Becky Sharp is a woman who came from very little, but who always had her ideals. This version of Vanity Fair follows her from childhood to school into marriage, her rise into the British aristocracy and what came after.
Category Archives: Female Filmmaker Friday
Game Brunch (2021) (Short) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
A couple invites friends over for a game brunch on a random Sunday, but what are their true intentions?
Weirdo (2021) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
A bullied child runs into his tormentors on the road, as he takes his time things turn and become rather grim.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Braid (2018) [Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 2018]
A woman living in her imaginary world of her own making received a visit from two old friends on the run from the law and looking for easy money and as well as an easy way out. Turns out, going home may not yield the results they were aiming for.
Writer/director Mitzi Peirone creates a story here that is strong yet somewhat vague on some fronts and very hard to explain without giving too much away. What she creates with Braid is something that pulls the viewer in and doesn’t let them go until the end of the credits. Her works in writing and behind the camera are perfectly paired and create a world of its own on the screen. The characters she creates are complete and complex while not putting all the cards on the table at any point. This leads to a mysterious atmosphere and an odd flow to the story that work perfectly in this film.
Female Filmmaker Friday: La Quinceañera (2017) [Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2018]
On the evening of her quinceañera, Alejandra witnesses the slaughter of her family. With the few surviving members, they set out of make things right.
Created and written by Shane McKenzie and Gigi Saul Guerrero with the latter directing, La Quinceañera started off as a series of webisodes and then became a feature with all the episodes gathered together in one feature. The film version is easy to watch with separate chapters that lead the story from a sweet start to a very bloody ending. The characters built here are strong and work together in a way that is natural and very much like a family.
Female Filmmaker Friday: The Ranger (2018)
A young woman runs to her family’s mountain cabin with her friends after an encounter with the police. There her past and a ranger wait for them, to make them regret coming to this peaceful place.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Jax In Love (2018)
A lonely woman is driving in the desert when she breaks down and must depend on the kindness of strangers. In this, she also looks for a connection on a human level.
Written by Rakefet Abergel and directed by Colin Campbell, Jax in Love is a good, albeit short exploration of multiple themes such as loneliness, human connection, love, and letting go. Abergel’s story shows a flare for human interactions and how to translate them to the screen while Campbell’s direction brings it all forward in a clear and easy to understand manner. Their work comes together to create a fun short film with unexpected twists and turns.