Tag: Film Festival
FemmeFilmFest Day Nine brings some light relief
The penultimate day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival is upon us. And with it we dip into a little bit of comedy – let’s face…
FemmeFilmFest Animation: Once Upon a Line from Alicja Jasina
We take everyday sounds for granted, the little hums and taps, the sips and steps, how the outside world of traffic and people seeps into…
FemmeFilmFest Animation: Ailleurs (Somewhere) from Mélody Boulissière
The metallic music and crisp sound design of Mélody Boulissière’s brilliant animated short, Ailleurs (Somewhere), are just two of the swaying components that make this…
FemmeFilmFest Review: Revenge directed by Coralie Fargeat
Having tip-toed on the verge of being exploitative in its graphical depiction of sexual assault versus actually being empowering, the rape-and-revenge genre has been a…
Filmotomy Podcast 88: With Special Guest, Coralie Fargeat, Director of Revenge
Filmotomy’s third Podcast during the Femme Filmmakers Festival is a bloody special one. Pun intended. Robin Write is the lucky blighter joined not only by…
FemmeFilmFest Review: Capernaum, Nadine Labaki
With its award-winning streak and Oscar nominations Capernaum is a film that evidently a hit with critics and cinema goers alike with something bold to…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #39: Watch Issa López’s Tigers Are Not Afraid Now on Shudder
Many of the film lovers of the universe didn’t perhaps even know you were anticipating this wonder. After a terrific theatrical run, an ever increasing…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Kitty Faingold, director of the vivid animation, Body World
Body World, directed by Kitty Faingold, is an unforgettable venture through the inner workings of the human vessel. Imagery so permanently etched on our brains,…
Day Eight of the Femme Filmmakers Film Festival Might be the busiest yet
You want another podcast, you got it. More interviews, sure. Plenty of reviews coming your way too. Day Eight of FemmeFilmFest combines the feature genre…
FemmeFilmFest Review: Short Film Thanksgiving directed by Van B. Nguyen
Van B. Nguyen’s Thanksgiving focuses on Ma (Elyse Dinh) while she prepares and hosts a holiday meal. And it is a beautiful, observant little film, about fitting in…
FemmeFilmFest Review: Christina Choe’s Nancy (2018)
Film history has been impacted by a number of Anglo female characters with various mental disturbances and obsessions. Bette Davis in Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)….
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Hyphen Actress Rosanna Jiménez
Four illuminating, radiant faces of different ages shine on the screen in Maria Servellon’s wonderful short film, Hyphen. One of those faces is, of course,…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: EVE director Lola Rose Bond and her leading lady Lisa Hughes
At 17 years old, Lola Bond is an Aussie filmmaker and actor with big ambitions and a firm future in the creative arts. “The Eulogy”…
Day Seven of the FemmeFimFest is another Diverse Bunch of Films
Day Seven already of the Femme Filmmakers Festival. More of the same format-wise, but new avenues to explore for sure. There is even a music…
