#Immigrants

"Mija," directed by Isabel Castro

Interviews

Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Isabel Castro – “Mija”

Isabel Castro is a four-time Emmy-nominated, Mexican-American filmmaker who combines a practice in journalism and art to tell stories about immigration, civil rights, and identity. She splits her...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Joan Micklin Silver’s “Hester Street” Gets a New 4K Restoration

“Hester Street” is getting a makeover. A new 4K restoration of Joan Micklin Silver’s portrait of an Eastern European Jewish couple living in New York’s Lower East Side in the late...

Interviews

Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Nana Mensah – “Queen of Glory”

Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American actor, writer, and director. This summer, she will appear in a series regular role opposite Sandra Oh and Bob Balaban in Netflix’s “The Chair” and this fall,...

Films

Alice Gu’s “Donut King” Lands at Greenwich Entertainment

“The Donut King,” a doc about a Cambodian refugee who built a donut empire stateside, has found a home. According to Deadline, Greenwich Entertainment snagged North American rights to...

Interviews

TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sanja Živković – “Easy Land”

Sanja Živković is a writer, director, and film professor. Her work is influenced by having grown up in both Serbia and Canada. She’s directed multiple short films, including...

Awards

Angela Chen Receives Inaugural AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant

Angela Chen’s next project just received a major boost. The writer, director, editor, and producer has been named as the inaugural recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant, a...

Television

Apple Orders Immigrant Anthology Series Co-Created by Emily V. Gordon

Emily V. Gordon has booked another gig. Apple just ordered a timely half-hour anthology series inspired by immigrant stories co-written by “The Big Sick” scribe, Deadline reports....

Features

Feminist Takes on Sci-Fi: May’s VOD and Web Series Picks

While science-fiction is usually associated with flashy VFX, aliens, spaceships, and advanced technology, the genre is incredibly varied and nuanced, and beloved by many as a means to explore complex...

Features

Autonomy and Me: Crowdfunding Picks

Whether fighting the system, combating societal prejudices, or coping under the weight of a parent’s expectations, women all around the world struggle with maintaining their autonomy. This...

Films, News, Women Directors, Women Writers

Ana Asensio’s SXSW Winner “Most Beautiful Island” Acquired By Orion and Samuel Goldwyn

Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films have snagged the North American rights to SXSW winner “Most Beautiful Island,” Deadline reports. Directed, written, produced by, and starring Ana Asensio,...

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