FemmeFilmFest 7 Review: Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020)

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Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time is as beautifully complicated as its title suggests. Viewers are in for a gentle and timeless chronicle of your typical love at first sight romance, packaged neatly around an immersive narrative. Lili Horvát’s time-travelesque tale of dreadful destiny reveals a merciless mental battle between what’s true […]

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FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Jsme si o smrt blíž // Love Is Just a Death Away (Bára Anna Stejskalová)

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On a rubbish tip, a dog carcass is home to a parasite whose attempts to find an emotional connection invariably end up in tragedy. Will his wishes come true or will the cruel, predator-filled world of the dump eventually destroy both him and his good intentions? Bara Anna Stejskalova continues the tradition of exquisitely realised

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FemmeFilmFest7 Review: On My Way (Neige) – (Paule Beaudoin)

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On My Way (Neige) is a film from the skillful director, Paule Beaudoin out of Canada. It takes place during an eerie winter storm, beautifully shot as the stunning cinematography showcases gorgeous, chilling shots of a relentless winter storm at night. Inside a warmly-lit house resides a young girl cozied up on a couch, reading

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FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Les Grande Claques / Like the Ones I Used to Know (Annie St-Pierre)

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Set in the early 80s, Les Grande Claques is a slice-of-life holiday melodrama that effortlessly transports its viewer back to their retro roots. It crafts a mise en scène that just oozes deja vu; managing to wrap even viewers who never experienced the time period in the comforting familiarity of a cozy, worn out blanket.

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Assembly Line of Broken Hearts JC Farris

FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Assembly Line of Broken Hearts (JC Farris)

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Assembly Line of Broken Hearts is a film helmed by JC Farris who teamed up with Director of Photography David A. Holcombe to shoot this artistically visual film. The short, of which, begins with some gorgeous shots of eyes. Different colored irises from a plethora of people, shown under the dazzle of projections which have

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