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As a Finalist in the 2026 @SeedandSpark x @GoldHouseCo AAPI Renaissance Rally, we have to submit a 30s pitch video. Check out this video and let us know your thoughts! We’re so excited to be a part of the Rally!

#homesoundsfilm #aapirenaissancerally #aapi #womeninfilm #asiansinfilm #turkishfilm #indiefilm #supportindiefilm #crowdfunding

RE: https://mastodon.social/@whereinthehell/116535476942201282

Do me a huge favor, please, and watch, rate with ⭐️, and leave a short, honest review for the first movie from our tiny movie studio @famebot ❣️

Prove to the world I'm not crazy for spending so much time posting here on #Mastodon and celebrating the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub

#WomenInFilm #QueerFilm #LaramieDennis #WhereInTheHell

RE: https://mastodon.social/@whereinthehell/116535476942201282

Do me a huge favor, please, and watch, rate with ⭐️, and leave a short, honest review for the first movie from our tiny movie studio @famebot ❣️

Prove to the world I'm not crazy for spending so much time posting here on #Mastodon and celebrating the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub

#WomenInFilm #QueerFilm #LaramieDennis #WhereInTheHell

RE: https://mastodon.social/@whereinthehell/116535476942201282

Do me a huge favor, please, and watch, rate with ⭐️, and leave a short, honest review for the first movie from our tiny movie studio @famebot ❣️

Prove to the world I'm not crazy for spending so much time posting here on #Mastodon and celebrating the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub

#WomenInFilm #QueerFilm #LaramieDennis #WhereInTheHell

RE: https://mastodon.social/@whereinthehell/116535476942201282

Do me a huge favor, please, and watch, rate with ⭐️, and leave a short, honest review for the first movie from our tiny movie studio @famebot ❣️

Prove to the world I'm not crazy for spending so much time posting here on #Mastodon and celebrating the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub

#WomenInFilm #QueerFilm #LaramieDennis #WhereInTheHell

RE: https://mastodon.social/@whereinthehell/116535476942201282

Do me a huge favor, please, and watch, rate with ⭐️, and leave a short, honest review for the first movie from our tiny movie studio @famebot ❣️

Prove to the world I'm not crazy for spending so much time posting here on #Mastodon and celebrating the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub

#WomenInFilm #QueerFilm #LaramieDennis #WhereInTheHell

Banks Confronts 'Can't Direct Men' Bias in Hollywood

Elizabeth Banks shared that she was told women can't direct men. Learn why this bias affects female directors in Hollywood.

#ElizabethBanks, #HollywoodBias, #WomenInFilm, #DirectorLife, #GenderEquality

https://newsletter.tf/elizabeth-banks-women-cant-direct-men-bias/

Banks Confronts 'Can't Direct Men' Bias in Hollywood

Elizabeth Banks shared that she was told women can't direct men. Learn why this bias affects female directors in Hollywood.

#ElizabethBanks, #HollywoodBias, #WomenInFilm, #DirectorLife, #GenderEquality

https://newsletter.tf/elizabeth-banks-women-cant-direct-men-bias/

Banks Confronts 'Can't Direct Men' Bias in Hollywood

Elizabeth Banks shared that she was told women can't direct men. Learn why this bias affects female directors in Hollywood.

#ElizabethBanks, #HollywoodBias, #WomenInFilm, #DirectorLife, #GenderEquality

https://newsletter.tf/elizabeth-banks-women-cant-direct-men-bias/

Banks Confronts 'Can't Direct Men' Bias in Hollywood

Elizabeth Banks shared that she was told women can't direct men. Learn why this bias affects female directors in Hollywood.

#ElizabethBanks, #HollywoodBias, #WomenInFilm, #DirectorLife, #GenderEquality

https://newsletter.tf/elizabeth-banks-women-cant-direct-men-bias/

Top 10 Most Beautiful Swedish Actresses of All Time
Looking to find the Most Beautiful Swedish Actresses of all time? This list includes the Swedish actresses who are the most attractive ever.

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#SwedishActresses #BeautifulActresses #Top10 #Sweden #FilmIndustry #ActingTalent #CinematicBeauty #WomenInFilm #SwedishCinema #Hollywood #ActressSpotlight #CulturalIcons #EntertainmentIndustry #MovieStars #InspiringWomen

Top 10 Most Beautiful Russian Actresses
Here's a rundown spotlighting the Most Beautiful Russian Actresses who also excel in acting....

https://bit.ly/49VA3e1

#RussianActresses #BeautifulActresses #Top10 #ActressSpotlight #CinemaBeauty #FilmIndustry #TalentShowcase #CulturalIcons #WomenInFilm #ActingTalent #EntertainmentIndustry #RussianCinema #BeautyInFilm #InspiringWomen #ActressLife

#GalGadot #WonderWoman #DCEU #HollywoodStar #CelebritySpotlight #ActionHeroine #StrongWomen #GalGadotFans #InspiringWomen #MovieMagic #BehindTheScenes #FilmIndustry #SassinStyle #BlockbusterMovies #LeadingLady #GirlPower #SuperheroMovies #RedCarpet #WomenInFilm

#AngelinaJolie #Hollywood #CelebrityNews #FilmIcon #ActressLife #JoliePitt #LifeInTheSpotlight #RedCarpet #IconicRoles #Humanitarian #AList #WomenInFilm #OscarWinner #MovieStar #InspiringWomen #FashionIcon #HollywoodLegends #PowerCouple #Cinema

CPFF 2026 Review: Thank You for Banking with Us

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 minutes

Writer/Director: Laila Abbas

Actors: Yasime Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Adam Khattar, Salwa Nakkara

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

“Thank You For Banking With Us” (2024) is a funny and moving look at sisterhood and challenging the patriarchy. 

