At SXSW18: Making the Grade
Like Jeremy Workman’s The World Before Your Feet, Making the Grade is another surprisingly charming documentary that premiered at SXSW this year. It’s…
At SXSW18: ON HER SHOULDERS
The Yazidis are a Kurdish religious minority that has recently been displaced from their northern Iraq homeland by ISIS. They make up about…
At SXSW18: The Gospel of Eureka
The Gospel of Eureka might be the most “American” film at SXSW this year, at least in its depiction of the diverse expressions…
At SXSW18: JINN
The coming-of-age genre, particularly at film festivals, might inspire collective eye rolls. But when the character that is coming of age is a…
At SXSW18: THEY LIVE HERE, NOW and THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET
Issues of immigration, immigrants’ rights, and the global refugee crisis are at the forefront of our collective political, ethical, and moral conversations. At…
At SXSW18: BLINDSPOTTING
With Blindspotting co-writers/stars Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, along with director Carlos López Estrada, have created the best film of 2018. It mixes…
At SXSW18: NARCISSISTER ORGAN PLAYER
On its own, Narcissister’s work might be too shocking for some viewers. In one performance, dressed as feces, she pushes herself out of a…
At SXSW18: THY KINGDOM COME
Thy Kingdom Come is an offshoot of To the Wonder, the Terrence Malick film in which Javier Bardem plays a priest. He reprises…
