Su (Lavinya Ünlüer) is waiting for her dad Baba (Cansel Elcin) to return home with a present of her favourite ice cream but he shows up a tad drunk and empty handed. Wishing to keep the promise to his daughter, and against the wishes of his wife Anne (Özlem Conker), Baba and Su head out […]
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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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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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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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Among the very few things that Christianity and horror have in common is that both are built on the crushed bones of women. Christianity, with its insistence on women’s bodies as the site of both the miracle of birth and original sin, relies on the subjugation of women, envisioning all its holiest figures as male
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It goes without saying that there has been an abundance of talent across the board from all the submissions to our festival this year, and our wonderful jury has had the challenge of voting and deciding on their picks for each category. Here are the long awaited and well deserved results and respectable winners of
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Filmotomy were honoured to be in the presence of the woman behind and in front of the camera on the film Lingua Franca – Isabel Sandoval. Joining the filmmaker are Robin Write and Sarah Williams for FemmeFilmFest21.
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This 17-minute Norwegian short starts off by introducing quite the usual dysfunctional family, in which the parents attempt to organise the ideal camping trip in order to bring them closer to their children. By working together in setting up the tent, they hope to strengthen their bond and reconnect emotionally, despite their eldest daughter seeming
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