The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2019

Rather than wait a few more days until the month of December, The Solzy Awards for Documentaries are being honored this month for 2019. Earlier this month, I voted in my first-ever Critic’s Choice Documentary Awards. Some of these awards do match how I voted during the CCDA. However, there were some instances in which my preferred documentary was not a nominee earlier this month.  In other instances, some of my categories were not a…

"The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2019"

Richard Ladkani, Andrea Crosta talk Sea of Shadows

Richard Ladkani and Andrea Crosta took some time to speak with Solzy at the Movies about Sea of Shadows during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.  The interview took place a few days after the premiere but before the film took home the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. When I first watched Sea of Shadows, I knew that this would be a very important film.  One in which I immediately requested an interview after watching…

"Richard Ladkani, Andrea Crosta talk Sea of Shadows"

Sundance 2019: Sea of Shadows

Sea of Shadows puts the spotlight on the mission to save the Vaquita while battling poachers over their bid to catch Votoaba for their swim bladders. I don’t know how much of the American population is familiar with what’s happening below the border but it’s awful.  It’s been some time since I’ve watched an environmental documentary but wow, Sea of Shadows is truly horrifying. “It’s a fucking disgrace that we are letting a species go…

"Sundance 2019: Sea of Shadows"