Hot Docs 2020 Selection: Love & Stuff Interview with Judith Helfand

By: Amanda Guarragi Love & Stuff is a deeply personal documentary on motherhood and the cycle of life. Peabody Award winning filmmaker Judith Helfand, documented her terminally ill mother’s final moments, at home-hospice before she passed. In this feature, Helfand continues the story that she began two decades ago, with Healthy Baby Girl (Sundance, Peabody 1997) through these films, Helfand adds emotional layers, by openly discussing her … Continue reading Hot Docs 2020 Selection: Love & Stuff Interview with Judith Helfand

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A Guide to Queer Films: What to Watch For Pride 2020

By: Amanda Guarragi Happy Pride Month!! The month of June was chosen for LGBTQAI+ Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. Here is a brief history of the night that started it all: New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot … Continue reading A Guide to Queer Films: What to Watch For Pride 2020

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How The 2021 Oscars Will Look, If It Doesn’t Get Postponed

By: Amanda Guarragi Every year there are films lined up for Oscar season and some films that are sprinkled across the year, hoping to be standouts in order to be in the running. In 2020, the world has faced a global pandemic which has changed the way we live. It has also changed the way most industries operate. The Entertainment Industry has definitely felt this … Continue reading How The 2021 Oscars Will Look, If It Doesn’t Get Postponed

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Reviews

Capone Review

By: Amanda Guarragi Al “Fonzo” Capone is one of the most notorious mafioso’s in history. There have been plenty of films that have shown him in his prime, where he was capo and killing people without any remorse. We have seen the side of the angry, reckless, killer on multiple occasions. In the case of Capone, Josh Trank focused on the older, deteriorating version of Fonzo, that … Continue reading Capone Review

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Hot Docs, Reviews

HOT DOCS 2020: LOVE & STUFF

By: Amanda Guarragi “The only good thing about time running out, is that it pushes people to find the strength to show up.” Love & Stuff is a deeply personal documentary on motherhood and the cycle of life. Peabody Award winning filmmaker Judith Helfand, documented her terminally ill mother’s final moments, at home-hospice before she passed. The camera, helped Helfand stay connected to her mother during … Continue reading HOT DOCS 2020: LOVE & STUFF

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