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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

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 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

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

“For many years, I had to confront the cruel system in my home country that does not tolerate people with a different mindset. People judged me for my ideas as if I was a traitor. 2,429 more words via To Be a Free Person: Ksenia Ivanova on “Jack and Anna” — Cinema Femme

Black Lives Matter. There is a man named John Lewis, who has fought for that for over 60 years, and is still fighting for that in a way that creates results. 2,122 more words via Dawn Porter captures an awe-inspiring legacy in “John Lewis: Good Trouble” — Cinema Femme

I’m delighted to announce Emily Clarkson is taking up a residency at Red’s Kingdom, joining Tom Beg and Graeme Daly as featured creatives. Truth be known, I’ve been badgering Emily to get her feet under Red’s table for a while now and we’ll be talking about her initial reluctance a little later. Before that, I… Continue reading Artist In Residence: Emily Clarkson — Red’s Kingdom