Noura (Yasime Al Massri) and Maryam (Clara Khoury) are estranged sisters with less than perfect lives. Noura is a beauty clinician who cares for their ailing father while Maryam is stuck in a loveless marriage with children she no longer feels connected to. When their father dies, the two work together to take their father’s money out of the bank before their absent and judgmental brother who lives in America comes along and takes the money and half the house (per Sharia law).

What follows is a funny pseudo-heist as the sisters bounce off of obstacle after obstacle trying to navigate a deeply patriarchal society and arguing with each other. While looking for help from every man they know, they are constantly shut down, told they are sinners and ungrateful daughters, and have no right to ask for that money. Yet, their brother never bothered to care for their father or check in on his sisters. It was Noura and Maryam who cared for their father, feeding him, cleaning up after him, checking in on him. Why should their brother get both the money and half the house when he did nothing? Why do male relatives, husbands, and lovers have the right to tell these women no when they’ve done nothing to help Noura and Maryam survive? 

            Clara Khoury and Yasmine Al Massri are a powerful and hilarious duo. When they are not cursing and arguing with the unhelpful men in their lives, they are arguing with each other, pulling up old wounds and half-remembered fights from their past like real siblings. Yet, when they see how the other lives and are betrayed by the men they are supposed to be able to rely on, they realize all they have ever had is each other. That will never stop them from fighting, but it helps bring them closer together and, with a little help from Maryam’s youngest son Ali (Adam Khattar) enables them to finally work together to get the money they deserve and to properly lay their father to rest. By the end, one hopes that their newly rekindled friendship can also prevent Maryam’s sons from turning into the very men who did nothing to help the women retrieve their rightful inheritance. 

CPFF 2026 Review: Thank You for Banking with Us

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 minutes

Writer/Director: Laila Abbas

Actors: Yasime Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Adam Khattar, Salwa Nakkara

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

“Thank You For Banking With Us” (2024) is a funny and moving look at sisterhood and challenging the patriarchy. 

Noura (Yasime Al Massri) and Maryam (Clara Khoury) are estranged sisters with less than perfect lives. Noura is a beauty clinician who cares for their ailing father while Maryam is stuck in a loveless marriage with children she no longer feels connected to. When their father dies, the two work together to take their father’s money out of the bank before their absent and judgmental brother who lives in America comes along and takes the money and half the house (per Sharia law).

What follows is a funny pseudo-heist as the sisters bounce off of obstacle after obstacle trying to navigate a deeply patriarchal society and arguing with each other. While looking for help from every man they know, they are constantly shut down, told they are sinners and ungrateful daughters, and have no right to ask for that money. Yet, their brother never bothered to care for their father or check in on his sisters. It was Noura and Maryam who cared for their father, feeding him, cleaning up after him, checking in on him. Why should their brother get both the money and half the house when he did nothing? Why do male relatives, husbands, and lovers have the right to tell these women no when they’ve done nothing to help Noura and Maryam survive? 

            Clara Khoury and Yasmine Al Massri are a powerful and hilarious duo. When they are not cursing and arguing with the unhelpful men in their lives, they are arguing with each other, pulling up old wounds and half-remembered fights from their past like real siblings. Yet, when they see how the other lives and are betrayed by the men they are supposed to be able to rely on, they realize all they have ever had is each other. That will never stop them from fighting, but it helps bring them closer together and, with a little help from Maryam’s youngest son Ali (Adam Khattar) enables them to finally work together to get the money they deserve and to properly lay their father to rest. By the end, one hopes that their newly rekindled friendship can also prevent Maryam’s sons from turning into the very men who did nothing to help the women retrieve their rightful inheritance. 

CPFF 2026 Review: Thank You for Banking with Us

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 minutes

Writer/Director: Laila Abbas

Actors: Yasime Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Adam Khattar, Salwa Nakkara

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

“Thank You For Banking With Us” (2024) is a funny and moving look at sisterhood and challenging the patriarchy. 

Noura (Yasime Al Massri) and Maryam (Clara Khoury) are estranged sisters with less than perfect lives. Noura is a beauty clinician who cares for their ailing father while Maryam is stuck in a loveless marriage with children she no longer feels connected to. When their father dies, the two work together to take their father’s money out of the bank before their absent and judgmental brother who lives in America comes along and takes the money and half the house (per Sharia law).

What follows is a funny pseudo-heist as the sisters bounce off of obstacle after obstacle trying to navigate a deeply patriarchal society and arguing with each other. While looking for help from every man they know, they are constantly shut down, told they are sinners and ungrateful daughters, and have no right to ask for that money. Yet, their brother never bothered to care for their father or check in on his sisters. It was Noura and Maryam who cared for their father, feeding him, cleaning up after him, checking in on him. Why should their brother get both the money and half the house when he did nothing? Why do male relatives, husbands, and lovers have the right to tell these women no when they’ve done nothing to help Noura and Maryam survive? 

