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Sundance Video: Interview with Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush — Directors of Finding North
I caught up with ‘Finding North’ directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush at Sundance 2012. The two shared some great advice for being female in filmland, and reveal why an all-woman crew...
The Sundance Institute and Women in Film Team Up to Get More Women Filmmakers Working in Hollywood
Finally some organizations have stepped up and stood up and committed resources to work towards improving the amount of female filmmakers working in the business. Women in Film and the Sundance...
Sundance Trailer Watch: Finding North Directed By Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush
My first cry of the day. This film looks heartbreaking. Synopsis: 49 million people in the U.S. — one in four children — don’t know where their next meal is coming from, despite our...
Sundance Trailer Watch: West of Memphis — Directed by Amy Berg
I have now become obsessed with this case. I watched the HBO film this weekend and am going to catch up on the older HBO docs shortly. This is the Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh produced film. This...
Sundance Trailer Watch: Middle of Nowhere — Written and Directed by Ava Duvernay
I am so impressed by this woman and how she is making movies about African American women on her terms. I really liked her first film, I Will Follow. We will try and cover this at Sundance, but here...
Good News: Women Directed and Women Written Films Fill Sundance Premiere Section
While there weren’t enough films directed and written by women in the competition as I would have hoped, the list of premieres looks at bit different. Check out the description for Bachelorette-...
Sundance Trailer Watch: The Invisible War
Here is your holy crap moment of the day. This makes by blood boil and makes me cry at the same time. I cannot wait to see this film. Over 16,000 women were assaulted in 2009. The facts and figures...
The Sundance 2012 Competition Lineup: The Women
Sundance unveiled the competition lineups. Here is the first look at the US Dramatic and Documentary competition. There are 16 films in each category. In the dramatic category, 3 are directed by...
Sundance Deals and Award Winners
Sundance 2011 is over. The week started off with the NY Times article declaring that Sundance is a welcoming place for women directors, and it ended with a couple of women getting deals and awards....
The Women’s Media Center Video From Sundance
Sundance might be a more welcoming place for women, but this video reminds us how much work there still is to be done. Women’s Media Center
Sundance Women — Part 3
Deals• Buck directed by Cindy Meehl goes to Sundance Selects• Circumstance written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz was bought by Participant Media. The Future- directed by Miranda July• The...
Sundance is Here and The World Discovers Women Can Direct
It feels like “Groundhog Day.” The most visible film festival in the US and one that showcases independent films and SURPRISE there are women making great films around town. It’s not news that...
Sundance Women Part 2
Some goings on and reviews for women directors and women’s films Miss Representation:Sundance documentary: Are you Miss Represented? (Salt Lake Tribune) Sundance Review: ‘Miss Representation’...
Women in Film Hits Sundance
Women in Film hosts its fifth “Meet the Filmmakers Panel” on Sunday, January 23 at noon. Bad news for those of you without tickets, it is sold out. Panelists Include: • Joslyn...
Sundance Women’s News — Pariah Premieres
First up on opening night was the coming of age story Pariah written and directed by Dee Rees. Here’s the description: “A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship,...
Sophie Barthes’ Emilia Clarke-Starrer “The Pod Generation” Lands at Roadside Attractions, Vertical
Emilia Clarke says goodbye to the distant past in King’s Landing and hello to the near future in “The Pod Generation,” a sci-fi story that sees the Emmy-nominated “Game of...
“Eileen” Adaptation Lands at Neon, Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie Star
Thomasin McKenzie finds herself on another dangerous journey inspired by a glamorous, mysterious woman in “Eileen,” her latest big screen outing following “One Night in Soho.”...
Trailer Watch: “Little Richard: I Am Everything” Explores the Complex Legacy of a Musical Genius
“Little Richard: I Am Everything” pays tribute to the OG rock ‘n roll icon. “He spit on every rule there was in music,” we’re told in a new trailer for the...
Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel to Star in Pop Music Melodrama “Mother Mary”
Anne Hathaway is showing off her pipes again. Deadline reports that the Oscar winner will play a fictional musician in “Mother Mary,” an “epic pop melodrama” that will see her...
Eva Longoria’s “Flamin’ Hot” Wins SXSW Audience Award
Eva Longoria’s narrative feature debut set SXSW ablaze. The fest has announced its Audience Award winners, and “Flamin’ Hot” took home the honor in the Headliners slate. The...
Trailer Watch: Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Nicole Holofcener Reteam for “You Hurt My Feelings””
Julia Louis-Dreyfus faces an unexpected crisis in a new trailer for “You Hurt My Feelings,” Nicole Holofcener’s latest. The “Veep” alumna plays Beth, a New York novelist...
Trailer Watch: Tracy Droz Tragos Highlights Efforts to Expand Access to Abortion Pills in “Plan C”
“Mobilizing is really hard when you’re scared and you’re censored,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Plan C.” Tracy Droz Tragos’ latest doc sees a...
Chinonye Chukwu to Write and Direct “Wolf Hustle” Adaptation
Chinonye Chukwu is heading to Wall Street. The “Till” filmmaker will follow up her acclaimed biopic of Mamie Till-Bradley, an activist fighting for justice following the murder of her...
Trailer Watch: “Judy Blume Forever” Celebrates the Trailblazing Author
Sex, masturbation, puberty, bullying, body image, divorce — Judy Blume’s children’s books have earned a special place in the hearts of millions of young readers for taking an...
Danielle Nicolet Will Adapt “Black Karen” Short into Feature
Danielle Nicolet is writing and exec producing a feature adaptation of “Black Karen,” “The Flash” star’s 2022 short directed by “Harlem’s” Meagan Good....
Daisy Ridley and Raelle Tucker Team Up for “The Better Liar” Series at Amazon
Daisy Ridley is teaming up with Raelle Tucker, an alumna of “Jessica Jones” and “True Blood,” on her next project. The “Star Wars” actress will topline and exec...
Trailer Watch: Teyana Taylor Fights to Be in Her Son’s Life in “A Thousand and One”
Teyana Taylor insists that she’s willing to “go to war” for her son in a new trailer for A.V. Rockwell’s “A Thousand and One,” the winner of the Grand Jury Prize...
Chicken & Egg Awardees Announced: Angela Tucker, Jeanie Finlay, and More
Congratulations are in order: Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced more than $650,000 in new grants to eight recipients of its 2023 Chicken & Egg Award. Created to “recognize the...
Trailer Watch: Greta Lee Reunites with Her Childhood Sweetheart in Celine Song’s “Past Lives”
A trailer has arrived for one of the best-reviewed films out of Sundance 2023. Written and directed by Celine Song, “Past Lives” sees Greta Lee reuniting with a childhood sweetheart after...
THE 13TH ANNUAL ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP
The Athena Film Festival (AFF) at Barnard College announced its initial programming lineup for the 2023 festival today. The 13th annual festival, which is a joint partnership between...
Laurel Parmet’s “The Starling Girl” Lands at Bleecker Street, Eliza Scanlen Stars
Eliza Scanlen is earning praise for her leading performance in another woman director’s feature debut. She took home an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for...
Sarah Snook-Starrer “Run Rabbit Run” Lands at Netflix, Daina Reid Directs
Sarah Snook is stepping away from Waystar RoyCo and making her mark on the health care industry: the two-time Emmy-nominated “Succession” actress plays a fertility doctor in “Run...
Trailer Watch: An Aspiring Stuntwoman Fights For Her Sister in Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Society”
Described as a “very merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action,” “Polite Society” tells the story of an aspiring stuntwoman who is forced...
Trailer Watch: “Murder in Big Horn” Spotlights Missing Indigineous Women
“Since colonization, Native women have been targeted,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Murder in Big Horn,” a three-part Showtime docuseries investigating the...
