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…
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The Ochoa family gets profiled in Midnight Family as a result of the EMT service that they provide for patients with medical needs in Mexico City. Like any family, they have their own financial issues. In spite of this, they still keep doing what they love because it means helping those with a medical need. Things may be different below the border than they are in the US where certified volunteers run their own EMT…
"Sundance 2019: Midnight Family"
A tribute to the cultural melting pot, Abe is about a 12-year-old kid known as Abraham, Avram, and Ibrahim but he’d rather simply be known as Abe. “I don’t think he’ll ever be Jewish or Muslim enough for these people,” Amir (Arian Moayed) tells Rebecca (Dagmara Domińczyk) of their son, Abe (Noah Schnapp). Both of Abe’s parents are both agnostic. One can seemingly guess that this doesn’t sit well with either of their families. He’s…
"Sundance 2019: Abe"
Midnight Traveler is an important documentary and captures the overseas immigration battle that Muslim immigrants are facing. Midnight Traveler tells the story of Hassan Fazili, Fatima Hussaini, and their family. This is not a fun story by any means nor is it easy. If not for filmmakers willing to help them, it’s quite possible that their story might not be out there. In any event, this is a documentary that takes the Muslim immigration story beyond just…
"Sundance 2019: Midnight Traveler"
These six titles are among several narrative and documentary shorts selected to screen during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Fran This Summer comes from writer-director Mary Evangelista. The film takes place during the summer when Fran begins her gender transition. This is one of those short films where we can probably learn more about the characters if expanded into a narrative. But for a short film, it gets straight to the…
"Sundance 2019: The Shorts Program"
Stefanie Abel Horowitz spoke with Solzy at the Movies about her short film, sometimes, i think about dying, holding its world premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The short held its world premiere this evening. Congrats on the world premiere of sometimes, i think about dying during Sundance! How excited are you to bring your short film to the mountain? Stefanie Abel Horowitz: Out of my mind excited. It’s the most exciting thing to…
"Sundance 2019: Stefanie Abel Horowitz talks sometimes, i think about dying"
The musical Nintendo-inspired We Are Little Zombies is one of the more eclectic offerings during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It’s only after their parents get cremated in which Hikari, Ikuko, Ishi, and Takemura meet each other. As viewers, we are first introduced to emotion-less Hikari. He descibes Japanese funeral customs as being five times more boring than history classes. Ouch! These four young teenagers decide to start a band as a means to an…
"Sundance 2019: We Are Little Zombies"
Jessy Hodges and Anna Greenfield spoke with Solzy at the Movies prior to the world premiere of Sundowners during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Congrats on Sundowners being selected for Sundance. How thrilled are you for the opportunity? Jessy Hodges: Just like completely beyond. We never even thought that there was a possibility to the extent that we were we were really hardly even paying attention to things beginning to be accepted. I think we…
"Sundance 2019: Jessy Hodges, Anna Greenfield talk Sundowners"
Shooting the Mafia shows the power that one woman’s act of bravery had in not only exposing Cosa Nostra but putting an end to their control. The Godfather might possibly be one of the first things that come to mind when it comes to the Mafia. With this out of the way, Shooting the Mafia introduces us to a brave Sicilian woman, Letizia Battaglia. Through her job as a photojournalist, she captured a very bloody…
"Sundance 2019: Shooting the Mafia"
Stieg Larsson – The Man Who Played With Fire profiles of the Millennium trilogy author and spends time exploring the Swedish political culture. Stieg Larsson is the Swedish author who wrote The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. Unfortunately, Larsson’s passing meant never seeing the finished products. This year will mark the 15th anniversary of his passing. In some ways, this documentary is…
"Sundance 2019: Stieg Larsson – The Man Who Played With Fire"