<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Sundance: Death Education – Meditative short

Sundance: Death Education – Meditative short

All the talk coming out of Sundance is usually about films that will soon find their way into theaters, but there are other things that show there, including shorts. I was invited to screen Death Education, directed by Yuxuan Ethan Wu. It may not find its way into the...

Nickel Boys: Seeing through other eyes

Nickel Boys: Seeing through other eyes

“The one thing Nickel taught me was how not to die.” Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross, is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead. The story centers on a young man sent unjustly to a reformatory in the Jim Crow South. The...

Flow: Hopeful post-apocalypse

Flow: Hopeful post-apocalypse

We have gotten used to the idea of a post-apocalyptic world filled with violence and greed. The animated film Flow, from director Gints Zilbalodis, is a different (and delightful) kind of post-apocalyptic vision. It is a new way of understanding the lifeboat ethics...

My Old Ass – Wisdom of the ages

My Old Ass – Wisdom of the ages

“I’m very grateful for this moment with you.” Oh, the advice we could give to our younger selves! The opportunities they wouldn’t miss! The mistakes they wouldn’t make! But would they (or I guess it’s really “we”) listen? Megan Park’s My Old Ass is built around the...