29 Jul

Posted at 01:26h in Conversations and Collaborations, Local Filmmakers, Whose Story to Tell by
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SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILMS: DESCRIPTION: We are looking for films that inspire copious amounts of joy, films that make us feel love, and want us to love—Think: summertime love, young love, messy love, in-your-20s love, grown and inviting love (but not too inviting), seasoned and wholesome love—We...

28 May

Posted at 13:32h in Conversations and Collaborations, Critical Conversations, Latinx by
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BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR While Latinx stories and characters in cinema continue to be depicted through racist stereotypes, we take a deep dive into the films and filmmakers re-framing Latinidad through the column Cine alzando voz, meaning “Cinema raising its voice.” Through thoughtful critique and insightful interviews...

25 May

Posted at 17:34h in Conversations and Collaborations, Critical Conversations, On-Screen Representation, Whose Story to Tell by
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BY SRILEKHA CHERUKUVADA Though mental health has seen brief spotlights in the media in India, the true gems of mental health advocacy lie within the indie film industry. The industry has done a brilliant job of bringing mental health into the spotlight–notably, writer Aseem Tiwari has...

18 May

Posted at 17:59h in Conversations and Collaborations, Critical Conversations, Film Festival by
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BY HANNAH L CHINN Even outside of a pandemic, putting together a student film festival is no easy task. But the COVID-19 pandemic brought a range of new questions—when everything’s gone virtual, it isn’t just the films that require creativity and ingenuity, but the planning of...

09 Apr

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BY BEDATRI D. CHOUDHURY Inney Prakash is the Founder-Director of Prismatic Ground, which is a new festival centered on experimental documentary running virtually from April 8-18 2021, hosted by New York’s Maysles Documentary Center and Screen Slate. Before I look at the 50+ film lineup, I...

09 Apr

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BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR Cowboys on horses riding down the streets of Philadelphia with the highrises of the city in the background is a common sight for residents. The Philly cowboy communities in the North and West are “believed to date back to the early 20th century...

17 Feb

Posted at 20:36h in Black Liberation, Conversations and Collaborations, On-Screen Representation by
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BY BEDATRI D. CHOUDHURY OUR RIGHT TO GAZE is a collaborative project of Full Spectrum Features (Chicago), Northwest Film Forum (Seattle), The Luminal Theater (NYC), and Circle Collective (NYC). cinéSPEAK is honored to be a presenting partner of their incredible short film program. The program will be...