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Stop-Motion, Live-Action, And Speed Dating With Filmmaker Meghann Artes

Discovering such mini marvels as Speed Dating, written and directed by Meghann Artes, is not only tipping the iceberg of new film ventures, but also…

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Maren Ade’s Latest Film Toni Erdmann Is Both Long And Alluring

When the movie Toni Erdmann entered our lives last May we assumed without agenda this was about a father’s relationship with his (grown-up) daughter. Which…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Three Program

Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Three Program — Sunday 3rd September 2017 So here we are a Day Three of the Femme Filmmakers Festival already….

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Filmmaker Mary Neely Talks Influences, Encouragement, And Her Short Film The Dresser

I saw the short film The Dresser about 2 years ago, and wrote about it as part of the Made by Women series. Having watched…

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Watch: Saranne Bensusan’s 12 Minute Short Film Mano a Mono

Roughly twenty years is probably enough time for most audience members, if not this particular critic, to forget one of the most famous twists in…

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Lost in Translation: Visual Appreciation

  “I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be.”  In her sophomore smash hit, Sofia Coppola introduces us to a familiar world within the realms…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Two Program

Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Two Program — Saturday 2nd September 2017 The Femme Filmmakers Festival flies into its second day, and with it the…

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Stefanie Davis Talks Comedy, Action, And Her Undying Love For Filmmaking

At just 3 minutes in length, brand new film short I Just Said That from Stefanie Davis shows a familiar side of the fiery temperaments…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day One Program

Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day One Program — Friday 1st September 2017 Like all the fine female filmmakers you are hopefully about to embark on,…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017 – Line-Up Announced

Here we are once again. I literally salivate at the mouth at the prospect of spending hours and hours in a darkened room with all…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 20 of 20

Let’s put this second 100 films made by women series to bed. We close with short films of intrigue and features of love. Find the…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 19 of 20

As we just about draw the curtains on the 100 More Films Made By Women, there sure is a certain sadness, I’m not going to…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 18 of 20

Young siblings pop up again, but with more than just rivalry on their plates. There’s 2 more fascinating documentaries, as well as 2 ‘based on…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 17 of 20

Well, here we have 5 more films made by women. As always you are implored to seek them out and watch them at your next…

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