Author: femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes.

Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival.

This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way.

When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival.

A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Sofia Coppola Edition — Through the Shattered Lens

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking! Today is the birthday of one of my favorite American directors, the one […]… Continue reading 4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Sofia Coppola Edition — Through the Shattered Lens

Melissa Stephens shares how her film ‘Travis’ revolutionized her path to recovery — Cinema Femme

In the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s guilty verdict, and him being the man who sparked the #MeToo movement, there is a film that captures precisely where we are today. 834 more words via Melissa Stephens shares how her film ‘Travis’ revolutionized her path to recovery — Cinema Femme

Argentinian filmmaker Valeria Vallejos talks about her empowering short ‘Me También’ — Cinema Femme

Valeria Vallejos is a talented filmmaker of Indigenous and Spanish descent, born and raised in Patagonia. She left her country for Paris at the age of 17 to pursue her career in film. 1,050 more words via Argentinian filmmaker Valeria Vallejos talks about her empowering short ‘Me También’ — Cinema Femme

Berlinale: Uisenma Borchu • Director of ‘Black Milk’ — Cinema Femme

Director-writer-actress Uisenma Borchu’s second film, Black Milk [+], played in the Panorama section of the 70th Berlin Film Festival. Born in Mongolia in 1984, Borchu came to the German Democratic Republic aged four. 555 more words via Berlinale: Uisenma Borchu • Director of ‘Black Milk’ — Cinema Femme

‘Women According to Men’ explores our shared humanity — Cinema Femme

https://player.vimeo.com/video/340624688 Author: Zainab Zeb Khan Author, Zainab Khan moderating Q&A with director Saeed Nouri at the Iranian 30th Annual Festival of Films from Iran Iranian women’s rights have been a prime example of why personal stories are integral to understanding history. 1,141 more words via ‘Women According to Men’ explores our shared humanity — Cinema Femme

Rhianon Jones rocks the movie industry by producing the work of emerging female filmmakers — Cinema Femme

When you meet a woman who has the same mission as you, and is doing it in an impactful way, you can only feel an immediate connection and passion toward their work. 4,132 more words via Rhianon Jones rocks the movie industry by producing the work of emerging female filmmakers — Cinema Femme

Deborah Kampmeier’s ‘Tape’ explores the gray areas of #MeToo through sharing one woman’s powerful story — Cinema Femme

Deborah Kampemeier and Annarosa Mudd I was first introduced to Deborah Kampmeier’s “Tape” during my interview with the film’s cinematographer Valentina Caniglia. Since our conversation took place a year ago, she couldn’t go into depth about the story, but I was immediately intrigued. 3,676 more words via Deborah Kampmeier’s ‘Tape’ explores the gray areas of #MeToo… Continue reading Deborah Kampmeier’s ‘Tape’ explores the gray areas of #MeToo through sharing one woman’s powerful story — Cinema Femme

Erin Lee Carr places us in the shoes of a drug addict in the four-part docuseries ‘How To Fix a Drug Scandal’ — Cinema Femme

Meet Sonja Farak. She is a 35-year-old chemist who develops an addiction for the drugs she’s testing at UMass Amherst, starting with cocaine. As her addiction blows up, it shines a light on a corrupt state government. 934 more words via Erin Lee Carr places us in the shoes of a drug addict in the four-part… Continue reading Erin Lee Carr places us in the shoes of a drug addict in the four-part docuseries ‘How To Fix a Drug Scandal’ — Cinema Femme

Therese Shechter redefines womanhood in her subversive documentaries — Cinema Femme

Therese Shechter brings common female experiences that have been unjustly deemed taboo to the screen through her documentaries. Her latest “My So-Called Selfish Life” has started a movement for women who choose not to have children. 3,298 more words via Therese Shechter redefines womanhood in her subversive documentaries — Cinema Femme

Filmmaker Anna Kerrigan takes us on the heartfelt journey of a father and his trans son in “Cowboys” — Cinema Femme

I like that idea that when you’re in nature you can be your true self, and not influenced by the constructs of your society. It’s a really interesting way to re-appropriate nature, sort of nodding to a genre which is so heteronormative and so male as some sort of backdrop. 2,552 more words via Filmmaker Anna… Continue reading Filmmaker Anna Kerrigan takes us on the heartfelt journey of a father and his trans son in “Cowboys” — Cinema Femme