For one weekend only (5/12 - 5/14) we are bringing back our shorts that received awards from our 2023 Cinema Femme Short Film Fest (4/28 - 5/4). Watch our AWARDS ceremony that took place on 5/4: https://www.youtube.com/live/jLOT0mcv2wM?feature=share Learn more about these awarded films: https://cinemafemme.com/2023/05/12/encore-watch-our-2023-awarded-shorts-this-weekend/

Sarita is a young Cambodian girl meets and gets along with Sam, and Australian man who comes to settle down in Cambodia. Their love is very deep and beautiful. However, they have to challenge; to face it when it comes to their daily life, within their different background, culture and their believes.&nbsp;It’s time for them to understand themselves before they know which way they are going to choose.&nbsp;

Grey Feather

Sarita is a young Cambodian girl meets and gets along with Sam, and Australian man who comes to settle down in Cambodia. Their love is very deep and beautiful. However, they have to challenge; to face it when it comes to their daily life, within their different background, culture and their believes. It’s time for them to understand themselves before they know which way they are going to choose.

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.

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.

Gracelyn has trained herself in witchcraft ever since being taunted by a group of girls in middle school and excluded from their "coven." Now in their twenties, one of those girls, Annie, brings her boyfriend by for a visit...carelessly unaware of Gracelyn's new powers.

The Mark

Gracelyn has trained herself in witchcraft ever since being taunted by a group of girls in middle school and excluded from their "coven." Now in their twenties, one of those girls, Annie, brings her boyfriend by for a visit...carelessly unaware of Gracelyn's new powers.

Following the arrival of an unwanted guest,  a tightly-knit bond between two sisters is put to the test when their idyllic playdate takes a dark turn. Supported by The Future Of Film Is Female, ALBION ROSE is a late bloomer's coming-of-age drama with hints of magical realism and dark fairytale elements that paint a delicate, yet emotionally charged portrait of sisterhood, loss, and the healing powers of fantasy.

Albion Rose

Following the arrival of an unwanted guest, a tightly-knit bond between two sisters is put to the test when their idyllic playdate takes a dark turn.

22 year-old Caroline enters the audition room with a big smile, a laundry list of special skills, and a fresh diploma from one of the best theatre programs in the country. On the other side of the table are a bumbling assistant, flippant casting director, and world-famous director. It's the biggest audition of her life -- but how far does she want to go to land the role? Told through the lens of the DSLR filming her audition, "Caroline" explores the places in our industry where consent falls through the cracks.

Caroline

A young woman’s audition for a major movie takes an unexpected turn.

Twelve year-old Alma and her mother are recent immigrants to the outskirts of Central Florida. On a tense morning before school, they wake up to find part of the ceiling in their apartment leaking and journey to buy a ladder at a local hardware store. What starts out as a simple shopping trip, however, quickly escalates. As Alma refuses to help translate and aggressively removes herself from the situation, boiling tensions test their relationship and co-dependence.

SULAM (The Ladder)

When an immigrant teen in Central Florida must help her mother before a school exam, tensions of belonging in a new country bubble to the surface.

HERLY is a dark comedy/drama about siblings who experience the same childhood wounds and the very different life paths they choose.

Herly

HERLY is a dark comedy/drama about siblings who experience the same childhood wounds and the very different life paths they choose.

A documentary that explores the beginning and end of a bloodline. Starting in the urban environment of São Paulo city where the filmmaker was raised and ending on her family’s country farm where her grandparents spend their golden years, the film delves into the personal and shared history of a Brazilian family, and the explorations of a longing&nbsp;memory.

Dois Estágios (Two Stages of Blood)

FADING MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD ARE UNRELIABLE. THEY CAN ONLY BE REASSURED BY FAMILIAR FACES.

On Chef Antonia’s birthday her estranged mother pays a surprise visit to the restaurant. Struggling with feeling abandoned by her Mum when her twin brother died ten years ago, Antonia imagines her brother urging reconciliation.

PANDA

On Chef Antonia’s birthday her estranged mother pays a surprise visit to the restaurant. Struggling with feeling abandoned by her Mum when her twin brother died ten years ago, Antonia imagines her brother urging reconciliation.

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The 5th annual Cinema Femme Short Film Fest runs from April 28 through May 4. This one-of-a-kind festival emphasizes the importance of supporting emerging female and non-binary filmmakers by connecting them to seasoned industry members through the Breaking Down Walls mentorship program.

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