Tag: Citizen Jane Film Festival
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Doc ‘Liyana’ is Talk of 2017 Citizen Jane Film Festival
During the 10th annual Citizen Jane Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri, which ended on Oct. 29, 2017, I asked a number of people to tell me their favorite of the films they’d seen. Nine times out of ten, the answer was “Liyana,” a documentary set in Swaziland, a small country in southern Africa. It was…
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Citizen Jane Film Festival: ‘The Light of the Moon’ is Realistic Portrayal of Rape Victim
“The Light of the Moon,” which won the Narrative Feature Audience Award at SXSW 2017, was a perfect film to be included in the Citizen Jane Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri this past weekend – a festival devoted to women filmmakers. Written and directed by Jessica M. Thompson, the film focuses on a woman who…
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10th Annual Citizen Jane Film Festival Closes with ‘In the Radiant City’
The 10th annual Citizen Jane Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri closed out on Oct. 29, 2017 with the feature drama “In the Radiant City.” Directed by Rachel Lambert, who co-wrote the script with Nathan Gregorski, the film stars Michael Abbott, Jr., Marin Ireland, Madisen Beaty, and Celia Weston.
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Citizen Jane Film Fest: 4 Films from the Bizarre to the Poignant
I saw eight feature-length films in this year’s Citizen Jane Film Festival, and I liked all but one of them. The work was consistently daring and/or innovative.
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10th Annual Citizen Jane Film Festival Opens with ‘Landline’
The Citizen Jane Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri, which celebrates women filmmakers, opened its tenth year on Oct. 27, 2017 with the feature comedy-drama “Landline.”