After a two-year hiatus, the Nitehawk Shorts Festival returned to celebrate independent filmmaking. Its closing night showcased a lineup featuring young women navigating their worlds and people chasing their heart’s desire.
In a time when women are suffering most from the economic crisis and fewer job...
Ricki and I were going to chat about her latest documentary film Weed the People, which exposes the myriad benefits of medical cannabis for pediatric cancer patients, and how the profiled families risk financial and political stability to heal their children.
They range from narrow and restrictive gender expectations to outright bigotry.
"I really believe film has the power to expand our understanding of the world around us."
Thus begins Julia Hart’s film, which proudly subverts many gendered superhero and action film tropes.
Crystal Moselle’s debut feature Skate Kitchen, a narrative film that follows a group of girls and is deeply rooted in their real life experiences, feels truthful and poignant even as the skateboarding that binds them steeps the audience in less familiar territory.
There’s always magic in the movies, but nothing truly transports you like Third Eye...
The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival begins Wednesday, April 19 and runs through Sunday, April 30....
