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The Future of Film is Female

@thefofif.bsky.social
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Non-profit org (2018) based in New York with the mission to amplify the work of all women and nonbinary filmmakers through our Short Film Fund, screenings, and distribution. Regularly at Nitehawk, Frequently at MoMA. www.futureoffilmisfemale.com

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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This movie is such a treat. Listen to @bilgeebiri.bsky.social and get your tickets now! Tonight's Q&A is sold out but limited tickets are available for tomorrow. www.ifccenter.com/films/sunfis... @thefofif.bsky.social
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Sundance Institute @sundance.org · 13/09/2025
Director Sierra Falconer captures Michigan summer in “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake),” a tender anthology of life around a single lake. The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and is now playing @ifccenter.bsky.social via @thefofif.bsky.social. Read more: sndnc.org/4gmibfd
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Tilda Swinton on the set of ORLANDO, wearing a dress by Academy Award-nominated costume designer Sandy Powell, polaroid by makeup supervisor Morag Ross 👗📸 Sally Potter’s ORLANDO is on 35mm Monday 9/22 at Nitehawk Williamsburg, presented by @thefofif.bsky.social. Only a few seats left!
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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Sierra Falconer’s assured directorial debut casts a steady, sun-dappled gaze on the interconnected stories around a Michigan lake in SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE). The latest indie gem from @thefofif.bsky.social is now playing!
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IFC Center - Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
Friday, September 12 & Saturday, September 13 at 7:00: Q&As with director Sierra Falconer moderated by Jourdain Searles (Fri) and Alessandra Lacorazza (Sat) Please note: Showtimes on this page are for...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Thrilled to have SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE) included and as Programmer's Pick by Jenn Wilson! Opens at @ifccenter.bsky.social this Friday! www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-mi...
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Don't Miss Indies: What to Watch in September - Film Independent
And in a blink of an eye, we move from summer's blockbusters (refreshingly scary this year), to the beginnings of award season once again. You know it's
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
ONE WEEK until @ifccenter.bsky.social www.ifccenter.com/films/sunfis...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🎻 We cannot wait for folks to see SUNFISH! Thanks @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social!
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Love and sex complicate the lives of Nora Evans and her two teenage daughters in this smart, sassy film about coming of age in a small New Mexico town. @thefofif.bsky.social presents GAS FOOD LODGING Monday at Williamsburg with a pre-recorded intro by director Allison Anders.
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
TWO WEEKS! SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE) arrives at @ifccenter.bsky.social on September 12. Tickets on sale soon! ifccenter.com/films/sunfis...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The THIRD ANNUAL FOFIF Shorts Program is back at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social on September 17! Featuring two separate screenings, 16 films total, genre spanning, all women and non-binary filmmakers. Don't miss it! ⭐️ nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg... ⭐️ nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...
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Dekanalog @dekanalog.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
NYC: BLUE SUN PALACE plays next Monday, 8/18 at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social as part of @thefofif.bsky.social with writer/director Constance Tsang in attendance! Tickets here: nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Monday FOFIF filmmaker news! You can now watch two incredible FOFIF supported shorts online... I COULD JUST DIE, AND THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT by A.K. Espada on Short of the Week: shortoftheweek.com/2025/07/17/i... SIDE HUSTLE by Abby Harri on @nobudge.bsky.social & Vimeo: nobudge.com/side-hustle
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow & Alanna Ubach star in the 90s indie comedy CLOCKWATCHERS, presented by @thefofif.bsky.social next Wednesday at Nitehawk Williamsburg
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
An unexpected bond forms between two migrants in Flushing when tragedy strikes, their lives intertwining as they grieve & search for connections. Wu Ke-Xi & Tsai Ming-liang BFF Lee Kang-shen star in BLUE SUN PALACE, next Mon at Williamsburg w/ @thefofif.bsky.social & director Constance Tsang Q&A
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Directed by Jill Sprecher and co-written with her sister Karen, CLOCKWATCHERS (1997) follow four very different women trying to thrive amongst the Muzak, bureaucratic doldrums of temp office life. Recorded intro by Jill Sprecher! nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
“A wicked, subversive comedy about the hell on earth occupied by temporary office worker… This is a rare film about the way people actually live.” – Roger Ebert Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Toni Collette & Alanna Ubach star in CLOCKWATCHERS, presented by @thefofif.bsky.social 8/13 at Williamsburg
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Amy Nicholson @filmsbyamy.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
@thefofif.bsky.social has a zine!!!! We are big fans of printed matter. Love this! www.futureoffilmisfemale.com/shop-1/the-f...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
New zine alert! Our GIRLS TO THE FRONT Zine (inspired by series at MoMA) is now available. Contributions by Casey Niccoli, Sylvia Sichel, Allison Anders, Bridgett M. Davis & more! Only $10 with shipping! futureoffilmisfemale.com/shop-1/the-f...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Written and directed by and starring Marina de Van, IN MY SKIN is a New French Extremity that explores, through the metaphor of the body, the search for the self in a very disconnected age. @thefofif.bsky.social presents a 20th anniversary screening Wednesday 8/6 at Williamsburg
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Moufida Tlatli's feature debut THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE screens Tuesday at Nitehawk Williamsburg, presented by @thefofif.bsky.social as part of @arabfilm.bsky.social's Arab Women in the Arts showcase.
