18:15
Coco Before Chanel (Anne Fontaine) 110 minutes – 20:30
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What You May Have Missed
- The Odyssey (2026) Review: A Powerful, Grand Sweeping Epic Saga That Is Nolan’s Best Film
Christopher Nolan’s marvellous masterpiece, ‘The Odyssey’ brings a star-studded cast, led by Matt Damon as legendary hero, Odysseus in this sweeping epic. Expect fast-paced battle sequences, Greek Gods and Goddesses, and mythological creatures on Odysseus’ perilous journey from the Trojan War to travelling back home to Ithaca after ten years. - Supergirl (2026) Review: A Sensational Female Superhero Saves The Day
Supergirl must save Krypto! Milly Alcock plays Kara/Supergirl in this live-action superhero caper directed by Craig Gillespie. Alien teenager, Ruthye (Eve Ridley) seeks Kara’s help against the tyrannical, Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts) after he murders her family. But when Krem poisons Krypto, Kara must save him before it’s too late. - The Last Viking (2026) Review: Mads Mikkelsen Is Excellent In This Dark Comedy
Anders Thomas Jensen – The Last Viking (2026) follows brothers Manfred and Anker and explores themes including, identity, family, and grief. This Danish film is both offbeat in its tone and unique in its storytelling. With each scene you truly don’t know what to expect next from Jensen’s latest film. - Tribeca Film Festival: Farm to Fashion (2026) Review: An Informative & Eye-opening Documentary On Fashion
Oliver Halfin directs ‘Farm to Fashion’ – a documentary short on supporting sustainable fashion and connecting local farmers to designers. Isabella Rossellini leads alongside fashion designer, Donna Karan, and designer, Mimi Prober. This documentary explores the wool and fashion industry and the valuable connections between local farmers, designers, and consumers. - Tribeca Film Festival: Freestyle (2026) Review: A Cool, Competitive Sports Drama
Jordan Britt directs this female-led sports drama short film about three talented, competitive figure skaters who all want to secure a place at regionals. But young kleptomaniac figure skater, Sophia has other plans which unjustly causes bitter rivalries. Freestyle saw its world premiere in Tribeca’s ‘Shorts: Competitive Edge’ category. - Tribeca Film Festival: Whale 52 – Suite For Man, Boy, And Whale (2025) Is A Sweet Story of Friendship
Daniel Neiden directs this emotionally heart-rendering story of intergenerational friendship. Its animation style brings a pencil-sketch visual with hand-drawn styling by famous animator, Bill Plympton. Based on the legend of ‘the loneliest whale’, we review ‘Whale 52’ as part of Tribeca Film Festival’s ‘Shorts: Whoopi’s Wonderful World of Animation’ category.
