The documentarian talks about her film “It’s Criminal” and a change in conversation about women in the film industry
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Cady McClain wants women to see themselves in film
The High Falls Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, celebrating its 16th year of spotlighting women in film. On opening night, the festival will screen “Seeing is Believing: Women Direct,” Cady McClain’s documentary about the experiences of female filmmakers. Through interviews with several notable women directors, McClain explores the challenges they face thriving in a […]
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Preview: High Falls Film Festival 2017
When it comes to the treatment of women in Hollywood, hopefully the tides are finally beginning to change. In the wake of explosive stories earlier this month from the New York Times and the New Yorker that investigated decades of sexual assault accusations against producer Harvey Weinstein, the systemic sexism of the film industry and […]
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Preview: High Falls Film Festival 2016
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of its founding, the Rochester High Falls Film Festival returns this week and continues its mission of spotlighting the achievements of women in all aspects of filmmaking, both in front of and behind the camera. Beginning on Thursday, November 10, the festival will screen 15 narrative and documentary features as well […]
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High Falls Film Festival 2015 preview
When the High Falls Film Festival was founded back in 2001, with a mission to highlight the contributions of women in the film industry, just 17 percent of jobs behind the camera were held by women. Sadly, 14 years later not much has changed. In fact, that statistic hasn’t budged an inch. The need to […]
