Currently Browsing: Otherhood
Four years ago today, Otherhood was released on Netflix. A comedy about the complexities of motherhood, this film was both heartfelt and hilarious. There is no surprise that it was written and directed by the one and only Cindy Chupack.
Cindy Chupack is an American filmmaker who has worked on some of the most beloved TV series to date, including Sex and the City and Modern Family.… read more.
51fest’s first-ever run took place July 18-21 at the IFC Center. The festival aligned with a heatwave, but nonetheless, people lined up enthusiastically in anticipation. Partnering with Women in the World and IFC Center, 51fest is a festival centered on women filmmakers. According to their mission statement, “Women make up more than half of [the] population, and 51Fest puts women where they belong: at the center of the story.”… read more.
Cindy Chupack already has two Emmy awards in her pocket (and eight nominations) as proof of her accomplishments as a writer. But after working for the last 25 years on shows like Everybody Loves Raymond, Sex and the City, Modern Family, I’m Dying Up Here, Divorce and Better Things, she’s finally making the jump to features as both a writer and director with her debut, Otherhood.… read more.
On a hot afternoon during a heat wave, the theater for Otherhood in the IFC Center was entirely full. Screening at 51/Fest, a new festival by and about women, Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette, and Felicity Huffman star as the three mothers who drive to New York City to move in with their sons after they don’t call on Mother’s Day.… read more.