<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Cyrano – Who is worthy of love?

Cyrano – Who is worthy of love?

Feb 24, 2022

?I?d give anything for someone to say?.? We long?to be heard, to be seen, to be loved. Such loving is the driving force in Joe Wright?s film Cyrano, a reimagining of Edmund Rostand?s Cyrano de Bergerac, by way of a musical stage play written and directed by Erica...

I’ll Find You – Music, Love, and War

I’ll Find You – Music, Love, and War

Feb 24, 2022

It is hard enough for star-crossed lovers to find a path to happiness, but when you stick the Holocaust in the middle of it all, it seems impossible. I?ll Find You, directed by Martha Coolidge, takes us into a world where young lovers have their lives torn apart and...

Somewhere with No Bridges – One life

Somewhere with No Bridges – One life

Feb 15, 2022

Out of the billions of people alive, does the life and death of one person matter? In Somewhere with No Bridges, filmmaker Charles Frank looks back to find out about his cousin Richie Madeiras, a fisherman who drowned twenty years ago off of Martha?s Vineyard. Frank...

A Grand Romantic Gesture – Love or marriage?

A Grand Romantic Gesture – Love or marriage?

Feb 14, 2022

What does it mean to fall in love? What does it mean to be faithful? Is one more important than the other? How does happiness fit in to all this? Those questions lie at the heart of A Grand Romantic Gesture, directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin. This romantic comedy is a bit...

Brighton 4th – Debts to be paid

Brighton 4th – Debts to be paid

Feb 11, 2022

?I wrestled all my life. How could I not wrestle for you?? Brighton 4th, directed by Levan Kouashvili, is Georgia?s official submission for Best International Feature Film. It won awards at the Tribeca Film Festival for Best International Narrative Film, Best...

Soumaya – Fear drives it all

Soumaya – Fear drives it all

Feb 11, 2022

Fear takes many forms, some is personal, some is rooted in society. But it often leads to pain and suffering. In Soumaya, directed by Waheed Khan and Ubaydah Abu-Usayd, we see fear that grows within a culture that tries to put others down by making them afraid....

Slamdance 2020 – A few final films

Slamdance 2020 – A few final films

Feb 7, 2022

As I finish up my Slamdance viewing, I want to thank the festival for giving me access to all these films. I always enjoy covering Slamdance, in part because it pushes me beyond my comfort zone at times. The films here are always very diverse, just as the festival...