After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life. Before the film there will be two short films screened: Mouseholes | Dir. Helen Hill, 8 mins Description Helen Hill remembers her grandfather just before his death (in […]
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I Am Not a Witch
March 2, 2026
Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government. Before the film there will be a short film screened: Chronicles of a Lying Spirit | Dir. Cauleen Smith, 6 mins Description Rather than depicting reality, Chronicles of a Lying Spirit (by Kelly Gabron) […]
Goody
March 2, 2026
Femme Film Fest submission winner! A Southern Gothic coming-of-age story following a young woman navigating grief, faith, and obsessive-compulsive disorder as she reconnects with childhood friends and confronts long-buried trauma.
Cameraperson
March 2, 2026
As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What emerges is an elegant meditation on the relationship between truth and the camera frame, as Johnson transforms scenes that have been presented […]
The Bigamist
March 2, 2026
San Francisco businessman Harry Graham and his wife and business partner, Eve, are in the process of adopting a child. When private investigator Mr. Jordan uncovers the fact that Graham has another wife, Phyllis, and a small child in Los Angeles, he confesses everything. Before the film there will be a short film screened: Ashes […]
Shag
March 2, 2026
Join us for the official Femme Film Fest 2026 Kick Off Reception, a beach-themed celebration to launch this year’s festival in style. Come ready to groove the night away and celebrate SC’s official State Dance with Richard Durlach and Breedlove, beloved local dance historians and teachers. They’ll offer free Shag dance lessons in Theater 1 […]
Persepolis
March 2, 2026
In 1970s Iran, Marjane ‘Marji’ Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah’s defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive […]