#Mothers And Daughters
Trailer Watch: Kate Winslet & Mia Threapleton Lead Mother-Daughter Drama “I Am Ruth”
Kate Winslet and real-life daughter Mia Threapleton share the screen in “I Am Ruth,” an upcoming installment of Channel 4’s “I Am” anthology series. A newly released...
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Amy Redford – “Roost”
Amy Redford’s career in the creative arts spans over three decades as a director, producer, and actor in film, television, music videos, and theater. “The Guitar” marked her directorial...
Pick of the Day: “Petite Maman”
“Petite Maman” is a triumph. Much smaller in scope than her last film, 2019’s devastatingly romantic and brutally tragic “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” Céline...
Trailer Watch: Céline Sciamma Is Back with Mother-Daughter Story “Petite Maman”
Céline Sciamma is back with another film that’s sure to break your heart. She’s following up 2019’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” a tragic romance about an artist and...
Trailer Watch: “Topside” Follows a Mother and Daughter Living Under the Streets of NYC
The winner of a Special Jury award for directing at SXSW 2020, Celine Held and Logan George’s “Topside” tells the story of a five-year-old girl (Zhaila Farmer) and her mother (Held)...
Tribeca Winner “Jacinta” Lands at Hulu
Hulu is adding a Tribeca Film Festival award-winner to its slate. A press release announced that the streamer landed “Jacinta,” a documentary exploring drug addiction and...
TIFF 2021 Women Directors: Meet Jenna Cato Bass – “Mlungu Wam” (“Good Madam”)
Jenna Cato Bass is a South African writer, filmmaker, and former magician. Together with Wanuri Kahiu, Bass co-wrote the coming-of-age romance “Rafiki,” which premiered in Cannes’...
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Portrait of Her Mother, “Jane By Charlotte,” Lands at Utopia
“Jane By Charlotte” has secured U.S. distribution ahead of its North American premiere at this month’s New York Film Festival. A portrait of singer, actress, and fashion icon Jane...
Pick of the Day: “Run”
Mommie Dearest does her best impression of Marmee in “Run.” Picture-perfect, warm, and loving on the surface, Diane (Sarah Paulson) is a mom whose true nature is gradually revealed in the...
Guest Post: How “Gilmore Girls” Rescued My Relationship with My Mother
By Alexandra Hidalgo On October 5, “Gilmore Girls” fans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the show’s premiere. For two decades, women around the world have seen themselves reflected in single...
Tribeca 2020 Women Directors: Meet Jessica Earnshaw – “Jacinta”
Jessica Earnshaw is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on criminal justice and healthcare. In 2015, she received the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Fellowship and Grant to...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Paulson Is a Creepy Mom with a Hidden Past in “Run”
Mommie Dearest does her best impression of Marmee in “Run.” Picture-perfect, warm, and loving on the surface, Diane (Sarah Paulson) is a mom whose true nature is gradually revealed in a...
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...
Naomi Watts to Topline Claire McCarthy’s Mother-Daughter Drama “Burning Season”
Naomi Watts and Claire McCarthy are re-teaming for a new project. Their last venture, a revisionist take on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” told from the perspective of Ophelia, made its world premiere...
Oprah Winfrey May Star in “Terms of Endearment” Remake
Oprah Winfrey and Lee Daniels may be reuniting. The Oscar-nominated actress and media mogul is in negotiations to star in Daniels’ upcoming remake of “Terms of Endearment,” Indiewire reports....
Katie Holmes’ Feature Directorial Debut Gets Distribution
Katie Holmes’ feature directorial debut has found a home. Gravitas Ventures has acquired the North American rights to “All We Had,” Holmes’ mother-daughter drama that premiered at the...