A Blog Supporting Female Filmmakers
This week's featured filmmaker is writer/director Jessica Benhamou. She shared with me some insight into her intimate short film Love Is A Hand Grenade, which is currently premiering online at BFI Flare 2021 until March 28th. A director who's love of filmmaking came after exploring a range of fields Jessica soon discovered that her life's …
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Keeping secrets from Nonna is like saying no to cannoli, impossible. For this week's feature we are doubling down on fabulous women creators by sharing the comedy web series Welcome To The Family written by and starring Elisa Cristallo and Directed by Angela Pezzano. I asked what attracted them both to the film industry. "I've …
It's 2021 and our 35th featured filmmaker on the blog! Jessica Redish's comedy short film The Last Croissant garnered enough interest to spawn filmic sequel Airway, a second short comedy about flying which also boasts a 98% female crew.
Unfortunately working in the film industry can sometimes leave you with feelings of doubt, impostor syndrome, and a general lack of self confidence. But something you might notice in those that have moved their way up the film career ladder is that no matter how much skill you have or how much knowledge you possess, it's the confidence that sells it.
Natalie Kavanagh began film making at just 8 years old. With a vivid imagination, but severe dyslexia, film was a way to escape the frustration she felt trying to communicate with words and allowed for her imagination to truly run wild. Starting out making music videos and comedy sketches then animations and short films with …
"I dream in full screenplays," were some of the first words first-time filmmaker screenwriter/director/actress/executive producer Shaun Rylee said to me when I began putting together this featured post. "All of my screenwriting work comes from actual real experiences from my life or inspired by them, which my dreams seem to take and formulate into cinematic …
This week I spoke to film director Shanna Riker about her new short film The Leap, a modernised retelling of an ancient Native American legend from the 1600's. But first I asked what made her want to become a film director in the first place. "I have been a life long cinephile as well as …
"Life made me become a film director" says this week's featured director Luana Di Pasquale. We spoke about Keep Mum her new short film exploring the psychological impacts of a cycle of domestic violence.
Revealing personal truths about oneself can be difficult but also therapeutic and sometimes even inspiring to others. This weeks featured director has taken on the challenge of turning an incredibly personal and painful experience into a short film, a goal that most certainly hasn't been easy to achieve. Katie Sponseller has always been attracted to …
Advice From Industry Practitioners There's nothing worse than feeling like you've forgotten something. Especially when I get busy I notice myself sitting contemplatively at small intervals across a day trying to remember what it is that I've forgotten to do. Because surely with a to do list as long as my arm that can't possibly …
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