By: Amanda Guarragi “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.” – Jane Austen The first line in the novel is also presented at the beginning of the film adaptation of Emma, which … Continue reading Emma (2020) Review
photos courtesy of Good Company Pictures By: Amanda Guarragi An Elephant in the Room focuses on a holistic way of dealing with grief at a centre called “Good Grief” in New Jersey. In this documentary, Katrine Philp shares the stories of six children and their companions who have lost their parents. It shows many different approaches in handling grief and acts as a catharsis for everyone … Continue reading SXSW 2020 Documentary Feature: An Elephant in the Room
Photos Courtesy of Parveen Shah Productions By: Amanda Guarragi In light of recent events, the COVID – 19 pandemic has raised some questions about the Entertainment industry and how it will function moving forward. The first big hit the industry took was SXSW being cancelled, while other film festivals like Tribeca and Cannes have been postponed. SXSW is known to select a diverse slate of … Continue reading Film Festivals are Important: Why Iram Parveen Bilal’s “I’ll Meet You There” Deserves to be Seen
We Don’t Deserve Dogs is a heartwarming documentary about how much of an impact dogs make on humans. Director, Matthew Salleh travels around the globe and finds such intimate stories about dogs and their owners. Dogs are such incredible animals and we don’t realize how selfless they are. Unless you are a pet owner or genuinely love animals, you won’t understand the beautiful connection that is … Continue reading SXSW 2020 Documentary Feature Competition: We Don’t Deserve Dogs
PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEWART BRAND DOC BY: Amanda Guarragi We Are As Gods is a documentary based on the legend Stewart Brand. Brand lived a very full life and began his journey at Stanford University, where he studied biology. During the late 1960s and early 70s, Brand developed the famous The Whole Earth Catalogue with the subheading, “access to tools”. The Catalogue is a publication that coincided with … Continue reading SXSW 2020 (Documentary Spotlight): We Are As Gods
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