52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #7. Mudbound (2017) [USA] – Dee Rees
52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #7. Mudbound (2017) U.S.A. Directed by Dee Rees When two men return home from the war to their families, though they find each other’s friendship as a PTSD coping mechanism…the town is not quite ready to offer them equal amounts of respect. The film is a powerful slow burn, that paints…
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52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #6. One of Us (2017) [USA] – Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #6. One of Us (2017) U.S.A. Produced by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Three “Individuals” that want their own versions of freedom in a NYC Hasidic community show their struggles toward independence. This film is the true embodiment of documentary filmmaking. “One of Us” comes from the producers of “Jesus Camp” …
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52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #5. Estiu 1993 “Summer 1993” (2017) [Spain] – Carla Simón
#5. Estiu 1993 “Summer 1993” (2017) Spain by Carla Simón #52FilmsByWomen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm9QiTqOUdI No one can tell you when to cry or how to process grief. This story was patient with it’s protagonist Frida, a child who had to process the death of her mother at age 6. It’s as if the director gave her space…
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Abby (1974) USA – Hosting at Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn Tonight!
TERROR TUESDAY @ Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn NY Tuesday October 10th, 2017 9:30pm Hosted by filmmaker/writer Kristina Leath-Malin. Moving is never easy. Especially when your spouse is a groin-kicking, goo-spewing, sex-addicted spawn of the devil! When William “BLACULA” Marshall unleashes a demonic sex spirit named Ishu, Abby gets possessed while she and her husband move into…
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52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #4. Corki Dancingu “The Lure” (2015) [Poland] – Agnieszka Smoczynska
#4. Corki Dancingu “The Lure” (2015) Poland by Agnieszka Smoczynska #52FilmsByWomen Review returning shortly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJB5hctnxQQ