Berlin Film Fest to Open with Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me,” Anne Hathaway Stars
Rebecca Miller’s latest has been tapped to open the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and four-time Emmy winner Peter Dinklage topline “She Came to...
Sarah Schenck on Exploring How to Harness the Power of Our Microbes in “The Invisible Extinction”
Sarah Schenck is a writer, director, and producer who is deeply passionate about using filmmaking to advance public health goals for diverse audiences. She makes shorts for nonprofit organizations...
4K-Restored Yvonne Rainer Collection on the Way
Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber have landed world rights to seven Yvonne Rainer films, newly restored in 4K by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation. A...
Nikyatu Jusu to Direct “Night of the Living Dead” Sequel
“Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is moving from the horrors of the mind to the horrors of the flesh with her upcoming “Night of the Living Dead” sequel. MGM Studios is currently in final...
Nicole Holofcener, Lynn Novick, & Jenny Han Among 2023 Nantucket Film Fest Honorees
Women will dominate the tribute awards at the upcoming Nantucket Film Festival. A press release announced that Nicole Holofcener, Lynn Novick, and Jenny Han will each be honored at the 2023 festival,...
Exclusive: An “Army” of Climate Activists Fight for Change in Clip of Rachel Lears’ “To the End”
“Can you imagine what would happen if we took these young folks [and] got them involved in elections? And young people were the reason why certain politicians won or lost in the 2020 elections,”...
Pick of the Day: “To the End”
“Some of us have to actually live the future that you all are setting on fire,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns the fossil fuel execs testifying before Congress in Rachel Lears’ “To...
ARRAY Releasing and JetBlue Debut In-Flight Channel Showcasing Women and BIPOC Filmmakers
In-flight entertainment is getting an upgrade, thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. The “Selma” director’s banner has partnered with JetBlue to launch an in-flight pop-up channel,...
Pick of the Day: “Framing Agnes”
In 1958, a trans woman who went by “Agnes Torres” outsmarted the system to attain gender-affirming healthcare. Thanks to her resourcefulness, she received hormones and corrective surgery from a...
Pick of the Day: “Leonor Will Never Die”
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life,” we’re told. But how does this adage apply to the final quarter of our lives, when we are no longer working? Do we surrender what...
Nikyatu Jusu’s Next Pic Will Focus on “Day-Walking Black Vampires”
The theatrical release of Nikyatu Jusu’s feature directorial debut, “Nanny,” is just days away, and new details are emerging about her follow-up to the Sundance winner. The upcoming...
Trailer Watch: Angelica Ross and Jen Richards Resurrect Artifacts of Trans History in “Framing Agnes”
“We have heard the story told by the hunter and not by the lion, and not by the lions who not only fought back but got away,” “Pose’s” Angelica Ross says in a new trailer for “Framing...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Dawn Porter – “Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net”
Dawn Porter is an award-winning writer and producer. Her work has been featured on HBO, Netflix, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, MTV Films, and other platforms. Porter’s 2016 film “Trapped,” which explores...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Marianela Maldonado – “Children of Las Brisas”
Director and writer Marianela Maldonado has helmed several short fiction films including “The Look of Happiness” and “Breaking Out,” both of which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. She has...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Alexis Neophytides – “Dear Thirteen”
Alexis Neophytides is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and educator based in New York City. Her work centers around community and how we find meaning in people and place. She is the co-creator,...
Cinematographer to Watch: Charlotte Hornsby
New York-based cinematographer Charlotte Hornsby has been making a name for herself on the festival circuit, working on titles such as Mariama Diallo’s “Master,” a horror pic...
Maïmouna Doucouré to Direct Josephine Baker Biopic
Maïmouna Doucouré is following up 2020’s “Cuties,” her Paris-set portrait of a pre-teen Senegalese immigrant who joins a dance clique, with the story of a trailblazing dancer,...