Author: femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes.

Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival.

This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way.

When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival.

A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

The Lost Boys of the Bronx: A Tribute to Joel Schumacher — Sean P Carlin

Batman Forever and The Lost Boys director Joel Schumacher died on Monday, June 22, at the age of eighty after a yearlong battle with cancer. In an industry where branding is sacrosanct, his brand, as it were, was his steadfast refusal to be artistically pigeonholed: Hit-and-miss though his track record may be, he was a […]… Continue reading The Lost Boys of the Bronx: A Tribute to Joel Schumacher — Sean P Carlin

An Open Letter to Computing Community — Discover

“We know the compounding effect brought by feelings of isolation on one’s spirit as the ‘only’ in a meeting, within a boardroom, on a committee, in a research lab, or in a classroom.” via An Open Letter to Computing Community — Discover

Sarah Cooper’s 10,000 Hours — Discover

“Befitting a 10,000 hour journey that constantly saw experimentation (tweeting, writing, drawing, open mics, stand-ups, acting) the groundwork was laid for Cooper’s next breakthrough via a new platform: Tik Tok.” Trung T. Phan examines the rise of comedian and Trump lip-sync master Sarah Cooper. via Sarah Cooper’s 10,000 Hours — Discover

Performing Whiteness — Discover

A powerful essay by Sarah Bellamy, who, in the wake of George Floyd being murdered in her hometown, argues that we need to question how white bodies might be predisposed to rely on a racial inheritance that endangers the lives of others. via Performing Whiteness — Discover

everywhere whispers to us, a promise By Sam Crocker — The Rising Phoenix Review

everywhere whispers to us, a promise everything was still and the old world began to eat itself like the apocalyptic snake that wraps tight around the globe again and again. the rest of us spoke among ourselves and grew strong. together we wrenched production to a stop. all the powers of the old world strained […]… Continue reading everywhere whispers to us, a promise By Sam Crocker — The Rising Phoenix Review