You probably don’t need me to tell you that ICE detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants throughout the United States is a hot button issue. You…

via The National Immigrant Youth Alliance Takes on ICE in ‘The Infiltrators’ — MovieBabble

If you missed them in 2019, watch them in 2020. Our kids will tell you why!

via Movies In 2019 That A Kid Should Watch — Indian Motherhood & Parenting Blog – THE CHAMPA TREE

Sometimes as you get older you find your interests changing. Maybe it happens that you don’t like the same decor, foods, or even… movies. Still, there are those certain things that will always hold a special place in your heart, and even as you get older you still enjoy them (maybe even more). Today we […]

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by J.D. Lafrance When Tim Robbins’ mockumentary Bob Roberts was released in 1992 it was regarded as topical biting political satire, taking jabs at both Democrats and Republicans as well as the media that covers them. The film’s titular character was a hilariously creepy mash-up of Bob Dylan and Gordon Gekko, one that seemed like […]

via Tim Robbins’ Bob Roberts — Wonders in the Dark

“Emma” and “First Cow” took major hits: While smaller movies are less likely to be pulled by distributors, their audiences appear unwilling to leave their homes.

via Carnage at the Box Office: Specialized Films Are Decimated by Coronavirus — IndieWire

A gripping story backed by a tight script establishes a strong connect with our minds. But what really wins us over is the immersive Audio experience that brings the movie alive and strikes a chord by stirring our emotions. Jubin Raj, our next pathbreaker, conveys stories through sound, by creatively designing appropriate sound effects, and finally blending and shaping them […]

via Sound Designer & Engineer Interview — Offbeat, unusual, unconventional & interesting career interviews

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLESSING BEST DOC PERFORMANCES: DOLLMAKER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SALTY GENERATIONS BEST MUSIC: PHOTOS IN THE RAIN Theme of night: Persistence Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WE, 9min, Mexico, Animation/Documentary NOBRE ARTE, 9min., Brazil, Documentary PAINFUL SILENCE, 8min., USA, Documentary PHOTOS IN THE RAIN, 10min, USA, Documentary THE SALTY GENERATIONS, 7min., […]

via HIGHLIGHTS – NOVEMBER 2019 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival — Los Angeles feedback film festival

A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dee Garceau: I’m a U.S. History professor who was living in Memphis and heard about a controversial incident that tore the city apart in 1866. It was a racialized massacre […] […]

via Interview with Filmmaker Dee Garceau (A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: BLESSING BEST DOC PERFORMANCES: DOLLMAKER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SALTY GENERATIONS BEST MUSIC: PHOTOS IN THE RAIN Theme of night: Persistence Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WE, 9min, Mexico, Animation/Documentary NOBRE ARTE, 9min., Brazil, Documentary PAINFUL SILENCE, 8min., USA, Documentary PHOTOS IN THE RAIN, 10min, USA, Documentary THE SALTY GENERATIONS, 7min., […]

via HIGHLIGHTS – NOVEMBER 2019 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival — Los Angeles feedback film festival

Taobh Le Taobh played to rave reviews at the February 2020 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kev L. Smith: My next door neighbor, is the artist you see in this film & I really wanted to show what inspired him to create his artworks. 2. […]

via Interview with Filmmaker Kev L. Smith (Taobh Le Taobh) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary