Cinema Femme Short Film Fest

Shorts Program 1: Let's Chicago

Expired May 5, 2023 4:45 AM
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5 films in package
Swimming Through
Three women forge a friendship by swimming through the winter in Lake Michigan as a way to cope with the pandemic.
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Paper Planes
A woman with agoraphobia and the AirBnB guest across the hall strike up a correspondence that becomes something more for the holidays.
this is not the morning i thought i was going to have
Two estranged sisters are forced to reunite on a sweaty Chicago day. As the car comes to a boil so does their tolerance for one another.
Dois Estágios (Two Stages of Blood)
FADING MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD ARE UNRELIABLE. THEY CAN ONLY BE REASSURED BY FAMILIAR FACES.
Caroline
A young woman’s audition for a major movie takes an unexpected turn.
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For the first time ever Cinema Femme Short Film Fest is having in-person screenings in Chicago. For Shorts Program 1 we elevate and celebrate Chicago women and non-binary filmmakers and their work.


Q&A with Shorts Program 1 filmmakers on April 28, 2023, 8 PM Central on our YouTube Channel.


Filmmaker Q&A moderated by Clare Cooney ("Relative", "Runner" and coming soon her feature directorial debut "Departing Seniors") WATCH NOW

As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, Deirdre, Helen and Jennefer—avid open water swimmers—make a pact to continue their daily sunrise swim through the snow and ice. This commitment becomes their salvation from lockdown and helps alleviate each of their personal struggles as the pandemic rages on.
  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
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  • Director
    Samantha Sanders
  • Producer
    Samantha Sanders
  • Executive Producer
    Steven H. Cohen, Paula M. Froehle
  • Cast
    Jennefer Hoffman, Deirdre Hamill-Squiers, Helen Wagner
  • Editor
    John Farbrother
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