Category: Film Festival
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A Queer Review of the Austin Film Festival (2023)
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
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‘Brother’ Fearlessly Tackles All Aspects of the Immigrant Experience
‘Brother’ is a gripping family drama with dazzling performances all around.
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KIFF 2022 Review: ‘Joyland’ Criticizes Patriarchy through Its Tender Narrative and Compassionately Humanized Characters
I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.
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The Yonkers Film Festival 2022 In Review
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
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A Conversation With the Filmmakers of ‘When Men Were Men’
Hours before their line-up of screenings for Trans Awareness Week began, the filmmakers of ‘When Men Were Men’ chatted with me about the film’s personal exploration of masculinity.
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An Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Penelope Lawson
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.
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Diversity Programming At The Austin Film Festival
Coverage from the Austin Film Festival, highlighting some panels and films that emphasized the importance of diverse and inclusive storytelling.
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Hong Sang-soo’s Hat Trick
In The Novelist’s Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.
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TIFF ‘22 Coverage: ‘Triangle of Sadness’
Ruben Östlund muses about his characters, “As soon as you get close to a person, you see them as just another human being”. It is widely recognized that aboard the luxury yacht in ‘Triangle of Sadness’, the different groups of people represent a small society as a commentary on classism and gender binaries.
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An Interview with Writer/Director Albert Acosta
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta’s foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.