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Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Alyssa Rallo Bennett At the Bushwick Film Festival, we're all about celebrating the success of talented filmmakers, and Rachel Sennott is a perfect example of this. Her story is one that many aspiring artists dream of. We first noticed Rachel with her short film "Shiva Baby," which was originally set to be part of our festival in 2021. However, something amazing happened – the film got a deal to be turned into a feature and we were thrilled! Thi

Opening September 16 – 22, 2024 – Margaret Barton-Fumo reports Written by Margaret Barton-Fumo, originally published September 16, 2024 The Alliance of Women Film Journalists highlights movies made by and about women. With a vigilant eye toward current releases, we maintain an interactive record of films that are pertinent to our interests. Be they female-made or female-centric productions, they are films that represent a wide range of women’s stories and present complex fe

By Blair Ingenthron | Aug. 31, 2024, originally published in Broadway World Stonestreet Studios, Jamaad Pictures, and Gravitas Ventures have announced the digital release of the highly anticipated film The Arrival, set to debut this September 17th. The film will be available on major TVOD platforms including Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and On Demand. The Arrival is a powerful narrative that delves into the complexities of identity, justice, and the enduring impact of trauma.

Miles Teller, Alyssa Rallo Bennett, and Gary O. Bennett at Stonestreet Studios 25th Anniversary gala. written by Gabe Miller, originally published April 17, 2024 MILES TELLER’S PROMISE Screen acting is its own art form. You have to be microscopic with your choices. There’s an intimacy to it. But it’s also very deconstructed. By 1990, Alyssa Rallo Bennett and Gary O. Bennett, the co-founders of Stonestreet Studios, were looking for a way to teach screen acting techniques in a

Stonestreet Studios and Jamaad Pictures are having their NYC premiere of their latest feature film, The Arrival, at The Big Apple Film Festival on its opening night on Friday, November 3 at 7:30pm at Cinema Village. The Arrival, which is paired with shorts The Shepherd, featuring John Travolta & Ben Radcliffe, and I Am What You Imagine, written and directed by Matthew Modine. The Arrival had its world premiere at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society Women in Film Festival, was

Viv Helvajian and Nick Hamparyan in The Arrival The Arrival Premieres at The Big Apple Film Festival on opening night at Cinema Village Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 31, 2023). Stonestreet Studios and Jamaad Pictures are having their NYC premiere of their latest feature film. The Arrival is at The Big Apple Film Festival on its opening night. Which opens on Friday, November 3 at 7:30pm at Cinema Village. Click here to purchase tickets to the screening. Which is paired with shorts The

THE ARRIVAL is a Tale of Boundaries, Identity, and the Human Spirit Stonestreet Studios and Jamaad Pictures recently celebrated the world premiere of their latest feature film, THE ARRIVAL, at the Martha’s Vineyard Women in Film Festival on Sunday, October 15. Outline: In the backdrop of a quiet afternoon at a popular Manhattan bar, THE ARRIVAL introduces an array of patrons, each wrestling with their own emotional, physical, or professional boundaries. The film takes viewer

Films abound this weekend with both the The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society and Circuit Arts hosting mini festivals. At the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society, women take center stage in the fifth annual Women In Film Festival, which runs from Oct. 13 to 15. There will be six films showing during the three days, all featuring female characters who break the mold, beginning with documentary called Joan Baez: I Am a Noise, on Friday at 4 p.m. The screening will be followed by a disc

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Review: Compulsion Originally published in Film Carnage, Sept. 19, 2023 Directed by Alyssa Rallo Bennett and written by Gary O. Bennett, Sloane, a young woman living in Texas, finds out she is pregnant and has to answer to her mother and her boyfriend. Starring: Mizz, Saori Goda and Sebastian Mora. When Compulsion begins, its style is understated, there’s a subtle humour at work and a nice dose of awkwardness. Then as it moves forward, those feel like intentional choices to d

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