Concealer
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FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Concealer (Kristine Gerolaga)

Concealer is an insightful short feature which proposes a very ambitious discussion of a pressing contemporary concern – falling victim to multi-level marketing schemes. At…

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Diane
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Georgia Michailidi and her short film ‘Diane Keaton’

Filmotomy got the opportunity to speak to the write, producer and director of the short film, Diane Keaton, part of the Showcase Selection at the…

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The Pregnant Ground
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FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Haolu Wang’s The Pregnant Ground

Pregnancy and birth are often not discussed in society, other than for the expected highlight reel: pregnancy announcement, gender reveal, baby name announcement, etc, etc,…

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Haolu Wang
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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…

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Shelter in Place
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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…

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Luana Di Pasquale
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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…

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Suchana Saha
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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…

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Keep Mum
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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…

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Ella Greenwood
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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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Sahera Khan
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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…

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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…

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Ayanna Dozier softer
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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…

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gretl claggett
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Filmmaker Gretl Claggett and her short film Stormchaser

Gretl Clagget’s STORMCHASER started as a poem. And so fitting that it opens with our heroine Bonnie Blue remembering her 15th birthday storm chasing with her…

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Elena Wiener Troubled Water
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Troubled Water director Elena Wiener on Neurodermatitis and Maya Deren

On Day One of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, the second of the 20 Competition Selections films was seen by many of you. Troubled Water…

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