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Directed By Women September – Player: Dark River (2017)

Clio Barnard’s follow-up to the brilliant The Selfish Giant, is the psychological drama Dark River, which deals with the effects of post traumatic stress disorder,…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Interview: Morgan Gruer Mixes Animation With Live Action

The Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize — WINNER — Morgan Gruer – “for excellent, emotive hand-drawn animation with Reflections, and incorporating her vibrant talent…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Ten Program, Sunday 16th September

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Ten Program, Sunday 16th September Short Film Prizes Online Announcement Online roll of honor prize ceremony. The winners of the 13…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Alice Rohrwacher's The Wonders

When Italian filmmaker, Alice Rohrwacher, came to the stage to collect the Grand Prize of the Jury, for Le Meraviglie (The Wonders) at Cannes in…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Nine Program, Saturday 15th September

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Nine Program, Saturday 15th September The Greatest Luxury (Kathryn Ferguson) *** Film Short Official Selection *** [vimeo 252719177 w=640 h=360] –…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Special Podcast with Kate Lefoe / Plunge Review

[vimeo 275360568 w=640 h=360] Two women (Juliet Hindmarsh & Jeni Bezuidenhout) go into the countryside together to have fun at a lake, but then something…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Eight Program, Friday 14th September

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Eight Program, Friday 14th September Night (Joosje Duk) *** Film Short Official Selection *** – – – – – Plunge (Kate…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Exclusive: Patricia Chica Teases Us With Morning After

[vimeo 227369889 w=640 h=360] Patricia Chica’s as-yet-unreleased new short film, Morning After, is a sizzling array of sexual tension. Gorgeously shot from the opening frames,…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion)

Transient light dances through the slits between wooden boards, and the sounds of voices dance with it. Those people are up there in their revelry…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Seven Program, Thursday 13th September

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Seven Program, Thursday 13th September Somersault Pike (Kate Lefoe) *** Film Short Official Selection *** [vimeo 275360779 w=640 h=360] – –…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Creswick (Natalie Erika James)

Creswick is a compelling and haunting horror film, playing on our fears of memory. The film follows a young woman, Sam, who has returned to…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Six Program, Wednesday 12th September

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Six Program, Wednesday 12th September Creswick (Natalie Erika James) *** Film Short Official Selection *** [vimeo 265695677 w=640 h=360] – –…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Five Program, Tuesday 11th September

Femme Filmmakers Festival: Day Five Program, Tuesday 11th September Listening Eyes (Julie Colly) *** Film Short Official Selection *** [vimeo 270210472 w=640 h=360] – –…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Laura Moss’ Fry Day

It is the night of Ted Bundy’s execution, and an entrepreneurial teenager decides to make a quick buck selling Polaroids of those attending. These are…

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