Tag: women in film
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Lebanon’s Foreign Film Pick
Mira Shaib’s Arze has been chosen as Lebanon’s entry for the Academy Award for Best International Film. The story of a single mother keeping her family above water with a home pastry business. Ambition can be a bad counselor. After buying a scooter for business expansion, Arze finds herself on a quest through Beirut trying […]
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An Island is the World
I screened THE ISLAND for the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The description of the animated feature read “Non traditional storytelling”. I have to agree. Romanian filmmaker Anca Damian made a film with some outlandish scenes combined modern commentary. A Black and Paper interview with Director Anca Damian. What is the human condition of the story? […]
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Chat Cinema with Erica
The episode of Chat Cinema talks to Bay Area filmmaker Erica Eng about her new short film AMERICANIZED. Americanized was screened at the Bentonville Film Festival. Running time: 17 minutes.
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A Modern Decameron
An interview with artist and film director Rita Hui on her film Decameron. A Your film is about resilience, how would define this? I think after 2019, we (the Hong Kong people) have ben mental prepared about the action from the government. During the time in 2019, one of the slogan which become the most […]
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Lady Boss
I just screened Lady Boss-The Jackie Collins Story from the digital Tribeca film Festival. A story of a woman driven to success by insecurities. Was Ms. Collins a feminist? Stay Tuned for the full review.
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Chat Cinema on Women in The Business
We had spontaneous discussion on the lack of award nominations for women. It turned into a podcast. Sofia gives her opinions. Why the exclusion? What has changed since #Metoo? The film business has long to way go.
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Chat Cinema talks #MeToo
This Chat Cinema Podcast came with a lot of thought. We debated on how to cover the topic. The #MeToo Movement has affected every part of the entertainment industry. In light of the revelations, Hollywood is going through a period self reflection. I worked in the film business. The “casting couch” was very much a […]