by Tara Almond | Apr 26, 2022
“Ways of Being Home” moves between rural Minnesota & Mexico. The film is directed by Chilean-American filmmaker Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo. Runtime 72 minutes. “Ways Of Being Home” is a portrait of two small towns — one in Mexico and one in...
by Tara Almond | Apr 26, 2022
Film Documents The Journey Of First Nepalese Woman to Summit Mt. Everest The Little Known Heroine She had courage. She had incredible strength. She inspired a nation yet few know the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s historic story to become the first...
by Tara Almond | Apr 23, 2022
(Originally published by Talking To Crows) When I heard that Martha Coolidge was coming to Bellingham, I knew I had some serious watching to do before May 14th. Real Genius (1985) was first up on my watchlist, as suggested by Cassidy and Stacy. I... by Tara Almond | Apr 12, 2022
New This Year: Passes to Entire Festival Films Our live, In-Person 2022 Festival is just a month away! It’s not too early to look over the films, now with trailers available on our website here, and decide which films you plan to see.Can’t...
by Tara Almond | Mar 14, 2022
She was said to be as rigid and tough-minded as Bette Davis and often refused to play a Davis “hand-me-down role,” writes biographer Troy Fontana of the glamorous Ida Lupino, actress, and director. Lupino’s refusal to take those parts frequently led to a suspension by... by Tara Almond | Mar 7, 2022
In a recent piece in Variety Magazine, writer Clayton Davis outlines the multiple ways Jane Campion would shatter Oscar records with her film, “Power Of The Dog.” Here are a few: -Campion is the first woman to be nominated for directing twice. -Campion is... by Tara Almond | Feb 27, 2022
Written by Melanie Carden / FILM FEST MAGAZINE (reposted with permission) Women were the original power-houses in the movie industry. In the 1920s, before the talkies, women the likes of Louis Weber, Dorothy Parker, Marion Wong, and many others largely created the...
by Tara Almond | Jan 31, 2022
Director Kavery Kaul believes that films can connect people to each other and break down cultural divides which is exactly what her new documentary, “The Bengali” achieves. When the director learned that the African American author, Fatima Shaik,... by Tara Almond | Jan 26, 2022
CASCADIA Congratulates and Thanks FeFF! In 2014, a small group of people gathered in the kitchen of Polly Miller’s lakeside home and listened to an idea she had. At the time Polly was president of the Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) in Toronto Canada where she... by Cheryl Crooks | Jan 11, 2022
The film industry lost another trailblazing giant last week when actor, film director, civil rights activist, author, ambassador, Sir Sidney Poitier died at age 93 on Friday. He was a groundbreaking international film icon whose life, both onscreen and off, stands as...