Tag: directed by women
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…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: ‘Faulty Roots’ from Ella Greenwood
Young people with serious illnesses have an especially hard cross to bear. Fear of being stigmatized socially, frustration with potentially limited options for their futures…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Sahera Khan tackles key issues with ‘Faith’
One of the 20 films featuring in the Competition Selection at this year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival is Sahera Khan‘s short film Faith. If you tuned…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: The Bigamist (Ida Lupino)
Love and relationships are often considered to be sacred and private. When one betrays the social contract which is a relationship, the automatic reaction is…
FemmeFilmFest20 Day Three Showcase: ‘In a Hole’ with the charming Sarah Louise Dean
I’ve known Sarah Louise Dean for some time in a virtual capacity. Speaking to her about In a Hole, which she wrote and directed, allowed…
FemmeFilmFest20 Day Three Showcase: ‘Softer’ Director Ayanna Dozier
One of the most unusual (that’s a compliment) offerings at this year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival is Softer. Created by Ayanna Dozier, Softer is an examination…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: A New Leaf (Elaine May)
It’s always special when a filmmaker is able to create a world that shows off their unique sense of humour in a comedy. With A…
Filmotomy Podcast 101: FemmeFilmFest20 with Caz Armstrong and Julia Bales
The first of two Filmotomy Podcasts during the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festivals sees host Robin Write joined by two of the events film directors. Caz…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Filmmaker Gretl Claggett and her short film Stormchaser
Gretl Clagget’s STORMCHASER started as a poem. And so fitting that it opens with our heroine Bonnie Blue remembering her 15th birthday storm chasing with her…
FemmeFilmFest20 Day Two Showcase: director Amanda Lago returns with Fatal Tiger’s ‘Fucking Down’ video
Two year’s ago we spoke to Spanish director, Amanda Lago, about her short film, Mrs. Poucheau, as part of the Femme Filmmakers Festival. It was…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Troubled Water director Elena Wiener on Neurodermatitis and Maya Deren
On Day One of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, the second of the 20 Competition Selections films was seen by many of you. Troubled Water…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: El Mago Georges maestro Katalin Egely
At the 2018 Femme Filmmakers Festival, a flourishing filmmaker, Katalin Egely, brought two short animations to the online event. Alegría and Land Without Evil demonstrated…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: No Home Movie (Chantal Akerman)
A home movie calls to mind childhood memory. They’re time capsules, going back to an age before we know the truth about the world we…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Your Sister’s Sister (Lynn Shelton)
Before we talk about the film, it is important we talk about the filmmaker. Lynn Shelton was a dynamic, humanist, compassionate storyteller. She was always looking…
