The Future of Film is Female

Tomorrow!

Our second new FOFIF preview/premiere @am_cinematheque on 3/18 with Q&A: Megan Seely's debut PUDDYSTICKS (produced by Alex Coco). "A burned out young woman discovers a mysterious society of adults who heal their darkest secrets through childlike play." americancinematheque.com/now-showing/pu…

New FOFIF preview/premieres at @am_cinematheque this Wed with Q&A: Yana Alliata's REELING (EP'd by Werner Herzog). "After a life altering accident, Ryan struggles to fit in with old friends and family at a birthday luau on his family’s homestead." 🎟️ americancinematheque.com/now-showing/re…

Honored to be moderating this Q&A with Annemarie Jacir on Friday at BAM! I hope to see you there. bam.org/film/2026/pale…

When her dream man dies at sea, a lonely lady gravedigger goes to staggering and absurd lengths to revive his corpse! Grace Glowicki’s DEAD LOVER opens Fri, March 20. See it in Stink-O-Vision, plus Q&As with moderators like John Early & Sarah Sherman! 🎟️ifccenter.com/films/dead-lov…

Angelika Saleh (1935-2026), designer & co-founder of Manhattan's classic Angelika Film Center & Lounge, dead at 90. The cinema was hugely important for a lot of us - and still is. Hats off to her. @AngelikaFilmNY nytimes.com/2026/03/11/mov…

LA! Next week, two of our new releases are having a preview screening @am_cinematheque as part of their Women Wednesday’ 2026 series: Yana Alliata’s REELING & Megan Seely’s PUDDYSTICKS. Both films play 3/13 & both filmmakers will be there for Q&As: 🎟️🎟️ americancinematheque.com/series/women-w…

A new FOFIF Release: Pavli Serenetsky’s MORE BEAUTIFUL PERVERSIONS COMING IN APRIL! futureoffilmisfemale.com/more-beautiful…

✨ One way to celebrate International Women’s Day would be to buy my book, CINEMA HER WAY, which has career-spanning interviews with 19 women filmmakers ✨

At long last, Blue Heron flies to America for its US premiere at the beautifully curated and thoughtfully run @lafestivalofmov 💞 see you there!

Monday at Nitehawk Williamsburg, @thefofif presents 2025 Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize winner ATROPIA, introduced by producer KC Wallace. Only a few seats left!

Well, this will be a dream!

Last two days to see Kaouther Ben Hania's Oscar-nominated THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB at Film Forum (screens at 2:50pm today / 2:10pm tmrw) after its 12-week run: buff.ly/BM5wOoI “Exceptionally powerful...cosmic and civilizational.” – Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine

TONIGHT AT 7PM on 35mm! THE UGLY STEPSISTER, Academy Award® nominee, Best Makeup and Hairstyling “Impressively nasty… a grimmer than Grimm take on Cinderella.” – AV Club ifccenter.com/films/the-ugly…

We're screening Hailey Gates' debut feature ATROPIA on Monday @nitehawkcinema with producer KC Walace & tickets are going fast! nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg/s…

A must for our LA friends! And see you on the 18th!

"I’m not terribly interested in trying to create a perfect illusion of realism. I don’t find that super interesting as an actor or a filmmaker." For my column at @ebertvoices I spoke with filmmaker Grace Glowicki about her horror comedy DEAD LOVER rogerebert.com/women-writers-…

IFC Films was putting 30 films into theaters a year for about a decade and now one asked how it was being done. Just takes grit and talent.

Thank you endlessly to @TFCA for this incredible and unbelievable honour — David Cronenberg and Matt Johnson, you guys will get your time in the spotlight I promise 💞

For this week’s Silent Sundays, I’m highlighting five silent films to watch for Women's History Month, featuring films directed by Alice Guy Blaché, Mabel Normand, Lois Weber, Marion E. Wong, and Elsie Jane Wilson. Read: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/five-silent-…