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Today is the LAST DAY to submit your completed short film to The FOFIF Shorts Program screenings taking place @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social on September 17. The deadline is today, Friday, July 18 at midnight (wherever your midnight is). Make our 👀 bleed! filmfreeway.com/TheFutureofF...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Our second release, SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE) is coming to @ifccenter.bsky.social on 9/12 and beyond after that! We love Sierra Falconer's debut feature and cannot wait to introduce you to it. deadline.com/2025/07/sunf...
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‘Sunfish (& Other Stories On Green Lake)’ By Sierra Falconer Set For U.S. Theatrical Release With The Future of Film is Female
The Future of Film is Female will release 'Sunfish (& Other Stories On Green Lake)', the feature debut of writer-director Sierra Falconer, this fall.
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🚨 ONE week left to submit your completed short film to The FOFIF Shorts Program screenings taking place @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social on September 17. The deadline is Friday, July 18 at midnight (wherever your midnight is). filmfreeway.com/TheFutureofF...
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Dekanalog @dekanalog.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
BLUE SUN PALACE returns to NYC on Monday, 8/18 at the @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social with director Constance Tsang in attendance! Presented by @thefofif.bsky.social. Tickets on sale now: nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
One week 'til L.A.! Do you have your tickets yet? Seven short films. Los Angeles filmmakers. Katie Aselton. Free zine. Be there on July 16 at 7:30pm to celebrate some of our beautiful LA family with our friends at @vidiots.bsky.social! vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/the-f...
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Tomris Laffly @tomilaffly.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
You already know actress Embeth Davidtz from Schindler’s List & Bridget Jones’s Diary. Now, meet writer-director Davidtz, & her terrific DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT adaptation. Interviewed her in Telluride for @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy. ♥️
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Actor Embeth Davidtz Knew the Story of ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ in Her Bones — and Had to Direct It
Ahead of the Toronto Film Festival, actor Embeth Davidtz talks directing and adapting the memoir 'Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.'
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
With a certain classic movie sinking its jaws into a 50th anniversary, The FOFIF has launched a campaign celebrating the film’s Oscar winning editor, Verna Fields! The “VERNA FIELDS ‘Mother Cutter’” tee is a fundraiser for The FOFIF’s programs. Get yours: bonfire.com/verna-fields...
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VERNA FIELDS "Mother Cutter" Tee  | Bonfire
Sales Support The Future of Film is Female's Programming. This tee is a fundraiser for The FOFIF's programming efforts: Short Film Fund, screenings, and distribution....
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
TWO WEEK WARNING! A reminder that submissions close on7/18 for our third annual FOFIF Shorts Program at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social. Filmmakers can submit their completed short films in consideration for two (separate) screenings 9/17. Learn more and submit: filmfreeway.com/TheFutureofF...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Wondering what to do this weekend? We suggest revealing in the insightful genius of Eleanor Coppola whose Award-winning, behind-the-scenes doc, HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER’S APOCALYPSE, is screening for two weeks at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social starting July 4! filmforum.org/film/hearts-...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
THIS JUST IN! The amazing Katie Aselton will give a special introduction to our The FOFIF LA Filmmaker Screening at @vidiots on July 16! Join us in LA for all the fun... vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/the-f...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
“What can you say about a movie that combines Busby Berkeley chorus lines with killer mutant kangaroos and the wildest female action hero this side of LA FEMME NIKITA?” — The Austin Chronicle, 1995 @thefofif.bsky.social presents a 30th anniversary screening of TANK GIRL 7/23 at Williamsburg
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The FOFIF continues to love the 90s! And this weekend we screen at brunch the 4K restoration of Zeinabu irene Davis’ landmark of independent cinema, COMPENSATION (1999), @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social Prospect Park. 🎟️🎟️ nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
It’s TIME! Submissions are now open for the third annual The FOFIF Shorts Program, in which filmmakers can submit their completed short films in consideration for our screenings at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social ma on 9/17! Get all the details and submit here: filmfreeway.com/TheFutureofF...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The 4K restoration of Zeinabu irene Davis's L.A. Rebellion classic COMPENSATION screens next weekend at brunch at Nitehawk Prospect Park, presented by @thefofif.bsky.social
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Los Angeles, we love and support you. And we’re excited to be coming back in July for our second annual FOFIF L.A. Filmmaker Screening with our friends at @vidiots.bsky.social on 7/16! vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/the-f...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Happy Pride, this one’s for the girls 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Tuesday 6/17, @thefofif.bsky.social presents Lisa Cholodenko’s sexy-sad classic HIGH ART at Nitehawk Williamsburg.
