Tag: Women in Film
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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: 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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SIFF 2022 Review: Midday Black, Midnight Blue
Grief is a mysterious thing. It can linger below the surface of our awareness like driftwood bobbing under the edge of a wave.
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SIFF 2022 Review: Klondike
This is a film about war which is indiscriminate in what it destroys and no one bears the terrible burden of that destruction more than the women of the world.
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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 2022 Review: Master
Year: 2022 Runtime: 98 minutes Directors: Mariama Diallo Writers: Mariama Diallo Cast: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Amber Gray, Julia Nightingale, Ella Hunt By Tom Moore Mariama Diallo’s feature directorial debut, “Master”(2022), is a psychological horror trek through systemic racism in American education that presents an enticing and engaging atmosphere. As the film’s two central black […]
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Finding Faith in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
By Morgan Roberts When you watch “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (2021), the surface of the film is a biopic that aims to correct some of the wrongs society cast upon Tammy Faye Bakker. However the film, anchored by its core performance, does more than provide a Wikipedia interpretation of the truth; what it does […]
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SXSW 2022 Review: Pretty Problems
It’s a fun romp and sharp satire that will have you snickering and snorting over your champagne and oysters, or your beer and frozen pizza. Whichever.
In Their Own League 