Tag: leahmckendrick

Review: M.F.A., Nightmares Are Made Of This

An art student in college, Noelle (Francesca Eastwood) is happy and hard-working, with fellow students who are also friends, especially Skye (Leah McKendrick), her very supportive next-door neighbor. By all conventional standards, Noelle appears to be a typical young woman...

Exclusive Clip: M.F.A., When Something Horrible Turns Truly Evil

One night, college art student Noelle (Francesca Eastwood), "attends a small party, where she meets up with Luke (Peter Vack), a fellow student who invited her. "They spend time together talking, and get along well enough that Noelle goes with...

SXSW 2017 Dispatch: THE LIGHT OF THE MOON and M.F.A., Or, How to Deal with Rape

Male filmmakers have been exploiting the violent rape of women on screen for decades. How do female filmmakers deal with the subject? The Light of the Moon, written and directed by Jessica M. Thompson, and M.F.A., written by Leah McKendrick...