            Clara Khoury and Yasmine Al Massri are a powerful and hilarious duo. When they are not cursing and arguing with the unhelpful men in their lives, they are arguing with each other, pulling up old wounds and half-remembered fights from their past like real siblings. Yet, when they see how the other lives and are betrayed by the men they are supposed to be able to rely on, they realize all they have ever had is each other. That will never stop them from fighting, but it helps bring them closer together and, with a little help from Maryam’s youngest son Ali (Adam Khattar) enables them to finally work together to get the money they deserve and to properly lay their father to rest. By the end, one hopes that their newly rekindled friendship can also prevent Maryam’s sons from turning into the very men who did nothing to help the women retrieve their rightful inheritance. 

CPFF 2026 Review: Thank You for Banking with Us

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 minutes

Writer/Director: Laila Abbas

Actors: Yasime Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Adam Khattar, Salwa Nakkara

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

“Thank You For Banking With Us” (2024) is a funny and moving look at sisterhood and challenging the patriarchy. 

Noura (Yasime Al Massri) and Maryam (Clara Khoury) are estranged sisters with less than perfect lives. Noura is a beauty clinician who cares for their ailing father while Maryam is stuck in a loveless marriage with children she no longer feels connected to. When their father dies, the two work together to take their father’s money out of the bank before their absent and judgmental brother who lives in America comes along and takes the money and half the house (per Sharia law).

What follows is a funny pseudo-heist as the sisters bounce off of obstacle after obstacle trying to navigate a deeply patriarchal society and arguing with each other. While looking for help from every man they know, they are constantly shut down, told they are sinners and ungrateful daughters, and have no right to ask for that money. Yet, their brother never bothered to care for their father or check in on his sisters. It was Noura and Maryam who cared for their father, feeding him, cleaning up after him, checking in on him. Why should their brother get both the money and half the house when he did nothing? Why do male relatives, husbands, and lovers have the right to tell these women no when they’ve done nothing to help Noura and Maryam survive? 

            Clara Khoury and Yasmine Al Massri are a powerful and hilarious duo. When they are not cursing and arguing with the unhelpful men in their lives, they are arguing with each other, pulling up old wounds and half-remembered fights from their past like real siblings. Yet, when they see how the other lives and are betrayed by the men they are supposed to be able to rely on, they realize all they have ever had is each other. That will never stop them from fighting, but it helps bring them closer together and, with a little help from Maryam’s youngest son Ali (Adam Khattar) enables them to finally work together to get the money they deserve and to properly lay their father to rest. By the end, one hopes that their newly rekindled friendship can also prevent Maryam’s sons from turning into the very men who did nothing to help the women retrieve their rightful inheritance. 

CPFF 2026 Review: Thank You for Banking with Us

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 minutes

Writer/Director: Laila Abbas

Actors: Yasime Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Adam Khattar, Salwa Nakkara

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

“Thank You For Banking With Us” (2024) is a funny and moving look at sisterhood and challenging the patriarchy. 

Noura (Yasime Al Massri) and Maryam (Clara Khoury) are estranged sisters with less than perfect lives. Noura is a beauty clinician who cares for their ailing father while Maryam is stuck in a loveless marriage with children she no longer feels connected to. When their father dies, the two work together to take their father’s money out of the bank before their absent and judgmental brother who lives in America comes along and takes the money and half the house (per Sharia law).

What follows is a funny pseudo-heist as the sisters bounce off of obstacle after obstacle trying to navigate a deeply patriarchal society and arguing with each other. While looking for help from every man they know, they are constantly shut down, told they are sinners and ungrateful daughters, and have no right to ask for that money. Yet, their brother never bothered to care for their father or check in on his sisters. It was Noura and Maryam who cared for their father, feeding him, cleaning up after him, checking in on him. Why should their brother get both the money and half the house when he did nothing? Why do male relatives, husbands, and lovers have the right to tell these women no when they’ve done nothing to help Noura and Maryam survive? 

            Clara Khoury and Yasmine Al Massri are a powerful and hilarious duo. When they are not cursing and arguing with the unhelpful men in their lives, they are arguing with each other, pulling up old wounds and half-remembered fights from their past like real siblings. Yet, when they see how the other lives and are betrayed by the men they are supposed to be able to rely on, they realize all they have ever had is each other. That will never stop them from fighting, but it helps bring them closer together and, with a little help from Maryam’s youngest son Ali (Adam Khattar) enables them to finally work together to get the money they deserve and to properly lay their father to rest. By the end, one hopes that their newly rekindled friendship can also prevent Maryam’s sons from turning into the very men who did nothing to help the women retrieve their rightful inheritance. 

2016. After wrapping the last shoot on Ollie & Emma #TelusOptik #webseries #FilmProduction at the Village Foods grocery store in #Sooke.
Me & the lighting crew were the last ones to clock out. I was always the last crew to leave sets because I was also the locations manager. We goofed around with wigs & accessories props from my costumes tickle trunk. I provided several props for the production filming from my own personal collections.
I was on contract with Less Bland Productions in #VictoriaBC at the time.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5966078/
https://orcacovemedia.com/project/ollie-emma/

#FilmCrew #RomCom #FilmProducer #LightingCrew #ProductionManagement #filmmaking #YYJFilm #VanIsleFilm #BCFilm #WomenInFilm #FilmWork #ThatsAWrap #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #YYJ #Wigs #Playful #Weirdos