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Next Wednesday at Nitehawk Williamsburg, @thefofif.bsky.social presents the lesbian coming-of-age classic THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE.
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Happy Pride! 🌈 We are delighted to kick off this beautiful month by spreading the good word that FOFIF supported short film GRACE, by Natalie Jasmine Harris, is now streaming on the @criterionchannl.bsky.social! www.criterionchannel.com/grace
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Grace - The Criterion Channel
Directed by Natalie Jasmine Harris • 2024 • United States Starring Jordan Rayanna Wells, Alexis Cofield, Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew Shot on diaphanous 16 mm, this dreamy exploration of sexual awakeni...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
An indie cinema landmark, COMPENSATION is Zeinabu irene Davis’s moving, ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the 20th century. @thefofif.bsky.social presents the 4K restoration 6/21 & 6/22 at Prospect Park.
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Only a few seats left for NOW AND THEN on 35mm, presented by @thefofif.bsky.social Tuesday at Nitehawk Williamsburg
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
HIGHLY recommend you attending the NY premiere of Shatara Michelle Ford's second feature, DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES, at NewFest Pride. Screening on 5/31 at 4pm at the SVA Theater. Get your tickets... newfest.org/events/dream...
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
THE SUBSTANCE 1.0? @thefofif.bsky.social presents a 35mm screening of the coming-of-age cult classic NOW AND THEN Tuesday 5/20 at Nitehawk Williamsburg.
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Get ready for the latest gem by Amalia Ulman: MAGIC FARM opens at the Angelika on Friday! It'll take you on a kaleidoscopic journey packed with twists & turns, cross-cultural encounters & true personalities. Filmmaker & cast Q&As throughout the weekend. @mubiusa.bsky.social mubi.com/en/magicfarm
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Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Not a cellphone in sight ☕️🚬 Next week, @thefofif.bsky.social celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Gen-X malaise classic REALITY BITES, and honors the work of its writer, Helen Childress, and editor, Lisa Zeno Churgin. Next Thursday at Nitehawk Williamsburg.
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Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
French superstar Virginie Efira sizzles as a bohemian single mother who takes on the French court system to save her son in ALL TO PLAY FOR. NYC can catch an early preview at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social w/ @thefofif.bsky.social 4/28 before the film opens in May. nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Homestretch of GIRLS TO THE FRONT at MoMA...on March 25 we present Cauleen Smith’s treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, DRYLONGSO. It's an incisive look at racial injustice in a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance in 90s Oakland. 🎟️ moma.org/calendar/eve...
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Drylongso. 1998. Directed by Cauleen Smith | MoMA
Drylongso. 1998. USA. Directed by Cauleen Smith. Screenplay by Smith, Salim Akil. With Toby Smith, April Barnett. DCP courtesy Janus Films. 81 min. A lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smi...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
See it before its release! TENDABERRY, the dazzling and unconventional debut feature of Haley Elizabeth Anderson, screens with GIRLS TO THE FRONT at MoMA on March 23. Anderson & star Koda Johan join us for a conversation afterwards. Don't miss! moma.org/calendar/eve...
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Tendaberry. 2024. Written and directed by Haley Elizabeth Anderson | MoMA
Tendaberry. 2024. USA. Written and directed by Haley Elizabeth Anderson. With Koda Johan, Sarae Adams, Janice Dias, Mike Donovan. DCP courtesy Tribeca Films. 115 min. A striking portrait of a young wo...
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
A great pairing if we say so ourselves: Cheryl Dunye's groundbreaking THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996) with the FOFIF supported short, HOLD ME CLOSE (2025), by Aurora Brachman & LaTajh Weaver, screens with GIRLS TO THE FRONT at MoMA on Sunday, March 23! www.moma.org/calendar/eve...
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The Watermelon Woman. 1996. Directed by Cheryl Dunye Hold Me Close. 2024. Directed by Directed by Aurora Brachman, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver | MoMA
The Watermelon Woman. 1996. USA. Directed by Cheryl Dunye. Screenplay by Dunye, Douglas McKeown. With Dunye, Guinevere Turner. DCP courtesy Janus Films. 84 min. The first feature film directed by a Bl...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
What an amazing end to an amazing week in New York!! Presenting a SOLD OUT 35mm screening of MI VIDA LOCA with @thefofif.bsky.social at MoMA, signing copies of my book CINEMA HER WAY in the MoMA lobby beforehand and discussing the film afterwards with THE great Allison Anders.
Me and Allison Anderson in conversation after a SOLD OUT 35mm screening of MI VIDA LOCA at the Museum of Modern Art in NYCMe in front of the MoMA signsigning booksCopies of my book CINEMA HER WAY
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The Future of Film is Female @thefofif.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Let these BTS images get you ready for our WHEN PIGS FLY screening tonight at MoMA with Sara Driver in conversation. Playing beforehand is Marnie Weber’s short film, QUEST FOR HAPPY. Girls to the Front! moma.org/calendar/eve...
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