This Friday, I’m honored to present Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark at Seeking Our Story and Women in Media‘s monthly screening series. The screening is also co-hosted by the Alliance of Women Directors and Etheria Film Night will present short film, Zone 2, before the feature presentation. I did a short write up on Near Dark … Continue reading Friday: Near Dark screening with Seeking Our Story and Women In Media
Paris is Burning chronicles New York’s ballroom subculture in the 80s. A film seven years in the making, it features the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in the balls. Despite it being one of the few films to document these marginalized groups, it was and is a controversial film. Some see it as … Continue reading 52 Weeks of Directors: Jennie Livingston
Jane Campion was the first woman to be awarded the Palme D’Or prize at Cannes Film Festival for The Piano, a film which also earned her a nomination for Best Director from the Academy, the only second woman to do so. Sadly, while she was experiencing career success, her personal life was suffering. The same … Continue reading 52 Weeks of Directors: Jane Campion
So excited October is kicking off with not just one, but two, different celebrations of women’s contribution to film. Trailblazing Women, a series hosted by Illeana Douglas will profile 47 female directors over nine nights (Tuesdays and Thursdays) this month on TCM. Tonight is the first night, showing shorts directed by Alice Guy-Blache and her … Continue reading October is Celebrating Trailblazing Women in Film
Lauren C. Byrd 