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ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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A nonprofit organization amplifying the voices/perspectives of female film critics and supporting work in film by and about women.
Jennifer Merin, President and Editor-in-Chief
Members in US, Canada, UK, Australia, Austria, Serbia
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Contemplate the meaning of Independence Day while celebrating it. Movies on AWFJ's Independence Day watch list let you celebrate and contemplate simultaneously. Akk are streaming. Many seem prescient! Movies inform and inspire. See AWFJ's watch list at awfj.org/blog/2025/06... Viva democracy!!!
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2025 WATCH LIST – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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July 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
awfjorg For Pride Month, we SPOTLGHT
@cheryldunye.bsky.social, iconic queer filmmaker. Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN, a seminal work of Queer New Wave cinema, has inspired many films centering queerness, Blackness or both. Brava Dunye!!! Read Leslie Combemale's SPOTLIGHT on Dunye awfj.org/blog…
June 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#AlliancefWomenFilmJournalists congrats Emmy-nominated writer/showrunner Molly Smith Metzler whose darkly comedic, femme-centric series SIRENS is on Netflix. Read about it @ awfj.org/blog/2025/05...
#allianceofwomenfilmjournalists #sirens #netflixseries @mollysmithmetzler @netflix.com x
WEEK IN WOMEN: Molly Smith Metzler returns to Netflix with SIRENS – Brandy McDonnell reports – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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May 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
A must see! CHAMBERMAID's take on a WW1 Prague household shows how hard life was for women. Anka and Resi's connection is respite from repression in a male-dominated world. Director MarianaCengelSolcanska makes that connection a lifeline for them both.
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK May 23, 2025: CHAMBERMAID – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Amy Landecker pulls off a hat trick with #ForWorse, writing, directing, and starring in this snappy romantic comedy about a divorced woman finding her feet in the Los Angeles dating scene. My @awfjorg.bsky.social review. #SXSW2025 awfj.org/blog/2025/03...
March 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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An endless summer might sound divine, but in the speculative drama #GloriousSummer, it’s a recipe for ennui. This #SXSW2025 film is more of a thought experiment than an intriguing whole. My @awfjorg.bsky.social review.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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I loved the #SXSW2025 documentary #MarleeMatlinNotAloneAnymore, a revealing & introspective look at this groundbreaking performer, conveying interviews and revelations via how she experiences life: with visuals, sign language, and captioning. My @awfjorg.bsky.social review. awfj.org/blog/2025/03...
March 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Raising a mental toast to #ValKilmer, gone too soon at 65. If I may, check out #Val on Amazon Prime. I reviewed this documentary for @awfjorg.bsky.social in 2021. It's an engrossing, poignant, and introspective look at his career creative & drive in his own words. awfj.org/blog/2021/07...
April 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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@awfjorg.bsky.social ‘s Movie of the Week is Emilie Blichfeldt’s THE UGLY STEPSISTER! shorturl.at/NcmkA
April 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Nicole Kidman has become known for playing women whose meticulous life hides secrets. Amazon Prime's HOLLAND has some below the surface but in a way that’s more half-baked than satisfying. More in my @awfjorg.bsky.social review.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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A film crew determined to make the best of a mix-up is the basis of MAGIC FARM, a comedic drama with more going on in the background than its myopic main characters or the film cares to explore. More in my @awfjorg.bsky.social review.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Combining the French Revolution with anime and musical numbers, #TheRoseofVersailles on Netflix is a peculiar concoction, like a wasabi macaron. It might look pretty, but boy, is this an acquired taste. More in my @awfjorg.bsky.social review.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Joel Potrykus’ VULCANIZADORA is releasing now.

In my review for @awfjorg.bsky.social I said “Vulcanizadora is supremely accomplished, unbearably sad, and the kind of film which is hard to shake off. Magnificient.”

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May 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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#AnotherSimpleFavor is more a travelogue for Italy’s stunning island of Capri than a satisfying mystery, with more twists to track than the island’s jackknifing roads. My @awfjorg.bsky.social review.
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May 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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ICYMI: My #HotDocs25 wrap piece for @awfjorg.bsky.social. Get a look at the women making news at this year's film fest in Toronto: awfj.org/blog/2025/05...
HOT DOCS 2025 WRAP – Emma Badame reports – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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May 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Julie Max's THE SURRENDER is a solid horror film, but a truly breathtaking portrait of palliative caregiving - I've never seen it so authentically represented in a horror movie.

Don't miss this one: hits Shudder on the 23 May. My review is over at @awfjorg.bsky.social here awfj.org/blog/2025/05...
May 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Proud to announce the nominees for the 2024 AWFJ EDA Awards! Read the list. What are your favorites? What are your predictions?
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December 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is proud to announce the winners of the AWFJ EDA Awards for Best Female-Directed Feature and Best Female-Directed Short at Whistler Film Festival 2024. Congrats to all! Read the report to discover the winners: awfj.org/blog/2024/12...
December 9, 2024 at 5:08 AM
AWFJ's December SPOTLIGHT is focused on Diane Warren! Read @wrh.bsky.social's profile on the revered and prolific songsmith at awfj.org/blog/2024/11...
December 1, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Exciting news! Focus Features will release Chloe Zhao's HAMNET, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's eponymous novel. We can't wait to see Zhao's take on this fictionalized life of William Shakespeare and his son, Hamnet, who died at a young age. Read more about it at awfj.org/blog/2024/11...
December 1, 2024 at 5:46 AM
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Ellen Cooper is a respected portrait painter & teacher whose work has won many awards & accolades. This example is a bit uncharacteristic, but I like its photo-realistic quality. It's called "Defiance of Erebus.” In this instance, Erebus refers to the god of old age. www.ellencooper.net/index.html
April 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM
​HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Disney's beloved Moana returns to theaters in MOANA 2 on Nov 27. Stars Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson reunite for a journey into Oceana's dangerous waters.

Holiday thrills for the whole family!

Read Brandy McDonnell's report at awfj.org/.../week-in-...
November 21, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Such a timely film!
November 21, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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AWFJ's weekly report on femme-centric releases:
#DidI, a thriller co-written & directed by Sarah Tice
#AlbanyRoad, a holiday dramedy by writer/director Christine Swanson, &
Payal Kapadia's Mumbai drama #AllWeImagineAsLight. More:

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#femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm
November 13, 2024 at 1:26 PM