The dearly departed Agnès Varda, is not dead at all. We can go back and cherry pick from her illustrious filmography any time we please. A similar kind of wishful thinking befalls you when you see her 1985 film, Vagabond. That in spite of her constant passivity and uncouth discourse, the protagonist of the title […]
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Welcome to Day Three of the 2019 Femme Filmmakers Festival. So what are you watching today? What have you watched so far? As always, plenty to have a go at this Sunday, so come check out the line-up: FILM LINE-UP FOR DAY THREE – Sunday 22nd September Short Film Official Selection: It’s Been Too Long (Amber
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Due to some unforeseen technical difficulties yesterday, Day Two of the Femme Filmmakers Festival is running behind. That’s not to say you are missing out on anything. Just means you may have to squeeze much more great coverage of films directed by women. Look out for some terrific interviews today. Check out the films showcasing
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Oh what a loss the Agnès Varda is. And how how poignant it feels to go all the way back to 1955, and her very first feature film, La Pointe Courte. The 400 Blows, sure, Breathless, also great, yet the enigmatic La Pointe Courte is a talismanic motion picture if we are going to attribute
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The 4th Femme Filmmakers Festival is finally here. On Day One we begin our three-day salute to the incomparable Agnès Varda, with the feature film where she began. We also highlight a film set a hundred years ago in light of one of the greatest women struggles in our history. Our Official Selection for the
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On the 15th April 2019, the Cannes Film Festival announced their brand new poster for the upcoming event, with none other than Agnès Varda in all her glory on it. Just two days prior, I spoke to my dear friend Sezen, about a certain photograph she took. I post the screenshot as a kind of
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Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Ten Program — Sunday 10th September 2017 And there we have it. The final day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival has arrived – too soon, like a brilliant holiday that is almost over. These female filmmakers and their movies have thrilled me during these ten days – and I know
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Agnès Varda. A name synonymous with a film revolution still, astonishingly, under-recognized. A name that reminds us of rich, fluent, and oh-so varied cinema. Stayed tuned for the remainder of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, Vagabond closes the the whole affair Sunday. Anyway, I’m only rippling the surface with the following links, but click away all
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Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Nine Program — Saturday 9th September 2017 Well here we are at the penultimate of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, and I won’t lie, I am pretty broken up about it. But that wont halt my enthusiasm and excitement for these female filmmakers. It is, of course, Directors’ Weekend too, and
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Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Eight Program — Friday 8th September 2017 Day Eight of the Femme Filmmakers Festival sees the first day of the Directors’ Weekend with three films from the legendary Agnès Varda. Two features coming Saturday and Sunday, and a 30 minute short coming today. Don’t forget you can hit the links
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