I’ve always found it deeply disturbing how women are treated in the James Bond films. In almost every entry, a woman—or several—is brutally killed, often soon after sleeping with Bond. It’s one of modern cinema’s most normalised examples of misogyny, hiding in plain sight. 🧵

#JamesBond #FilmCriticism #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #MovieDiscussion #CulturalCritique #FilmHistory
#FeministFilm #RepresentationMatters #WomenInFilm #GenderInMedia #MediaCritique #Tropes

I’ve always found it deeply disturbing how women are treated in the James Bond films. In almost every entry, a woman—or several—is brutally killed, often soon after sleeping with Bond. It’s one of modern cinema’s most normalised examples of misogyny, hiding in plain sight. 🧵

#JamesBond #FilmCriticism #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #MovieDiscussion #CulturalCritique #FilmHistory
#FeministFilm #RepresentationMatters #WomenInFilm #GenderInMedia #MediaCritique #Tropes

I’ve always found it deeply disturbing how women are treated in the James Bond films. In almost every entry, a woman—or several—is brutally killed, often soon after sleeping with Bond. It’s one of modern cinema’s most normalised examples of misogyny, hiding in plain sight. 🧵

#JamesBond #FilmCriticism #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #MovieDiscussion #CulturalCritique #FilmHistory
#FeministFilm #RepresentationMatters #WomenInFilm #GenderInMedia #MediaCritique #Tropes

I’ve always found it deeply disturbing how women are treated in the James Bond films. In almost every entry, a woman—or several—is brutally killed, often soon after sleeping with Bond. It’s one of modern cinema’s most normalised examples of misogyny, hiding in plain sight. 🧵

#JamesBond #FilmCriticism #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #MovieDiscussion #CulturalCritique #FilmHistory
#FeministFilm #RepresentationMatters #WomenInFilm #GenderInMedia #MediaCritique #Tropes

Less than a week here so I’m still learning and fine tuning. While I definitely need to find my #blackmastodon community, I’m open to and interested in these other communities as well:
#ScreenWriting #TVwriters #ClimateChange #Science #Writers #SciFi #HorrorMovies #SocialActivist #WomeninFilm #theater #lgbtqally

@Josordoni Thanks! While I definitely need to find my Black Community here, I’m open to and interested in other communities #ScreenWriting #ClimateChange #Science #Writers #Sci-fi #HorrorWriter #SocialActivist #WomeninFilm

#ThrowbackThursday

Clip of some of my past filming experiences, from my former TikTok account. I deleted the app almost 2 years ago.

#Filming #memories #FilmWork #WomenInFilm #FilmProductionManager #FilmProduction #BehindTheScenes #CastAndCrew #PastWork #VanIsleFilmmakers #MusicVideoProduction #MyOldWorkLife #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Cowichan #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #BCFilmProduction

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor-Led Women in Film India Launches Mental Health Initiative ‘The Resilience Playbook’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #GuneetMongaKapoor #IFFI #WAVESFilmBazaar #WomeninFilm

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guneet-monga-kapoor-women-in-film-india-mental-health-initiative-1236593408/

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor-Led Women in Film India Launches Mental Health Initiative ‘The Resilience Playbook’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #GuneetMongaKapoor #IFFI #WAVESFilmBazaar #WomeninFilm

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guneet-monga-kapoor-women-in-film-india-mental-health-initiative-1236593408/

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor-Led Women in Film India Launches Mental Health Initiative ‘The Resilience Playbook’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #GuneetMongaKapoor #IFFI #WAVESFilmBazaar #WomeninFilm

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guneet-monga-kapoor-women-in-film-india-mental-health-initiative-1236593408/

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor-Led Women in Film India Launches Mental Health Initiative ‘The Resilience Playbook’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #GuneetMongaKapoor #IFFI #WAVESFilmBazaar #WomeninFilm

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guneet-monga-kapoor-women-in-film-india-mental-health-initiative-1236593408/

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor-Led Women in Film India Launches Mental Health Initiative ‘The Resilience Playbook’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #GuneetMongaKapoor #IFFI #WAVESFilmBazaar #WomeninFilm

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guneet-monga-kapoor-women-in-film-india-mental-health-initiative-1236593408/

Oscar Winner Guneet Monga Kapoor-Led Women in Film India Launches Mental Health Initiative ‘The Resilience Playbook’ (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guneet-monga-kapoor-women-in-film-india-mental-health-initiative-1236593408/

#MonicaBellucci #Hollywood #Actress #Beauty #FilmStar #Cinema #ItalianBeauty #Icon #Glamour #Fashion #Charisma #Timeless #OnScreen #Legend #WomenInFilm #CulturalIcon #FemininePower #HollywoodGlam #VideoVibes

🌍 Happy Arab American Heritage Month! As we honor the culture, heritage and history of the diverse peoples of the Arab world, we're highlighting Wadjda, the debut film from Saudi writer-director Haifaa al-Mansour!

This delightful narrative film about a young Saudi girl who desperately wants a bicycle was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.

Our Wadjda Curriculum Guide for grades 6-12 features a lesson plan about director Haifaa al-Mansour and her pioneering film achievement! The curriculum guide also introduces students to Saudi Arabia and Islam, and provides a great starting point for discussing gender equality.

