Based in La Paz, Bolivia, “The Dog Thief” is about a young teenager named Martin who shines shoes on the city streets. His mom’s best friend lets him stay in a room in her big old house, but he’s still an orphan with few friends and no other means of supporting himself. That is until […]
In James Houston Turner’s personal story ‘Square Pegs’ directed by Bill Rahn, a judge orders a pastor and his bartender daughter to switch roles for a week after they sue each other because of their animosity. Square Pegs is a faith-based drama with themes of grief, bitterness and eventual understanding. It tells the story of
Amp House Massacre is a 2024 slasher horror movie where social media stars are killed by someone nobody knows. In the Hollywood Hills, a pack of creators living together in the same house on social media find themselves ensnared in life-or-death battles with an unknown killer who exposes their darkest secrets as they die one
“Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti” is a masterpiece directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters. It tells the incredible story of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti through brilliant storytelling, unique characters, and impeccable craftsmanship. The film stars Kehinde Bankole and Joke Silva who both give outstanding performances as Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti at different stages in her life. Starting from when she became the first female
The thing about history is that it’s never fixed. It moves and changes with the rhythm of who tells it, who listens, and what medium is used to tell it. Agreement among people is very difficult to achieve, but Johan Grimonprez, a documentary filmmaker has always been interested in finding truth from the time and
Born as Merrill Nisker, Peaches is a woman who has one drum machine (and sometimes an electric guitar) and a lot of curse words and other things that would put the ‘parental advisory: explicit content’ sticker on physical and digital audio recordings. I mean, her first hit is called “Fuck the Pain Away”. The 20th
To start discussing Saramsha, I think it is necessary to briefly introduce the writer and director himself Surya Vasishta. An artist who has worked on many different projects such as Tamassu, Lucia, U-Turn, Badmaash, Gantumoote, Shivaji Surathkal and Swati Muttina Male Haniye (the latest one), he has served in various roles like being an assistant
Celebrating two decades of innovation in art, music and culture, a self titled documentary Art, Beats+Lyrics (AB+L) commemorates its 20th anniversary. AB+L started in Atlanta in 2004 as a traveling art and music showcase. The documentary was created in collaboration with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Cult Creative, Vox Creative and Spark Foundry. It has been
“Santosh” is a movie that is often intellectually challenging and not deeply emotional, but it shows the darkest part of modern Indian communalism. This story is about a young Hindu widow who takes over her husband’s job as police constable under a government program. While it may sound like a feminist tale of empowerment, the
Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy directed Dead Mail, a lo-fi psychological thriller about obsession and deep loneliness. The idea appears ordinary for a crime story but that’s where the normality stops with this film. An ‘80s aesthetic reboot, skillful genre mix, and an intimate understanding of every single person in it are what make this
