Tag: female filmmakers
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #44: The Love Light with Mary Pickford and Frances Marion
They say that great, great things come in sevens. Okay, they don’t really say that. But at Filmotomy and the sporadic link sharing series Reading,…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Paddy (Roisín Kearney)
The short film Paddy strikes a lot of familiar notes, showing a young man in Ireland whose heart belongs to punk rock instead of the…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: End-O (Alice Seabright)
Endometriosis is no laughing matter, but the short film End-O treats it with an endearingly effective blend of wry humor and compassion. Much like its…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Lola (Ana Lydia Monaco)
Some research has suggested that as many as 85% of women are unhappy with the appearance of their bodies. We live in a society that…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Three
Well, the weekend may be coming to an end but the Femme Filmmakers Festival is just beginning! We’ve been having a spectacular time celebrating women…
FemmeFilmFest21: Children of a Lesser God – Selfishness and Ableism Disguised as Love
Children of a Lesser God (1986)¸ directed by Randa Haines and written by Hesper Anderson based on the stage play by Mark Medoff, turned out…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Hide and Seek (Ragini Bhasin)
Hide and Seek from writer director Ragini Bhasin is a charming little film with a powerful and impactful ending that will instantly connect with anyone…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Fenice – Momoni SS21 (Giulia Achenza)
Italian filmmaker Giulia Achenza’s Fenice (2021) is a gorgeous piece of cinema that succeeds in its mission to illustrate the power of both regeneration of…
FemmeFilmFest21Review: Waffle (Carlyn Hudson)
Ah, the joys of a sleepover party with your BFF! Waffle is a fun take on the sleepover/slumber party chick-flick film, it’s deliciously dark and…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Two
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…
FemmeFilmFest21Review: Booksmart (Olivia Wilde)
Booksmart continues the long tradition of films about two kids the summer after high school, growing over the course of one wild night. It feels…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Clueless (Amy Heckerling)
Teenage girls are full of contradictions. Shallow and existential, audacious and anxious, convinced of their own importance and their own invisibility simultaneously, and capable of…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Bird of Paradise (Mareike Engelhardt)
The short film Bird of Paradise (Nos Lions) effectively builds a sense of danger but gets lost in its own sense of mystery. The story…
FemmeFilmFest21Review: The Black Veil (A.J. Al-Thani)
A.J. Al-Thani’s The Black Veil is an astonishing and empowering short film which the world needs now more than ever. With the on-going political troubles…