Learn where to watch this wonderful film and get free lesson plans! 👇

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/wadjda/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=wadjda&utm_id=Arab+American+Heritage+Month&utm_content=link

#Movies #Education #Homeschooling #Wadjda #HaifaaAlMansour #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #AAHM #SaudiArabia #GenderEquity #Islam #WorldReligions #FilmStudies #FilmHistory #WomenInFilm #MENA

Review: Palestine ’36

Year: 2026

Runtime: 1hr 59 min

Director: Annemarie Jacir

Writer: Annemarie Jacir

Actors: Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Robert Aramayo, Jeremy Irons, and Liam Cunningham

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

It would be hard to find a film more timely than “Palestine ‘36” (2026.) Written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, “Palestine ‘36” is a historical drama that immerses its viewers into the Palestinian perspective of the Palestinian Revolt of 1936. 

The film follows the stories of three Palestinian families: Yusuf, Hanan, and Afra; Khouloud and her husband Amir, and Father Boulos, a Christian priest, and his son Kareem. 

Yusuf, played by Karim Daoud Anaya, is from the fictional village of al Basma and finds himself torn between village life and city life. When Yusuf’s father is killed and his brother is arrested, Yusuf joins the rebels who live in the countryside. However, the rebel’s actions bring increased British scrutiny and raids to his village and threaten the lives of his family and neighbors.

Khouloud, played by the amazing Yasmine Al Massri, is a journalist writing under the pseudonym of Ahmad Canaanli because people will only read her articles if they believe she is a man. Khouloud is a firm believer in Palestinian autonomy and reports on the British army’s violent repressive measures and the Zionist settlers’ seemingly neverending stealing of Palestinian land. Her husband, Amir, is a landlord who believes he can retain his wealth and power if he works with the British and the Zionist settlers. 

Father Boulos, played by Jalal Altawil, and Kareem are members of Yusuf’s village and the fact that they are Christian Palestinians who side with their Muslim neighbors flabbergasts the British. 

            The film’s greatest strength is its cast. Predictably, Jeremy Irons is the perfect face of British indifference to indigenous people’s rights and humanity and Robert Aramayo’s Orde Wingate is appropriately cruel and fanatic. Dhafer L’Abidine provides Amir, a man we should hate, with just enough charm to turn his character into a walking tragedy. The moment he realizes that he’s betrayed his people for nothing is one of the most haunting moments in a film full of haunting moments. 

However, the true stars of the film are the female leads: Hiam Abbass and Yasmine Al Massri. Hiam Abbass’ Hanan is a loving mother with a spine of steel who does whatever she can to protect her family and land, even if that means helping a wounded rebel and hiding arms from the British. She is often left alone, weaponless and at the mercy of British patrols but never cowers or hesitates. She is the ultimate representation of the inner strength of every Palestinian mother, wife, and sister who has survived the worst anyone can imagine and still gets up in the morning to do it all over again.

Yasmine Al Massri’s Khouloud is, perhaps, the star of the film. She is absolutely charming, courageous, and powerful as the voice of the Palestinian people. As a member of the elite, she is often gathering secrets from British diplomat Thomas and insulting Wingate before leaving him to deal with matters of real importance. Although she knows Amir does not agree with her pro-Palestinian stance, she still loves him and never imagines he’d actually work with the Zionist settlers to sellout their own land. She is crushed by his betrayal but not broken and continues to fight for a free Palestine. 

“Palestine ‘36″’s vast and complicated story combined with its two hour runtime creates choppy pacing, underdeveloped relationships, obscures the depth and brutality of the Zionist and British alliance, and prevents the full exploration of the many ideas it introduces. At the same time, what it manages to cover is both impressive and heartbreaking. While far from a perfect movie, it is an important film that tells the story of the carving up of Palestine from the Palestinian perspective; a perspective that has been overshadowed and suppressed for the last seventy years. The power of Palestinian voices is what makes this movie a must see.

Review: Palestine ’36

Year: 2026

Runtime: 1hr 59 min

Director: Annemarie Jacir

Writer: Annemarie Jacir

Actors: Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Robert Aramayo, Jeremy Irons, and Liam Cunningham

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

It would be hard to find a film more timely than “Palestine ‘36” (2026.) Written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, “Palestine ‘36” is a historical drama that immerses its viewers into the Palestinian perspective of the Palestinian Revolt of 1936. 

The film follows the stories of three Palestinian families: Yusuf, Hanan, and Afra; Khouloud and her husband Amir, and Father Boulos, a Christian priest, and his son Kareem. 

Yusuf, played by Karim Daoud Anaya, is from the fictional village of al Basma and finds himself torn between village life and city life. When Yusuf’s father is killed and his brother is arrested, Yusuf joins the rebels who live in the countryside. However, the rebel’s actions bring increased British scrutiny and raids to his village and threaten the lives of his family and neighbors.

Khouloud, played by the amazing Yasmine Al Massri, is a journalist writing under the pseudonym of Ahmad Canaanli because people will only read her articles if they believe she is a man. Khouloud is a firm believer in Palestinian autonomy and reports on the British army’s violent repressive measures and the Zionist settlers’ seemingly neverending stealing of Palestinian land. Her husband, Amir, is a landlord who believes he can retain his wealth and power if he works with the British and the Zionist settlers. 

Father Boulos, played by Jalal Altawil, and Kareem are members of Yusuf’s village and the fact that they are Christian Palestinians who side with their Muslim neighbors flabbergasts the British. 

