During World War II, FDR recognizes that the Allies need help, so the Justice Society of America is assembled: Black Canary, Hawkman, Hourman, Flash, and Wonder Woman, along with the military’s Colonel Steve Trevor. Voiced by the likes of Stana Katic and Matt Bomer, the film has a complex, developed script of a man between…
Life-affirming and fascinating,?It Is Not Over Yet?transports the viewer to Dagmarsminde, a small long-term care facility in Denmark. Led by health practitioner May Bjerre Eiby, Dagmarsminde is committed to caring for their elderly residents and dementia patients by shifting their focus from medicine to the more controversial philosophy of ?care treatment?. Inspired by Florence Nightingale?s…
Happy Earth Day, everyone. With the arrival of April 22nd, National Geographic launched their latest series celebrating the creatures of our planet. Available now on Disney+, Secrets of the Whales takes a deep dive (get it?) into the wonderful world of whales. Narrated by Sigourney Weaver, the series focuses on five different species (orcas, humpbacks, belugas, narwhals…
?Benjamin Taylor is leaving living today.? Sometimes it takes the specter of death to bring light into life. Running Naked, from director Victor Buhler, is a feel-good dramedy that helps us see the beauty in life, even if we know that life is finite. Perhaps that finitude helps us see the meaning of it all….
When it is time to award the best in films each year, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences include three categories of short films in their Oscar? presentations. Most people don?t get to see many shorts. They play at festivals, and occasionally in front of a feature film. But short films are an…
?Dogs keep watch over human beings, not to ensure that they do not lose their property, but rather that they do not get robbed of their integrity?. Themistius 352.? Zeytin. Nazar. Kartal. These will be our guides for a tour of Istanbul. Elizabeth Lo, in her short 72 minute documentary lets the melting brown eyes of these…
Though it takes place in belly of the infamous Guantanamo Bay, the story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi is ultimately about one man?s quest for freedom against a corrupt system. But what real freedom means to him may surprise you. Set in the early 2000s, The Mauritanian tells the tragic and true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi (Tahar…
?What is this place???Our new home.? Set in rural America in the 1980?s, Minari tells the story of a young Korean couple forging a new life in a new place.??A new home.??Produced by American companies A24 and Plan B Entertainment, the film reflects award winning director and writer Isaac Chung?s childhood on a small farm…
Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence?focuses its lens on the life and impact of Kansas City social worker Bobbi Jo Reed. Having turned to drinking and drugs at a young age, Bobbi Jo?s life spiraled further out of control. Left broken and destitute by a life of abuse and prostitution, Bobbi Jo rediscovered her spiritual faith….
As with most festivals, Slamdance offers a chance to see short films. Shorts give filmmakers a chance to work on their craft with much lower budgets, but shorts can also be an artform or storytelling technique in their own right. That is especially true of documentary shorts that can bring informative and thought-provoking stories that…
