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Sundance 2022 Double Bill Review: Call Jane (Phylis Nagy) & The Janes (Tia Lessin/Emma Pildes)

Women’s rights and the power to exercise choice was a recurring topic at this year’s Sundance Film Festival seen in more than just a couple…

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Indie Focus: Behind Closed Doors (Kaitlyn Boxall)

Ginger Paradise Productions, a project from independent filmmaker Kaitlyn Boxall, is best known for their tribute videos. This year, the young filmmaker has been working…

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All the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival Coverage in One Place

The 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival may sadly be over and done with for the year, but not to worry — here at Filmotomy, we have…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: filmmaker Isabel Sandoval of Lingua Franca

Filmotomy were honoured to be in the presence of the woman behind and in front of the camera on the film Lingua Franca – Isabel…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Ten

Well folks, this is it! We’ve reached the final day of our 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival. It’s been a wild ride in our celebration of…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Meek’s Cutoff (Kelly Reichardt)

The Oregon Trail was not a nice hike in the sun. In 19th century America, it was a 3,500 km ordeal across a harsh and…

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #46: Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (Josephine Decker)

However familiar the name Josephine Decker is to you might determine on some level your love of film. The filmmaker’s recent favourites, Shirley (2020) and…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021- Day Nine

Happy weekend and happy ninth day of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 film lovers! Just in case you haven’t caught it yet, here is…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021- Day Seven

It’s almost Friday and that’s more than enough reason to celebrate with checking out our whole festival lineup here and seeing what’s in store today!…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: ‘Diagonal’ director Anne Thorens

Robin Write speaks to the talented director behind the short film Diagonal, Anne Thorens, part of the Competition Selection at the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival….

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Six

Well, we are onto day six of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival and still going strong. It’s halfway through the week and just over halfway…

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #45: Pariah (Dee Rees)

Before the acclaimed Mudbound and that historical Best Cinematography Oscar nomination (for Rachel Morrison) came Pariah. The breakout film for director Dee Rees was selected…

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FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: Oh Baby! Conceiver Meghann Artes

I had the pleasure of reconnecting with filmmaker Meghann Artes, following our conversation about her terrific Speed Dating five years ago. This time we’re talking…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2021 – Day Five

It’s hard to believe we are nearing the halfway mark of the 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival. It’s been lovely seeing outpouring support and positive reactions…

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