<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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My Little Sister – Bonded for Life

My Little Sister – Bonded for Life

Jan 15, 2021

Switzerland?s entry for Best International Feature, My Little Sister (Schweterlein), from directors St?phanie Chuat and V?ronica Reymond, is the story of a bond between siblings. It also asks the existential question of what is life if we cannot live it out? Lisa...

Blizzard of Souls – Latvian Pride

Blizzard of Souls – Latvian Pride

Jan 8, 2021

Latvia?s official entry for the Best Foreign Feature Oscar is Blizzard of Souls from director Dzintars Dreiberg. The film is based on a book by Aleksandrs Grins, which was banned in the Soviet Union. The film has been the most watched film in the history Latvian...

The Reason I Jump – Inside Autism

The Reason I Jump – Inside Autism

Jan 8, 2021

Films have to ability to take us into unknown worlds?maybe through science fiction, or a setting in a different culture or time period. When I?m in a theater (ah, those were the days!) and the lights go down I feel a bit of excitement about where we will travel to...

Good Trouble and Bad Trouble

Good Trouble and Bad Trouble

Jan 6, 2021

Sometimes what is going on around us colors what we see when we watch a film. For example, today (I?m writing on January 6, 2021) I chose to watch the wonderful documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble. Part way through, my wife came out and told me to turn on the news,...

Small Axe – West Indian Joys and Pain

Small Axe – West Indian Joys and Pain

Jan 4, 2021

Some stories and the worlds they bring to us are too big for a single film. Sometimes that means trilogies or ongoing sequels without end (like Star Wars). But for Steve McQueen to bring us a vision of the world he grew up in, it required the Small Axe anthology. This...

Gun and a Hotel Bible – The Word Speaks

Gun and a Hotel Bible – The Word Speaks

Jan 4, 2021

?Don?t most hotels have the courtesy to leave you in the drawer? Jesus Christ!? Sometimes, I miss those all-night bull sessions I would have with roommates in college. We would delve into deep questions about God, morality, and the meaning of life. We would sometimes...

Two Ways Home – Mending the Past

Dec 29, 2020

?No matter how rocky and dry the soil, there?s a chance for life.? Ron Vignone?s Two Ways Home has won a slew of awards at various festivals around the country. It is a story of broken people and broken relationships. It is also a story of healing and new life. Kathy...

Mangrove – Demanding Justice

Mangrove – Demanding Justice

Dec 27, 2020

?We must become the shepherd of our own destinies? Mangrove, the opening film of Steve McQueen?s Small Axe anthology, is a tale of racial struggle against police abuse. It is based on the true story of the Mangrove Nine, a group of men and women put on trial in...