Posted in Festival Streaming

The Short Films of Femme Filmmakers Festival 2020 you can still watch

The whole world seem virtual now. How do we watch movies together? Have we forgotten? The Femme Filmmakers Festival began on Friday 28th August and…

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Posted in Festival News

London Film Festival 2020 Programme Lineup Announced

The BFI have revealed the full lineup of the latest London Film Festival, which is set to take place from 7-18 October 2020 in a…

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Posted in Festival News

Haolu Wang, Sophie B Jacques, Nora Kirkpatrick Conquer FemmeFilmFest20 as Roll of Honour announced

Sunday 6th September 2020. The 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival comes to a close later this evening. Earlier, the Roll of Honour was announced for the…

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Long Time Listener
Posted in Review Short Women

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Long Time Listener, First Time Caller

Nora Kirkpatrick’s Long Time Listener, First Time Caller is a jewel of a film that like any precious stone, never fails to impress no matter…

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Posted in Festival Review Short

FemeFilmFest20 Review Round-up: Home, Girl in the Hallway, Find Me Mother, The Gray Area

Margot Douglas joins the Femme Filmmakers Festival fray to chime on four of the short films featured in this year’s Competition Selection. Home (Anita Bruvere)…

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Armita Keyani
Posted in Festival Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 102: Armita Keyani brings Welcome Home to FemmeFilmFest20

The second podcast of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival sees Robin Write host, and he is joined by festival jury member Ellen Cheshire. Our special…

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Little Woods
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FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Little Woods (Nia DaCosta)

Though called Crossing the Line in the UK, Little Woods is the debut film from Nia DaCosta. Released two years ago, the drama sees Tessa…

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Welcome Home
Posted in Festival Review Short

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Welcome Home (Armita Keyani)

Welcome Home is a funny, awkward, and simple look at different cultures and religions along with the combination of the two and the projection of…

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Kristine Gerolaga
Posted in Festival Interview

FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Concealer creator Kristine Gerolaga

Kristine Gerolaga is the writer and director of Concealer, one of many great short films featuring at the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival. An unexpected take…

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Just Me and You
Posted in Festival Interview Short

FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Director Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers Talks about Juste Moi et Toi

Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers provided one of the most heart-warming short films of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival in Just Moi et Toi (Just Me and You)….

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Just Me and You
Posted in Festival Review Short

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Just Me and You (Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers)

Just Me and You (Juste moi et toi) is a short, Canadian film directed by Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers. It takes us on a poignant journey between…

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Plyushchikha
Posted in Review Women

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Three Poplars in Plyushchikha Street (Tatyana Lioznova)

Three Poplars in Plyushchikha Street (1968) is a Russian romantic-comedy, being a success for the Russian film industry with 26 million people seeing it in…

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Ella Greenwood
Posted in Festival Interview Short

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…

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Faulty Roots
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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…

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