            The film’s greatest strength is its cast. Predictably, Jeremy Irons is the perfect face of British indifference to indigenous people’s rights and humanity and Robert Aramayo’s Orde Wingate is appropriately cruel and fanatic. Dhafer L’Abidine provides Amir, a man we should hate, with just enough charm to turn his character into a walking tragedy. The moment he realizes that he’s betrayed his people for nothing is one of the most haunting moments in a film full of haunting moments. 

However, the true stars of the film are the female leads: Hiam Abbass and Yasmine Al Massri. Hiam Abbass’ Hanan is a loving mother with a spine of steel who does whatever she can to protect her family and land, even if that means helping a wounded rebel and hiding arms from the British. She is often left alone, weaponless and at the mercy of British patrols but never cowers or hesitates. She is the ultimate representation of the inner strength of every Palestinian mother, wife, and sister who has survived the worst anyone can imagine and still gets up in the morning to do it all over again.

Yasmine Al Massri’s Khouloud is, perhaps, the star of the film. She is absolutely charming, courageous, and powerful as the voice of the Palestinian people. As a member of the elite, she is often gathering secrets from British diplomat Thomas and insulting Wingate before leaving him to deal with matters of real importance. Although she knows Amir does not agree with her pro-Palestinian stance, she still loves him and never imagines he’d actually work with the Zionist settlers to sellout their own land. She is crushed by his betrayal but not broken and continues to fight for a free Palestine. 

“Palestine ‘36″’s vast and complicated story combined with its two hour runtime creates choppy pacing, underdeveloped relationships, obscures the depth and brutality of the Zionist and British alliance, and prevents the full exploration of the many ideas it introduces. At the same time, what it manages to cover is both impressive and heartbreaking. While far from a perfect movie, it is an important film that tells the story of the carving up of Palestine from the Palestinian perspective; a perspective that has been overshadowed and suppressed for the last seventy years. The power of Palestinian voices is what makes this movie a must see.

Review: Palestine ’36

Year: 2026

Runtime: 1hr 59 min

Director: Annemarie Jacir

Writer: Annemarie Jacir

Actors: Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Robert Aramayo, Jeremy Irons, and Liam Cunningham

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

It would be hard to find a film more timely than “Palestine ‘36” (2026.) Written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, “Palestine ‘36” is a historical drama that immerses its viewers into the Palestinian perspective of the Palestinian Revolt of 1936. 

The film follows the stories of three Palestinian families: Yusuf, Hanan, and Afra; Khouloud and her husband Amir, and Father Boulos, a Christian priest, and his son Kareem. 

Yusuf, played by Karim Daoud Anaya, is from the fictional village of al Basma and finds himself torn between village life and city life. When Yusuf’s father is killed and his brother is arrested, Yusuf joins the rebels who live in the countryside. However, the rebel’s actions bring increased British scrutiny and raids to his village and threaten the lives of his family and neighbors.

Khouloud, played by the amazing Yasmine Al Massri, is a journalist writing under the pseudonym of Ahmad Canaanli because people will only read her articles if they believe she is a man. Khouloud is a firm believer in Palestinian autonomy and reports on the British army’s violent repressive measures and the Zionist settlers’ seemingly neverending stealing of Palestinian land. Her husband, Amir, is a landlord who believes he can retain his wealth and power if he works with the British and the Zionist settlers. 

Father Boulos, played by Jalal Altawil, and Kareem are members of Yusuf’s village and the fact that they are Christian Palestinians who side with their Muslim neighbors flabbergasts the British. 

            The film’s greatest strength is its cast. Predictably, Jeremy Irons is the perfect face of British indifference to indigenous people’s rights and humanity and Robert Aramayo’s Orde Wingate is appropriately cruel and fanatic. Dhafer L’Abidine provides Amir, a man we should hate, with just enough charm to turn his character into a walking tragedy. The moment he realizes that he’s betrayed his people for nothing is one of the most haunting moments in a film full of haunting moments. 

However, the true stars of the film are the female leads: Hiam Abbass and Yasmine Al Massri. Hiam Abbass’ Hanan is a loving mother with a spine of steel who does whatever she can to protect her family and land, even if that means helping a wounded rebel and hiding arms from the British. She is often left alone, weaponless and at the mercy of British patrols but never cowers or hesitates. She is the ultimate representation of the inner strength of every Palestinian mother, wife, and sister who has survived the worst anyone can imagine and still gets up in the morning to do it all over again.

Yasmine Al Massri’s Khouloud is, perhaps, the star of the film. She is absolutely charming, courageous, and powerful as the voice of the Palestinian people. As a member of the elite, she is often gathering secrets from British diplomat Thomas and insulting Wingate before leaving him to deal with matters of real importance. Although she knows Amir does not agree with her pro-Palestinian stance, she still loves him and never imagines he’d actually work with the Zionist settlers to sellout their own land. She is crushed by his betrayal but not broken and continues to fight for a free Palestine. 

“Palestine ‘36″’s vast and complicated story combined with its two hour runtime creates choppy pacing, underdeveloped relationships, obscures the depth and brutality of the Zionist and British alliance, and prevents the full exploration of the many ideas it introduces. At the same time, what it manages to cover is both impressive and heartbreaking. While far from a perfect movie, it is an important film that tells the story of the carving up of Palestine from the Palestinian perspective; a perspective that has been overshadowed and suppressed for the last seventy years. The power of Palestinian voices is what makes this movie a must see.

