The world of Marisol Riviera comes crashing down when she finds out about her being an illegal immigrant in America. The hopes of a girl full of dreams about a better future are crushed under the brutal machinery of the law. Kevin Abrams, who directed the film, kept it simple and did not sugarcoat the issue of racism in the United States. The satisfactory acting skills of Esmeralda Camargo, Liana Mendoza, Ricky Catter, and others have been an important aspect, making the film stand out. The movie keeps us wondering about the atrocities that the refugees have to face on a regular basis. Some other similar films circling the aspect of the refugee crisis include First They Killed My Father, Beasts of No Nation, Refugee, and others among the top-notch. What happens to Marisol? Does she keep running from the government, or does she give in? Let us have a look at her journey!
- 10/2/2023
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
In 2012, Kier-La Janisse published House of Psychotic Women and forever changed the landscape of film analysis. Subtitled An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis, the book is an exhaustive look at films from all genres, each featuring one or more female characters with some degree of mental instability. House of Psychotic Women is split into two sections: memoir and appendix. Janisse begins by examining significant moments in her own life, confronting generational trauma, a troubled childhood, her teenage years as a juvenile delinquent, and her journey to festival programming through the lens of narrative film. Each stage of her life is paired with at least one movie in which she seeks to understand her own experiences by comparing them with a character facing a similar issue. Janisse’s vulnerable and unflinchingly honest writing invites the reader into her psyche while inspiring a deeper look into our own lives.
The memoir is...
The memoir is...
- 1/19/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
For 19 seasons, the gifted contestants on Bravo’s Emmy-winning “Top Chef” have been thrown into the reality competition show deep end with the show’s signature Quickfire Challenge. While the Quickfire Challenge is not as diabolical as, say, “Chopped’s” baskets, it’s fast-moving, and constructed around themes or local ingredients or even cooking utensils (or lack of).
What usually emerges are memorable bites. But who comes up with the challenges? The “Top Chef” producers — all as passionate about food and storytelling through the culinary arts as the cheftestants — spill the beans.
“When coming up with Quickfire Challenges, I first start off with, ‘What’s a fun fact about our host city? Is it known for ramen? Was the fajita invented here? Does it have the largest Nigerian population? Is their local hero a sports star?’” says Thi Nguyen. “From there, I dig deeper into the backstory to develop a challenge around it.
What usually emerges are memorable bites. But who comes up with the challenges? The “Top Chef” producers — all as passionate about food and storytelling through the culinary arts as the cheftestants — spill the beans.
“When coming up with Quickfire Challenges, I first start off with, ‘What’s a fun fact about our host city? Is it known for ramen? Was the fajita invented here? Does it have the largest Nigerian population? Is their local hero a sports star?’” says Thi Nguyen. “From there, I dig deeper into the backstory to develop a challenge around it.
- 6/30/2022
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
The film is about a struggling all-girl rock band who go on tour only to discover that being forgotten by their fans was not their worst problem.
Toronto-based genre specialist Raven Banner has added worldwide rights on Pablo Parés’s Argentinian horror PussyCake to its EFM slate.
The film is about a struggling all-girl rock band who go on tour only to discover that being forgotten by their fans was not their worst problem. Maca Suarez, Aldana Ruberto, Sofía Rossi, Anahi Politi, and Flor Moreno star.
The film is produced by Hydra Corp.
Raven Banner’s EFM slate includes Fantastic...
Toronto-based genre specialist Raven Banner has added worldwide rights on Pablo Parés’s Argentinian horror PussyCake to its EFM slate.
The film is about a struggling all-girl rock band who go on tour only to discover that being forgotten by their fans was not their worst problem. Maca Suarez, Aldana Ruberto, Sofía Rossi, Anahi Politi, and Flor Moreno star.
The film is produced by Hydra Corp.
Raven Banner’s EFM slate includes Fantastic...
- 2/13/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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