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Tribeca Film Festival: Engaging the Feminine Heroic

04/25/2014

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Lead singer of punk rock band, Traitors, Malika (Chaimae Ben Acha) engages her feminine heroic as she tries to find a way to change her world and escape the traditional life mapped out for women in Tangiers emulating Joe Strummer of the Clash, I’m so bored with Morocco but what can I do? In the […]

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Dara Marks seminar: Engaging the Feminine Heroic

04/12/2014

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Here are some notes from what I had taken away from the wonderful Dara Marks seminar Engaging the Feminine Heroic presented by NYWIFT and WGA: Looking into deep mythologies not simply what happens to females but what happens to the feminine side of our nature and balance with the masculine side. Archetype a recurring pattern […]

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Voting for Spirit Awards

02/24/2014

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The Spirit Awards take place the day before the formal Academy Awards, on a beach, kick back and more relaxed yet inspiring. This year, while all Spirit Award nominees have the option to mail DVD screeners to Independent Film Project members for voting consideration, 12 nominated films participated in the mailing, including 20 Feet from […]

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