Review: Palestine ’36

Year: 2026

Runtime: 1hr 59 min

Director: Annemarie Jacir

Writer: Annemarie Jacir

Actors: Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Robert Aramayo, Jeremy Irons, and Liam Cunningham

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

It would be hard to find a film more timely than “Palestine ‘36” (2026.) Written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, “Palestine ‘36” is a historical drama that immerses its viewers into the Palestinian perspective of the Palestinian Revolt of 1936. 

The film follows the stories of three Palestinian families: Yusuf, Hanan, and Afra; Khouloud and her husband Amir, and Father Boulos, a Christian priest, and his son Kareem. 

Yusuf, played by Karim Daoud Anaya, is from the fictional village of al Basma and finds himself torn between village life and city life. When Yusuf’s father is killed and his brother is arrested, Yusuf joins the rebels who live in the countryside. However, the rebel’s actions bring increased British scrutiny and raids to his village and threaten the lives of his family and neighbors.

Khouloud, played by the amazing Yasmine Al Massri, is a journalist writing under the pseudonym of Ahmad Canaanli because people will only read her articles if they believe she is a man. Khouloud is a firm believer in Palestinian autonomy and reports on the British army’s violent repressive measures and the Zionist settlers’ seemingly neverending stealing of Palestinian land. Her husband, Amir, is a landlord who believes he can retain his wealth and power if he works with the British and the Zionist settlers. 

Father Boulos, played by Jalal Altawil, and Kareem are members of Yusuf’s village and the fact that they are Christian Palestinians who side with their Muslim neighbors flabbergasts the British. 

            The film’s greatest strength is its cast. Predictably, Jeremy Irons is the perfect face of British indifference to indigenous people’s rights and humanity and Robert Aramayo’s Orde Wingate is appropriately cruel and fanatic. Dhafer L’Abidine provides Amir, a man we should hate, with just enough charm to turn his character into a walking tragedy. The moment he realizes that he’s betrayed his people for nothing is one of the most haunting moments in a film full of haunting moments. 

However, the true stars of the film are the female leads: Hiam Abbass and Yasmine Al Massri. Hiam Abbass’ Hanan is a loving mother with a spine of steel who does whatever she can to protect her family and land, even if that means helping a wounded rebel and hiding arms from the British. She is often left alone, weaponless and at the mercy of British patrols but never cowers or hesitates. She is the ultimate representation of the inner strength of every Palestinian mother, wife, and sister who has survived the worst anyone can imagine and still gets up in the morning to do it all over again.

Yasmine Al Massri’s Khouloud is, perhaps, the star of the film. She is absolutely charming, courageous, and powerful as the voice of the Palestinian people. As a member of the elite, she is often gathering secrets from British diplomat Thomas and insulting Wingate before leaving him to deal with matters of real importance. Although she knows Amir does not agree with her pro-Palestinian stance, she still loves him and never imagines he’d actually work with the Zionist settlers to sellout their own land. She is crushed by his betrayal but not broken and continues to fight for a free Palestine. 

“Palestine ‘36″’s vast and complicated story combined with its two hour runtime creates choppy pacing, underdeveloped relationships, obscures the depth and brutality of the Zionist and British alliance, and prevents the full exploration of the many ideas it introduces. At the same time, what it manages to cover is both impressive and heartbreaking. While far from a perfect movie, it is an important film that tells the story of the carving up of Palestine from the Palestinian perspective; a perspective that has been overshadowed and suppressed for the last seventy years. The power of Palestinian voices is what makes this movie a must see.

Review: Palestine ’36

Year: 2026

Runtime: 1hr 59 min

Director: Annemarie Jacir

Writer: Annemarie Jacir

Actors: Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Robert Aramayo, Jeremy Irons, and Liam Cunningham

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

It would be hard to find a film more timely than “Palestine ‘36” (2026.) Written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, “Palestine ‘36” is a historical drama that immerses its viewers into the Palestinian perspective of the Palestinian Revolt of 1936. 

The film follows the stories of three Palestinian families: Yusuf, Hanan, and Afra; Khouloud and her husband Amir, and Father Boulos, a Christian priest, and his son Kareem. 

Yusuf, played by Karim Daoud Anaya, is from the fictional village of al Basma and finds himself torn between village life and city life. When Yusuf’s father is killed and his brother is arrested, Yusuf joins the rebels who live in the countryside. However, the rebel’s actions bring increased British scrutiny and raids to his village and threaten the lives of his family and neighbors.

Khouloud, played by the amazing Yasmine Al Massri, is a journalist writing under the pseudonym of Ahmad Canaanli because people will only read her articles if they believe she is a man. Khouloud is a firm believer in Palestinian autonomy and reports on the British army’s violent repressive measures and the Zionist settlers’ seemingly neverending stealing of Palestinian land. Her husband, Amir, is a landlord who believes he can retain his wealth and power if he works with the British and the Zionist settlers. 

Father Boulos, played by Jalal Altawil, and Kareem are members of Yusuf’s village and the fact that they are Christian Palestinians who side with their Muslim neighbors flabbergasts the British. 

            The film’s greatest strength is its cast. Predictably, Jeremy Irons is the perfect face of British indifference to indigenous people’s rights and humanity and Robert Aramayo’s Orde Wingate is appropriately cruel and fanatic. Dhafer L’Abidine provides Amir, a man we should hate, with just enough charm to turn his character into a walking tragedy. The moment he realizes that he’s betrayed his people for nothing is one of the most haunting moments in a film full of haunting moments. 

