Simmons Cinematic Society

12/18/2019

Ellen Kuras, DP for Michel Gondry, Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme, and more, offers hard-won shooting and career advice.

03/08/2019

Films by Julie Dash, Chantal Akerman, Chloe Zhao, Forough Farrokhzad, Jennifer Lee, and many other female filmmakers made the list.

01/20/2019

Grrl Power 9000

12/23/2018

The films on this list represent only a small fraction of films from 2018 directed by female identifying filmmakers ranging greatly in production from impressive big budgeted masterpieces, to smaller, spirited low-to-no budget indies. One thing that emerged more than in recent years was that many fi...

06/04/2018

A new breakdown of the canon films (minus “Solo”) finds that the most recent features are the ones that boast the greatest screen time for their female characters.

04/13/2018

Although "Faces Places" was rumored to be her last film, the French New Wave icon cannot retire without sharing her vast wealth of knowledge with the rest of us.

12/20/2017

When it comes to generating empathy, there are few art forms that can compare to the power of cinema. Cinema can use the power of other art forms such as th

09/05/2017

Filmmakers aged 18-24 have the opportunity to submit short films for consideration.

07/21/2017

Notes Rachel Morrison ASC : “This pic is a good metaphor for the work/life balance. I was testing the Arri 65 in Dec 2015 and found that the camera and my son were exactly the same weight (roughly 20 pounds each before accessories). I could balance them both comfortably enough but had little room left for anything else. Should sound familiar to most working parents.”

Follow Morrison's posts as she curates the ASC's Instagram account for the rest of this month: http://bit.ly/ASCInstaG


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06/16/2017

Simmons Cinematic Society founder and emeritus professor of communications at Simmons College, Judith Richland, co-produced this feature film shot in Massachusetts and based on one of the Cape's most high-profile murder cases. Murder on Cape Cod is screening at Provincetown Town Hall tomorrow June 17 at 8 pm. https://vimeo.com/206722261

Trailer March 4, 2017

05/28/2017

‘Great cinematography comes from integrity.’