Sundance Film Festival: ‘Summer Of Soul (… Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’ 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

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Flee’ 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

Sundance Film Festival: Shorts Program 3

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

Sundance Film Festival: Animation Spotlight

By: Amanda Guarragi To kick off the festival, I thought it would be fun to start with the animated short films. I have always had a soft spot for animation and there were many different styles presented. Here are my reviews for the Animation Spotlight. Kkumdir. Kang Min-Kim Review: Kkum was really inventive and it had a beautiful story. The idea that our mother’s dreams … Continue reading Sundance Film Festival: Animation Spotlight

Kajillionaire Review

By: Amanda Guarragi Kajillionaire written and directed by Miranda July, is a pretty obscure film about trauma, family dysfunction and self discovery, that never reaches its full potential. It is an extremely slow film, that can be confusing at times because of the constant con jobs. It felt like a downward spiral, for all of those characters, especially for Old Dolio, played by Evan Rachel … Continue reading Kajillionaire Review