Tag: FemmeFilmFest
FemmeFilmFest Review: Alexandria Bombach’s Powerful Documentary On Her Shoulders
There is a deeply unsettling feeling that the truly empathetic experiences when informed of atrocities, regardless of the medium of conveyance. Documentary filmmaking, with or…
Filmotomy Podcast 87: Hyphen Short Film Director, Maria Servellon, and Composer, Monica Lyrae, at FemmeFilmFest
As the Femme Filmmakers Festival hits Day Six, the Filmotomy Podcast showcases one of the short films in competition, Hyphen. Joining Robin Write is the…
FemmeFilmFest: Short Animation ‘Sour’ directed by Daniela Sherer
As short films go, Sour is ultrashort, less than two minutes long. But damn it hurt! Daniela Sherer’s colourful animation presents the day in the…
Here’s the Line-up for Day Six of the FemmeFilmFest
There’s an even greater sense of international expression in today film line-up for the Femme Filmmakers Festival. We also have the next episode of the…
FemmeFilmFest Review: Maegan Houang’s in competition short In Full Bloom
Let’s discuss a hypothetical. Let’s say you consider yourself a “green thumb” of sorts. You have a plant you really want to grow, so you…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Molly McGlynn and Mary Goes Round
I first crossed paths with Canadian director Molly McGlynn when we showcased one of her short films right here at the Femme Filmmakers Festival. With…
FemmeFilmFest – ‘The Rider’: Gorgeous Heartbreak through a Singular Cowboy
Films have long existed in the coastal majority. They explore places, people, and stories that are recycled, repackaged, and sold as shiny and new. These…
FemmeFilmFest Review: The Law of Averages written and directed by Elizabeth Rose
A death in the family is a somber affair. Relatives rally around the deceased, often saying prayers, lighting candles, and wearing black in mourning. In…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Makes it to Day Five
Maegan, Molly, Danielle, Ann, Elizabeth. Those names are what a director sounds like. Just a handful of the ever-increasing female filmmakers, that happen to grace…
FemmeFilmFest: Filmmaker Courtney Hope Thérond talks to Filmotomy about The Dress You Have On
Relationship can be tough at the best of times. We learn about each other, not necessarily getting to decide which aspects of the other person…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Day Four: What to Expect Today and a Playlist of What You Might Have Missed
That’s right. As Day Four of the Femme Filmmakers Festival arrives, I thought it would be a good time to not only tell you what…
FemmeFilmFest Review: The Exquisite Family Portrait from Director Kelly Holmes
I love short films like I love short stories: when done well, they can draw their viewer (or reader) in to their world in an…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Actress Krista Jensen on the Comedy Short It’s Been Too Long
It took me a while to figure out the romantic leads in It’s Been Too Long, Krista Jensen and David Ebert, are married in real…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Family Portrait Director Kelly Holmes on Being a Filmmaker, Period Pieces, and Collaboration
It might be fair to say that the detailed period setting of the short film, Family Portrait, may well be the most extensive and cinematic…
