Tag: Femme Film Fest 2020
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Old Enough (Marisa Silver)
Our teenage years are essentially made up of mimicry. We leave the nest of our parents, flocking together, or perhaps to another, taken under the…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Meagan Adele Lopez on that ‘Raging Cult’
I honestly didn’t expect to rekindle a teenage crush or crave expensive coffee from Montmartre when I sat down to talk to Meagan Adele Lopez…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘The Pregnant Ground’ director Haolu Wang
One of 20 short films in the Competition Selection of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival is The Pregnant Ground from Haolu Wang. We had the…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Shelter in Place (Kelsie Moore)
Salt Lake City, Utah looks to be a beautiful place, at least from what can be seen from the windows of a church. That is…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘Keep Mum’ director Luana Di Pasquale
What do you know about Luana Di Pasquale? Well, she is, handily for the involvement with the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, a writer and director…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: But I’m a Cheerleader (Jamie Babbit)
20 years ago, the world looked very different, especially in regard to LGBTQ+ rights. 11 months before But I’m a Cheerleader premiered at the Toronto…
FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘Find me Mother’ animation filmmaker Suchana Saha
We are delighted to have filmmaker Suchana Saha talk to us about not just one but two films in the Competition Selection of the 5th…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Luana Di Pasquale’s ‘Keep Mum’
A word of caution. Keep Mum will buzz around in your head long after its final scene. It is a gripping and chilling depiction of…
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…
