Tag: directed by women
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Laggies (Lynn Shelton)
With her first (and only) fully scripted feature length film, director Lynn Shelton took audiences on a journey which captures the timeless experience of one’s…
Day Three of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
Sunday 22 September Laggies (Lynn Shelton) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availabilities based on your country. La Chimera…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: In Bed With Victoria (Justine Triet)
Revisiting In Bed with Victoria (2016) following Justine Triet’s 2024 Academy Award win for best original screenplay feels apt. Triet’s history in documentary filmmaking is…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Twig (Claire Sanford)
Of all the films that I have seen so far at the Femme Filmmakers Festival, none have resonated more with urgency as Twig. This film…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: I Don’t Need to Know (Erin Murray)
This is a darkly funny film about when relationships reach a point where they might not survive due to a revelation one partner shares with…
Day Two of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
Saturday 21 September In Bed with Victoria (Justine Triet) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availabilities based on your…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Aqui Y Allá (Isabella Breton)
The work and life of photographer Winston Vargas is the subject of this film, but it is actually more about his love for his adopted…
Talking Sofia Coppola at the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
I am joined by Morgan Roberts to talk about the films of Sofia Coppola. This was on the back of Morgan’s Letteboxd ranking that she…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Priscilla (Sofia Coppola)
Gliding across the pristine pink carpet Priscilla Presley (Cailee Spaeny) readies herself for the hospital. The young mother, already a picture of perfection, ensures her…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Brown Brit (The Romantix)
This beautiful, quietly nostalgic film consisting of family home movies and photos belies the raw pain of a life of suppression and self-denial. There is…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Mirror Stacy (Arabella Sharkey)
Films about mental health issues can be difficult to plot successfully. Either they come off as too easily resolved, trivializing the experiences of those suffering…
Day One of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
Friday 20 September The Substance (Coralie Fargeat) feature film library On general release today, 20th September. Priscilla (Sofia Coppola) feature film library Head over to…
Read the Official Program Guide for the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
Program time! The countdown is over! It’s today! Oh my. The 9th edition of the Femme Filmmakers Festival has hurtled through its prepping stages with…
Full Line-Up of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 9th Edition
Another superb array of short film submissions (thank you Film Freeway) have made the line-up process a completely joyful breeze for the 9th Femme Filmmakers…
