BY ROSA PARRA The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most important festivals in the United States. It's also a special event for me because it was the first festival I ever attended; it turned out to be my only in-person experience in 2020 as...
BY DIEGO ANDALUZ Despite the storm of negativity that has been the past twelve months, both within the film industry and outside of it, one of the few positive aspects of our current circumstances has been seeing various facets of cinema blossom that had previously been...
BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is the largest publicly attended film festival in the world, and one of the most internationally recognized festivals. With the spread of the pandemic, film festivals globally have shifted to virtual screenings and socially-distanced, in-person screenings. The...
BY HANSEN BURSIC When we see only pain in a community, liberation can feel so distant. It is because of this, celebration and appreciation are some of the most powerful tools against oppression. In Philadelphia, we have come together to mourn the tragic murder of Dominique...
by john morrison If you are Black living in a world inundated with anti-blackness, joy and resistance can appear interchangeable. Whether in music, art, violence, love, sex, wherever, when Black rebellion occurs, we bask in the joy of resistance. When we take the time to play,...