“Are You My Mommy is essentially about women trying to fight against sexism and ageism in the entertainment industry. When I wrote it two years ago, I was 48 and growing more frustrated every day by how few roles (never mind interesting ones) were available to actresses my age, and […]
AWIAFF Films
TROUBLED YOUTH: A Gory Horror Film and an AWIAFF 2019 Official Selection
“Students huddle under desks; there is an attack on the school. Who or what is coming for them?” Cami Storm; Gordon Tarpley; Christopher Westbrook; Abbey May; Avra Friedman; Noam Sigler; Emily Dell, writer/director. Interview by Kaylene Peoples Answers by the Dell Sisters: Producer Elizabeth Dell, Writer/Director Emily Dell Tell me […]
SURVIVING LUNCH
Bullying comes in all forms, shapes, colors, and sizes. A universal problem, but especially here in America. School shootings have eclipsed in this country and even though this type of terrorism may be the extreme, even the verbal assassinations to bullied victims leave a carnage of casualties. Surviving Lunch, starring Avery […]
Director Cady McClain’s SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT on Making the Movie SHE Wants to See!
A very good point was made by director/producer Cady McClain in our interview about her movie Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct. She points out many unspoken truths about directors and the movies they make. One of her poignant statements (excuse me as I paraphrase) is as a director, the importance […]
RIVERMENT: A Short Film About Activism in the Black Community
Activism has always been a running theme for many Blacks in America since the Mayflower. According to our history (or at least what we have been taught about our history) many people rose up against the injustices that befell upon our race. Some have gone down in history; the best […]
ASTRONAUT STARBRIGHT – An Astounding Story of a Young STEM Advocate
First and foremost, this documentary short proves that age is a non-issue when it comes to brilliance, creativity, philanthropy, and entrepreneurialism. It has been said so many times . . . “Dream it and you can be it.” Well, Taylor Richardson proved that with the award-winning documentary Astronaut Starbright (dir. Lana […]
HOT FLASH: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal Superhero?
Talk about timely, sensitive topics, Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal Superhero? gives a whole new meaning to “The change of life,” an official selection film in the Artemis Women In Action Film Festival 5th Edition. For anyone who has ever gone through menopause or knows someone who has […]
Alicia Coppola’s BETWEEN US: A Short Film Inspired by Loss and Love
Known for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, The Young & The Restless, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Alicia Coppola established a successful and long career as an actress with countless credits. You’ve probably seen her on episodes of NCIS, McGyver, Shameless, Jericho, and Empire just to get started. She completed her movie Between Us […]
WOMEN AT THE WHEEL: An Eye-Opening Documentary Short by Artist Pat Benincasa
Women car accessory inventors such as actress Florence Lawrence and Mary Anderson; African American women factory workers during WW2; and race car drivers like Nitro Nellie Goins and Denice McCluggage existed during a time when it was “strictly” forbidden territory for women to participate, invent, compete in what was considered […]
AWIAFF 2018 | An Interview with “Stuck” Jillian Armenante
Sat. Apr. 28, 4:00pm THE DATING GAME STUCK – FEATURE NARRATIVE Synopsis: A down on her luck woman decides to win her ex-boyfriend back by moving in with him and his fiancé. Heather Matarazzo; Joel McHale; Felicia Day; Christina Moore; Kirsten Vangsness; Jillian Armenante, Director. Adult situations. USA “Just keep being […]