By: Amanda Guarragi Mayday is written and directed by Karen Cinorre. It is a daring, visceral debut with absolutely stunning cinematography. It is such a powerful story that addresses womanhood through an alternate reality. We meet Ana, who was just startled out of her dream and the last words we hear, in a whisper, is mayday. As she prepares for a wedding for a woman … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Mayday’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Marvelous and the Black Hole is a magical directorial debut from Kate Tsang. She brings a story about grieving and losing your way after the loss of a loved one. Tsang addresses that pain that never fully goes away through thirteen-year-old Sammy (Miya Cech), who lost her mother and is trying to go on without her. Sammy has a very hard time … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Marvelous And The Black Hole’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Summer of Soul is Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson’s directorial debut and it was fantastic! The 1960s was a decade filled with pain, sorrow and change, necessary to move America forward. In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock (which was documented in every history book) a different music festival took place miles away. The summer concert series was known as the Harlem Cultural … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Summer Of Soul (… Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen is a very inventive, animated documentary feature. It blends archive footage, 80s pop music, a heartbreaking true story and hand-drawn craft, that brings audiences into the world of a teen, trying to flee multiple countries. The mixture of all these things breaks the constraints of documentary filmmaking and takes it to new heights. Rasmussen takes the … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: ‘Flee’ Review
By: Amanda Guarragi I wanted to check out Shorts Program 3 for one short film in particular but I was pleasantly surprised with every other film in this program. Short films have the ability to make you feel so much in such a short amount of time and that is why they’re important to watch! Here are my reviews for each of them. Wiggle Roomdir. … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: Shorts Program 3
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