We are a collective of directors, writers, producers, actors, editors and any other creative force who supports and celebrates Independent stories by women.
FFC is co-founded by Kim Adelman and Christina Beck
The Female Filmmaking Collective started over a decade ago when I met Kim Adelman after she programmed my short film, “So Hot For You” at The American Cinematheque’s FOCUS ON FEMALE DIRECTORS program.
We both realized the need for more support with female driven stories made by women.
In Los Angeles, we hosted events, including Beth Dewey, Diana Ward, E.E.Cassidy, Kathleen McInnis, and Mary Trunk to discuss and encourage our shared goals in creating a community to support female artist.
Along with another special meet-up with Melissa Silverstein, Maria Burton, and Ava Duvernay, to name a few.
We’re planning an in-person meet-up in LA this fall and will be posting updates on our FB page very soon. Stay tuned!
Our latest project…HANCOCK PARK a narrative feature film is currently booking an arthouse theatre tour starting at The Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon, in November 2025.
A dark-hearted emotional thriller about an aged out actress on the verge of homelessness as she goes to stay with her baby sister and out of work husband in Hancock park.
The inspiration…
My late father, James F. Beck, was an actor originally from Texas who blew into Hollywood in the 1950’s. He was put under contract at Universal Studios, guest starring in popular TV shows such as “Bonanza” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”. I was able incorporate some of this history into “Hancock Park” as a way of honoring my dad and bringing a truthful reality to this fictional narrative feature film.
“Hancock Park” also tells the story of my own acting career. I started out as a kid doing commercials, studying with the silent film star Francis Lederer (“Pandora’s Box”), then acting as a teenager in Penelope Spheeris-directed cult indies “Suburbia,” “The Boys Next Door,” and “Dudes.” This inspired me to make my own films and Penelope has been a supportive friend ever since.
Hancock Park is about dreamers, lovers, and the choices we make in life. It holds up a mirror to present day struggles like generational trauma, the challenges of sobriety, the instability of the gig economy, along with the looming threat of becoming unhoused — while also paying homage to the classic films that originally inspired me to become an actress and filmmaker. Heavily borrowing from the premise of Tennessee Williams “A Streetcar Named Desire” Spoiler alert, Ruby doesn’t end up in an asylum, she is a true survivor!
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