“Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” Is Fueling Female Empowerment
By Stephanie Ornelas “If the camera is predatory, then the culture is predatory as well.” This is one message director Nina Menkes wanted to send
By Stephanie Ornelas “If the camera is predatory, then the culture is predatory as well.” This is one message director Nina Menkes wanted to send
By Stephanie Ornelas The haunting and artistic experience that’s delivered in You Won’t Be Alone explores what it means to be human when the rest
By Stephanie Ornelas Science is key in bridging the gap between the real and the potential. The Sundance Institute and The Sloan Foundation have been
By Stephanie Ornelas When beloved father and husband Eli Timoner, founder of 1970s Air Florida, told his wife and three kids that he’d made the
By Stephanie Ornelas It’s been a remarkable year for Indigenous artists. Native and Indigenous filmmakers were a key part of Robert Redford’s vision when he
By Stephanie Ornelas In this day and age, it’s shocking to discover that the truth about many atrocities committed against minorities has been omitted from
By Katie Small Monia Chokri’s Babysitter fires on all cylinders with a witty, engrossing visual language that uses rapid-fire dialogue, quick cuts, and an evocative
By Stephanie Ornelas Director and writer Juan Pablo González displays his true love and respect for the Mexican state of Jalisco while showing the resilience
by Bailey Pennick “Yeah, mama.film is in an interesting evolution,” says Lela Meadow-Conner with a light laugh over Zoom. The executive director and founder of
By Stephanie Ornelas Digital Gym is ready to deliver a slice of Sundance Film Festival to San Diego. Almost two years ago, when the California–based
By Stephanie Ornelas When a ten-year old boy addressed the artists and creators of Three Minutes – A Lengthening during the film’s post-screening Q&A, he
By Katie Small In Myanmar, the Rohingya — a Muslim minority community — face persecution and violence, and are denied basic rights by the majority