Gringa – Shoots and misses
“Nobody surfs the first day. Takes a lifetime.” There are lots of things that take a lifetime. But...
Tag: Mexico
Blue Miracle – Fishing for the Lost
?My prayer worked! I can?t believe it!? Based on a true story, Julio Quintana?s Blue Miracle is a...
A Few of International Feature Oscar Hopefuls
Every country (except the U.S.) can submit one film for Oscar consideration for Best International Feature Film. How a country makes that choice varies. There are certain criteria, including how much English is allowed. The...
No Man’s Land: Welcome
?Sometimes you need to close your eyes and start over to see clearly.? No Man?s Land, from...
Tuesday at AFIFest 2020
AFIFest 2020 Presented by Audi has teamed up with NBC News to present the Meet the Press Film...
Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy
?How can it be that a white British woman knows more about Mexican cooking that anyone else??...
TIFF ’19: Chicuarotes
As a bus rolls through the decaying town of San Gregorio, Mexico, Cagalera (Benny Emmanuel) and...
Saturday at AFIFest 2018
Films often bring the world to us in many different ways. We see other countries through the eyes of filmmakers who wish to share their cultures?both with love and with a critical eye.
Who Wants An Apocalypse? – The Story of God (Ep. 2)
The end of planet earth is a topic many people discuss and debate today: How?s it going to happen? Who?s going to set the pieces in motion? Are we going to be around to see it happen with our own eyes?
Bleak Street – And Is It Ever
The black and white cinematography of Bleak Street sets the mood. There is no brightness or cheer in the Mexico City neighborhood in which it is set. This is a world in which gray is the dominant color.