25 May

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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

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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...

19 Mar

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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...

18 Mar

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BY GABE CASTRO **This article contains spoilers** Frida Kempff’s debut feature Knocking gets under your skin the way an incessant noise that only you can hear does. Following a woman recently released from a mental health facility after experiencing a traumatic event, Kempff explores the vulnerability of...

22 Feb

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  (PART-TIME; REMOTE THROUGH 2021) About cinéSPEAK: We are a Philadelphia-based cinema and publication that engages diverse audiences through our globally-minded contemporary and repertory independent film programming. We center the stories of individuals and communities that are often underrepresented in mainstream cinema and encourage people...

17 Feb

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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...