However, the true stars of the film are the female leads: Hiam Abbass and Yasmine Al Massri. Hiam Abbass’ Hanan is a loving mother with a spine of steel who does whatever she can to protect her family and land, even if that means helping a wounded rebel and hiding arms from the British. She is often left alone, weaponless and at the mercy of British patrols but never cowers or hesitates. She is the ultimate representation of the inner strength of every Palestinian mother, wife, and sister who has survived the worst anyone can imagine and still gets up in the morning to do it all over again.

Yasmine Al Massri’s Khouloud is, perhaps, the star of the film. She is absolutely charming, courageous, and powerful as the voice of the Palestinian people. As a member of the elite, she is often gathering secrets from British diplomat Thomas and insulting Wingate before leaving him to deal with matters of real importance. Although she knows Amir does not agree with her pro-Palestinian stance, she still loves him and never imagines he’d actually work with the Zionist settlers to sellout their own land. She is crushed by his betrayal but not broken and continues to fight for a free Palestine. 

“Palestine ‘36″’s vast and complicated story combined with its two hour runtime creates choppy pacing, underdeveloped relationships, obscures the depth and brutality of the Zionist and British alliance, and prevents the full exploration of the many ideas it introduces. At the same time, what it manages to cover is both impressive and heartbreaking. While far from a perfect movie, it is an important film that tells the story of the carving up of Palestine from the Palestinian perspective; a perspective that has been overshadowed and suppressed for the last seventy years. The power of Palestinian voices is what makes this movie a must see.

Deeyah Khan's #documentary is worth watching.

"I sat down face to face with #WhiteNationalists and #neoNazis, men who see people like me a #Muslim woman and daughter of immigrants, as their enemy.

I wanted to understand: what drives their anger? Why do they believe in hate and division?

White Right: Meeting the Enemy takes you inside their world. It is a journey into the heart of #extremism and an exploration of whether dialogue and a recognition of our shared #humanity can break through walls of hate.

This was one of the most dangerous, personal and meaningful projects I have ever worked on."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hvt5ScfjpDo

#WhiteSupremacy #Racism #Bigotry #Decolonization #Fascists #WhitePowerIdeology #RacistMindsets #DecolonizeYourMind #DocFilm #FilmProject #Misogynists #WomenInFilm #WhiteColonialism

Excited to share that my #film Guardian will be playing in #LosAngeles for the 2023 #SanPedro International Film Festival! 🎞️ Guardian is an original play written for a male lead character, which I adapted to a #femalelead, produced safely during the pandemic. It’s a fun short #comedy that has now been invited to 32 film festivals and I hope you enjoy it! #actors #actress #femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm #guardianangel #goodvibes #movies

New from Solzy at the Movies: Catherine Hardwicke on Directing Prisoner’s Daughter in the Vegas Heat

#CatherineHardwicke #PrisonersDaughter #film #movies #womeninfilm #filmmaker #interview

https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2023/06/28/catherine-hardwicke-on-directing-prisoners-daughter-in-the-vegas-heat/

Interregnum interviews Dr Jacob Engelberg on his new book, Cinemas of Bisexual Transgression. The book argues that the way we look at queer film centres the gay/straight binary and considers what happens when bisexuality breaks the rules.

https://interregnum.ghost.io/the-dangerous-thrill-of-destabilisation-interview-with-dr-jacob-engelberg-on-cinemas-of-bisexual-transgression/

#bisexual #queer #bi #film #bisexualrepresentation #birepresentation #cinema #transgression #kino #filmstudies #queerfilm #queerfilms #LGBT #womeninfilm #representation #interview #academic #media #indiemedia #indiefilm #avantgarde

Kristen Wiig Opens Up About Being “Afraid to Fail and Afraid of Criticism” in Her Career: “I’m Sensitive”
#Lifestyle #LifestyleNews #Events #JamieLeeCurtis #KristenWiig #MaraBrockAkil #MaudeApatow #Reginaking #TessaThompson #WIF #WomeninFilm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/kristen-wiig-afraid-fail-criticism-career-1236420818/

Regina King, Jamie Lee Curtis and Maude Apatow Among 2025 WIF Honorees
#MovieNews #Movies #JamieLeeCurtis #MaudeApatow #Reginaking #WIF #WomeninFilm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/regina-king-jamie-lee-curtis-maude-apatow-2025-wif-honors-1236395421/

WIF Announces Six Additional Members To 2025 Board Of Directors; Stacey Abrams & Rachel Rusch Among New Class
#News #RachelRusch #StaceyAbrams #WIF #WomenInFilm

https://deadline.com/2025/08/wif-women-in-film-2025-board-of-directors-new-class-1236480888/

Women in Film Announces 2025 WIF Fellowship Class
#MovieNews #Movies #WIF #WomeninFilm

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/women-in-film-2025-wif-fellowship-class-1236292118/

‘Inside Out 2’ Succeeds ‘Barbie’ As Blockbuster Milestone For Gender Equity, But Sundance/WIF’s ReFrame Says Overall Progress Remains Stalled
#News #Barbie #InsideOut2 #ReFrame #ReFrameStamp #SundanceInstitute #WIF #WomenInFilm

https://deadline.com/2025/03/inside-out-2-barbie-gender-equity-sundance-wif-reframe-1236348179/