Valerie Estrina
Who are women, when no one’s watching? In an empty, candlelit room with no one there to reprimand us for wanting?
Wanting as an Act: Female Desire in “Nosferatu” and “Babygirl”
Tag: film
Finally, a Holocaust Movie That Trusts Us
Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler
Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler on the refreshing lack of moralizing in Jesse Eisenberg’s film A Real Pain.
Between the Temples: A Movie for Every Season
Ashley Taylor
Cantor Ben Gottlieb doesn’t want to be inscribed in the Book of Life. Having buried his wife and lost his singing voice, he wants to die. He actually lies down… Read more »
A Feminist Lens: The Art & Activism of Photographer Joan Roth
Sarah M. Seltzer
An intimate portrait of internationally acclaimed photographer Joan Roth.
The Unmaking of a College: Q&A With Amy Goldstein
Eleanor J. Bader
Students at Hampshire College demanded that their voices be heard.
A Team of Filmmakers Take on Black Maternal Mortality
Helene Meyers
The lives and preventable deaths of two young Black moms are chronicled through home movies as well as the activism of those that are left behind.
Your Frankly Feminist Guide to DOC-NYC
Amy Stone
It’s hard to imagine a male filmmaker admitting terror. It seems natural for a woman.
Back to the Movies – A Film Festival’s Cautionary Tales
Amy Stone
At this year’s festival, remorse and regret seep from the screen.
Climbing Mountains to Move Them: Allison Norlian on Disability & Film
By Mikhal Weiner
I hope this shows people with disabilities who may doubt themselves because of the stigmas they face in society, that they are capable of anything they put their minds to and that it influences the way non-disabled people view disability.
The Ark: A New Film Revisits Those First Pandemic Days
Nessa Norich
How do we hold celebration and grief at the same time? This is the question of Spring 2021.