AFIFest – I’m Still Here – A Family’s Trauma
Walter Salles’s film I’m Still Here is the story of a family that is torn apart by the acts of an...
Tag: Brazil
TIFF ’22: Charcoal
Set in the remote countryside of Sao Paulo, Charcoal tells the story of married Irene...
Private Desert – Love and Loneliness
?Remember when we talked about being alone in the world?? Aly Muritiba?s Private Desert is a story...
Jesus Kid – Down a rabbit hole
?Nothing makes sense in this story.? While the quotation above may scare some people off, there is...
Memory House – The Weight of Oppression
In Memory House, Brazilian filmmaker Jo?o Paulo Miranda Maria shows us the way a history of...
Shine Your Eyes – Searching a Strange Land
In Matias Mariani?s Shine Your Eyes we find a stranger in a strange land as he searches for his...
Slamdance Film Festival – Day 3
Since most of the films (exceptions: Boni Bonita and This Teacher) I?m reporting on today are...
Day 7 (the finale) at NBFF
As the Newport Beach Film Festival comes to a close, I want to express my appreciation to the festival for allowing me to take part in so much over the last week. I also want to thank the staff and especially the volunteers for all the work they put in to make the festival run smoothly and for the hospitality they share.