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...
Short films can be good training for future filmmakers, or they can be an artform in themselves. Each year the Academy awards Oscars to three short films: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Documentary Short. The nominees for these categories come...
Abraham Lincoln ? The Great Emancipator. Well, yes and no. In Lincoln?s Dilemma, showing on Apple TV+, we see a much more complicated picture of Lincoln?s presidency, especially as it relates to the abolition of slavery. The series, directed by Jacqueline Olive and...
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...
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...
?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...
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....
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...
Yes, there are more films to cover from Slamdance, especially short films, so let?s catch up on some of them. The festival awards have been announced, and I note some of the winners here. Little Berlin (15 minutes), directed by Kate McMullen, is based on a true story....