<h1>Seun Olowo-Ake</h1>

Seun Olowo-Ake

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Joy Ride: Worth the Ride

Joy Ride: Worth the Ride

Jul 7, 2023

Joy Ride, Adele Lim’s directorial debut, comedically takes us on a journey of friendship, honesty and taking chances. Audrey (played by Ashley Park) is sent to China to close a business deal for her law firm. Excited about the trip, Audrey decides to take her best...

Broken Courage: Torn Between Hurt and Hope

Jun 24, 2023

Directed by David Peck and Nathanael Draper, Broken Courage follows Suon Rottana, a former teenage soldier in the Khmer Rouge, as he finds new purpose and healing in his life. The documentary gives us a glimpse into the effects of war - we know that it is catastrophic...

The Blackening: Scary Hilarious

The Blackening: Scary Hilarious

Jun 16, 2023

In Tim Story's The Blackening, seven friends get trapped in a cabin with a killer who has threatened to kill them. As the killer makes them play games and decide who the Blackest among them is to see who should die first (you know, because of the trope in horror films...

HotDocs ’23: Echo of Everything

HotDocs ’23: Echo of Everything

May 7, 2023

Music is something I’ve always considered spiritual, because, as someone who loves music, the reaction I have to it really is inexplicable. Like why does it make me feel good? (I am also Christian, so the conclusion that music is spiritual was not a difficult one for...

HotDocs ’23: Seven Winters in Tehran

HotDocs ’23: Seven Winters in Tehran

May 7, 2023

Seven Winters in Tehran tells the story of Reyhaneh Jabbari who is sentenced to death for stabbing and killing a man who allegedly tried to rape her. Her family is distraught but, while she awaits execution, Reyhaneh fights for other women in her predicament. She...

HotDocs ’23: The Eternal Memory

HotDocs ’23: The Eternal Memory

May 6, 2023

In The Eternal Memory, Maite Alberdi puts memory front and centre in more ways than one. She reflects on journalist Augusto Góngora’s work documenting the dictatorship in Chile from the 1970s to the 90s, bringing that historical memory back to a new generation; and...