Tag: Female Directors
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Review: “Stagiaire”
Year: 2021 Runtime: 10 minutes Director/Writer: Marina Michelson Cast: Marina Michelson, Spenser Granese, Chloe Wepper, Briana Venkus, Ramiz Monsef, Aaron Smith, Angel Halford, Michael Ashley, Patricio Cabrera-Sanchez By Morgan Roberts If reality television has taught us anything, the professional kitchen is a very male-dominated arena. So, what does it look like to walk into that […]
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Siff 2022 Review: Quant
Sometimes, the stars align and an incredibly talented person is in just the right time and place to do something revolutionary.
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SIFF Review: Young Plato
“Young Plato” is a lovely story of how much a child can be impacted by someone in their lives who guides them with kindness and reason.
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SIFF 2022 Review: Nothing Compares
Sinead O’Connor was an explosive presence to anyone who was young in the 1980’s. Androgynous, furious and mysterious, she seemed to descend upon popular music like the wailing banshee from the folklore of her native country.
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SIFF 2022 Review: Lonely Voices (Le Voci Sole)
Like any Italian woman, she is concerned about what he is eating in a foreign country that thinks that pizza should taste like ketchup on cardboard.
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Emotional Journeys Through Horror: A Profile of K/XI
gotten to know over the years had projects there, and I was looking forward to not only their new work, but- for at least one- getting to meet them in person for the first time. By the time that 2 1/2 days ended, there were more filmmakers whose work connected with me, and I’d had one of the strongest communal experiences watching film in my life. No filmmaker made an impression on me that weekend, however, quite like K/XI (pronounced K Eleven), and her feature film, “Black Lake.”
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Exclusive SXSW 2022 Interview: “Pretty Problems” Director Kestrin Pantera
By Joan Amenn Fresh from winning the Narrative Spotlight Audience Award at SXSW this year, I got to sit down with Kestrin Pantera and talk about her film, “Pretty Problems” (2022). Also, I learned she has an adorable cat and is a talented musician in addition to being a savvy film director. Joan: What films […]
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In Their Own League Hall of Fame: Jane Campion
Jane Campion is an extraordinary filmmaker. In fact, she’s the second woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the first female filmmaker to receive the Palme d’Or; both of these achievements came for “The Piano” (1993). Campion’s films often feature strong female lead characters who rebel against the strict constraints of the society that they inhabit. She has an unique storytelling technique, often using all of aspects of the mise-en-scene to capture the world that her characters exist in, and plays around with non-linear editing in order to draw the audience in. She’s well overdue a place in our Hall of Fame, so we have decided to dedicate our next slot to her.
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SXSW Review: The Pez Outlaw
“The Pez Outlaw” (2022)… is uniquely quirky, entertaining, outrageously funny and at times, quite touching.
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SXSW Review: The Return of Tanya Tucker: featuring Brandi Carlile
Year: 2022 Runtime: 108 minutes Director: Kathlyn Horan By Joan Amenn Tanya Tucker has had a remarkable life and this new documentary shows that her voice remains remarkable, too. While “The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile” (2022) does not delve too deeply into her past, it is a joyful celebration of her present […]
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