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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Blow the Man Down (Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy)

There are two types of women in Easter Cove, the small fishing town where Blow the Man Down takes place: the good, honest women who…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Makr (Hana Kazim)

When Dubai-based screenwriter and director Hana Kazim was studying business in college, she took a film class that introduced her to The Godfather (1972). Seeing…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: ‘Makr’ director Hana Kazim

The spooky aura behind one of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival’s showcase selection short films has had people talking the last few days. Director Hana…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Kate Novack, the woman behind Hysterical Girl

What an insightful chat I had with filmmaker Kate Novack as she discussed the inspiration behind and the technical aspects of her short documentary film…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Agnes Patron the maestro behind And Then The Bear

As part of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival Robin Write of Filmotomy and Meagan Adele Lopez from the Competition Selection jury spoke to French filmmaker…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Hurt By Paradise (Greta Bellamacina)

An aspiring young poet memory-bound to the grip of a melancholic past, awaiting to unlock the seemingly unreachable doors to success. Hurt by Paradise becomes…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: The Chambermaid – the quiet life of a Mexican maid

Do not be deceived by the stillness of The Chambermaid, the directorial debut of Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés. Under its serene takes and silent protagonist,…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Parachute creator Katherine Tolentino

Katherine Tolentino is a fascinating woman. That is clear to see before you even speak to her, if you have seen the kind of story…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Gone Youth (Audrey Jean-Baptiste)

Loss of innocence can take many forms. Loss of a parent. Loss of childhood. Loss of autonomy. Loss of control. In Audrey Jean-Baptiste’s short film, Gone Youth, the…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021- Day Eight

Happy Friday film lovers! Day eight of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival is looking great! There’s the weekend to look forward to as well the…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Yulia & Juliet (Zara Dwinger)

Trigger warning: suicide. First release in 2018, Yulia & Juliet may appear just to be another remake of the classic Romeo & Juliet story by…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: The Walking Fish (Thessa Meijer)

Writer-director Thessa Meijer intriguing short film The Walking Fish starts with a dreamy tone, reminiscent of a fable. One day by the sea, a young…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Aquaphobe (Melanie Easton)

A competitive swimmer wakes up one morning to discover that his black cat has changed into a woman in Aquaphobe, a short film that doesn’t…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: The Light of the Moon (Jessica M. Thompson)

Trigger warning: rape. It has been a few years since I first watched Jessica M. Thompson’s The Light of the Moon, but I was immediately…

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