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Cool People Have Feelings, Too
Home of the Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide. Here you will find writing about films directed by women, silent cinema, and other esoteric (mostly) film related stuff.
By Marya E. Gates
Interview: "Fresh Kill" director Shu Lea Cheang
"We lost the internet in terms of how it has become so commercial. We signed away our own data."
Recent posts
Silent Sundays: Silent Film Streaming Picks (Father's Day Edition)
Jun 21•Marya E. Gates
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On The X-Files, Disclosure Day, Taken, and the power of empathy.
Jun 20•Marya E. Gates
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I'm not sorry if I'm breaking walls down.
Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide
Jun 19•Marya E. Gates
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Time passes, but you will not stop feeling her presence.
Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide
Jun 5•Marya E. Gates
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It's like you never came back.
Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide May 2026
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Monthly Roundup
May 2026: Chicago Critics Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival
Jun 1•Marya E. Gates
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Interview: Director-Writer-Producer-Actor Jake Allyn on His Directorial Debut "Ride"
"It is definitely a movie about the rural community, that was made by the rural community."
Jun 13, 2024•Marya E. Gates
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