Producer
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Between Waves Interview: Virginia Abramovich
I spoke to Between Waves writer and director Virginia Abramovich about mental illness, working with lead actor Fiona Graham and the path to her first feature.
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Saint Frances Interview: Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson
“We don’t have to do anything but present it and a lot of people will feel seen by it and a lot of people might feel like it's too much. But it will beg the question ‘Why do I feel like it's too much?’ ”
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The Pregnant Ground Interview: Haolu Wang
“I like to present complex, bold and unconventional women characters as they are, without much explanation, and let the audience simply react to them.”
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Ghost BFF Interview: Vanessa Matsui
“Female voices have been ignored for so long. Only seeing and presenting one gender’s perspective is not only boring but also dangerous.”
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Catch and Release Interview: Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert
“We were always let down by the portrayal of lesbians in mainstream cinema. They were invariably broken, apologetic, villainous or some combination of the three — more caricatures than characters. We realized that the only way to change this perception was to make our own films.”
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The Short History of the Long Road Interview: Ani Simon-Kennedy
“I’ve always loved road trips, and road trip movies and was hungry for one where a woman struck out on the road, fell in love with that path and lived to tell the tale.”
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The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open Interview: Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
"This industry has been dominated largely by white men for a very long time and what we are learning is that their ideas are dated and it's time for change."
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Reelworld Film Festival 2019 Interview: Tonya Williams
“We also have a hand in creating a new and more realistic vision on what being a woman is (and it’s not about being pretty arm candy for men to ogle). We need more female characters that are smart — not pretty and smart, but just plain old smart.”
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Volcano Interview: Karen Moore
“The idea came from personal experience — both with romantic relationships and friendships. I’ve been both women in the film and it’s a sort of exploration of those different people that exist within us.”
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Firecrackers Interview: Jasmin Mozaffari
“I don’t think writing strong female characters is all about making them tough and unbreakable, it’s about showing women in their full complexity — the dark side, the melancholy, the flaws.”