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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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Sugar Daddy Interview: Kelly McCormack
I spoke to Sugar Daddy writer and actor Kelly McCormack about the complicated consent you give in your 20s, financing a radical feminist film, and finding your voice as a young woman.
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Mix Up in the Mediterranean Interview: Jessica Lowndes and Jeremy Jordan
“I feel incredibly fortunate and humbled by it…but I also felt that much more responsibility to do it justice and do it with care. Honouring that experience in the world, I love that we’re showing that on Hallmark.”
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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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Spinster Interview: Andrea Dorfman
“The stories I want to tell are expansive, not reductive, they are about women who are in a constant state of becoming.”
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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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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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Comets Interview: Tamar Shavgulidze
“Can you imagine the relief brought by naming your child after your loved one, pronouncing her name million times daily without anybody figuring this out?”
