Let me start by saying that I admire all the women filmmakers immensely. It takes lots of guts and determination to stay in this business after years of neglect, sometimes abuse and mostly just being ignored because you are a woman and, according to some, a woman cannot tell a visual story that is successful…
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My 3 Cents About Cannes (A Female Filmmaker Opinion)
I’ve only been to Cannes twice. Both times with short films, which were part of the Short Film Corner. Cannes has a lovely setting; the weather is almost always nice, which should make for an enjoyable experience. As a festival goer, I’m not going to tell anyone that my experience wasn’t pleasant and that the…
Jane Campion: Women’s Cinema at its Best
”Women’s cinema” is a pretty new invention. Elevated by feminist orientated critics and theorists to the distinction of a film style it became a buzzword, applied without restraint to analyse all movie products made by women. Jane Campion is considered to be one of the greatest film directors, male or female, of modern times, whose films are…
Award Winning Short Film: The Man With the Spying Glass
A short film about Placit who lives in a dreamless society where people have to take pills to stop dreaming and thinking. Almost everyone wears helmets, which gives the global government access to human thoughts. Placit’s most profound dream is to be a puppeteer. However, he is afraid to go against the system which was…
9 MM Short Film by Magda Olchawska
“9 MM” Short Film by Magda Olchawska One day Katia finds a letter in an old bottle. It is from Mathew, her school sweat heart whom she hadn’t seen for 16 years. Can one letter bring back memories of childhood love and change their unhappy lives? Festivals Official Selection: Waterford Film Festival; Jaipur International Film Festival;…
7 Minutes of Ur Life Short Film by Magda Olchawska
7 Minutes of Ur Life Short Film by Magda Olchawska The relationship between Katia and her husband hasn‘t been going well for a long time. One day she decides that the silence between them is overwhelming. Katia tries to leave him, but it’s not easy to start over again without saying anything. Festival Official Selection: No…
The Fantasy House Film by Magda Olchawska
The Fantasy House Film by Magda Olchawska Alan and Karina, are both disconnected from their own lives in different ways. One day they meet in the eponymous house, where they lose their sense of self and enter a shifting tale exploring what is real and what is fantasy both, in love and life.