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Her.Stories: Al Mansour and Steinem, first Chinese-American female director,...
Still from Al Mansour's "Wadjda" Saudi film ‘Wadjda’ prompts women’s rights conversation with Gloria Steinem at TribecaInterview: MOLLY MAXWELL Director Sara St. Onge Bridging The Gap Between Art And...
View ArticleInterview with filmmaker Kararaina Rangihau
by Kyna Morgan In July 2012, I attended a film festival on Waiheke Island outside of Auckland, New Zealand. Invited by a colleague who worked for a big film organization at the time and helped...
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Interview with Fully Loaded director, co-writer Shira Piven
by Kyna Morgan Filmmaker Shira Piven's latest film is Fully Loaded, a dark comedy about single moms and a night on the town, set in Los Angeles. Sounds like my kind of film. Piven directs and...
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When Creative License is Not Enough: Female witch stereotypes in new film Ek...
by Adite Banerjie “This is a work of fiction and doesn’t stereotype women as witches.” -- A disclaimer that Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bharadwaj, producers of the latest horror flick Ek Thi Dayan (Once...
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Review of Kiss of the Damned by Xan Cassavetes
by Katie Carman-Lehach Though I haven’t seen the Twilight series of films, I know enough about them to consider Kiss of the Damned a welcome addition to the current Vampire revival -- gone is any sense...
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DVD release: Nobody Can Cool available on August 20
An uncomfortable evening among strangers turns ominous when a young couple on a weekend getaway inadvertently intrude on a criminal couple's hideout. Nobody Can Cool, the first feature film by Dpyx...
View ArticleInterview: Therese Shechter, filmmaker
(Originally published at Her Film on June 21, 2010)This week’s installment of the rapid-fire Q & A with women filmmakers focuses on the work of Therese Shechter, a widely recognized feminist...
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INTERVIEW: Therese Shechter, director of How to Lose Your Virginity
(Originally published at Her Film on April 24, 2012.)BIOGRAPHY Therese Shechter deftly uses humor-spiked, personal narrative to chronicle feminism and sexuality, and is proud to have been labeled a...
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Venus and Serena: Interview with doc filmmakers Michelle Major and Maiken Baird
by Katie Carman-Lehach There's no greater American success story than that of the Williams sisters: Venus and Serena, born a year apart but basically twins, who grew up in the rough & tumble...
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Toronto International Film Festival: Amma Asante's biopic period drama, Belle
by Kyna Morgan Director Amma Asante (right) during a Q&A following the screening of her latest film, "Belle," at the Toronto International Film Festival In one of my favorite cities, Toronto, for...
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Toronto International Film Festival: Leticia Tonos Paniagua's surprise...
by Kyna Morgan Q&A panel following the screening of Leticia Tonos' "Cristo Rey": (left to right) TIFF moderator; Ron Deibert of the Munk School of Global Affairs; actor James Saintil; actor Yasser...
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Review: Ry Russo-Young's Sundance hit Nobody Walks (2012)
by Lotus Wollschlager Nobody Walks is a film that follows Martine (played by Olivia Thirlby), whom is an aspiring filmmaker from New York. She arrives in Silver Lake, California, because a friend of a...
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Her.Stories: Chicken & Egg, AFFRM, women in dance, Tamil film and more
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm At Chicken & Egg's Sundance party, from left: Wendy Ettinger, Julie Parker Benello, philanthropist Barbara Dobkin, Judith Helfand, and Operations Manager Iyabo Boyd....
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Special Screenings of Women-Directed Films
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm How to Lose Your Virginity Documentary directed by Therese Shechter Tel Aviv, Israel September 30 screening and symposium (More information on Facebook or at...
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Mutinee: A New Film Sharing Network
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm With all the rapid changes in how people watch and share films, sometimes new ventures slip in under the radar. Mutinee is one of those. There are not just viewers out there,...
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Toronto: TEDx Women to host event in the Distillery District, calls for...
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm Credit: Ryan from Toronto, Canada (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51668926@N00) If you've ever heard of TED talks, a series of talks given around the world by activists, artists,...
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Interview with Film Producer and Her Film Project Contributor Katie...
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm _Earlier this year Katie Carman-Lehach came on board as an Official Contributor to Her Film Project, and her contributions have really shined. She's interviewed Xan Cassavetes...
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Female Directors of the Busan International Film Festival, part 1
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm The Busan International Film Festival in South Korea is currently running until October 12. One of the largest and most important on the continent of Asia, it has a rich...
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"The Shotgun Waltz" - Interview with Director Ji Un Choi
by Katie Carman-Lehach @katiecarman I had the pleasure a few weeks ago of attending IFP Film Week here in NYC. It's a fantastic 6-day conference of informative and enlightening film-related panels and...
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Her Film Project Marketing Grant for Women Filmmakers
by Kyna Morgan@HerFilm CALL FOR APPLICATIONSHer Film Project is calling for applicants for the Marketing Grant for Women Filmmakers. The grant application is open from October 19 until November 16....
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