Marianne Farley’s raw and impactful short, Frimas, deals with an unfortunately all too real world, in which abortion is considered illegal and must be done in hiding in risk of criminal offense and up to 10 years in prison. It stars a mesmerizing and talented cast including Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Chantal Baril and Kent McQuaid. With […]
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A hardcore body-conscious horror with a tender heart, Titane is a considered study of sex and gender. Split into two clear segments, it begins with Alexia, a violent character revolting against their body and the role that patriarchal society has determined that their body should play. The film then shifts gears as the scared and
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Lee Ralph was an immensely skilled skateboarder who went to the US in the 1980s and was destined for big things until a combination of procedural oversight and his own good natured naivety had him deported from the States back to his homeland, back into relative obscurity and into a spiral of drink and depression
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Olivia Martin-McGuire‘s Freedom Swimmers is the extremely moving story of a grandfather’s harrowing telling of the perilous journey he made from mainland China to Hong Kong in the 1970s. It combines his storytelling and journey from the 70s to the recent protest and unrest in Hong Kong during modern times, taking actual footage from the
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From cramped nail salons to bustling subways and a quiet exam room, Colleen Dodge’s Polished is a vulnerable and detailed peek into a woman’s day and the decisions, from microscopic to large, that she has to make throughout. It’s a short yet moving journey, filled with mundane activities that we all may recognize and which ends
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When kindly Corrections Officer Richard (Oscar Isaac) is promoted to Director of Prisoner Communications, his new home in The Letter Room has him scanning correspondence for contraband or evidence of potential wrongdoing within the text. However, when Richard discovers some particularly sensitive information pertaining to an inmate on Death Row, he’s confronted with a thorny
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Hot Singles is directed by Laura Jean Hocking and stars Shannon Walton as the lead protagonist, Daisy. The short film is a quirky little tale, set in a post-apocalyptic world where situations are rough and phone service is more than a little spotty. We find our hero Daisy seeking refuge from the outside world in
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Our team at Filmotomy.com is proud to welcome you to our brand new site for the Femme Filmmakers Festival— and just in time for our 7th annual fest! Here is the hub for everything you need for festing- from schedules to reviews and screenings links. Speaking of which, after hours of viewing and deliberation, we’ve
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The 6th Femme Filmmakers Festival may sadly be over and done with for the year, but not to worry — here at Filmotomy, we have compiled all the content from the festival and have it all in one convenient post… right here! Take a look and you’ll find reviews of this year’s submissions, links to
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Who hasn’t had a moment where they’ve had enough? Animator Anna Mantzaris follows that premise to humorous and empathetic effect in the short Enough. Within three brisk minutes, Enough strings together various scenes of people reaching the brink: falling asleep in line at the ATM, leaping from a moving car, tossing a cell phone out
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