by Martyna Szmytkowska & Malaika Bova | 14 July, 2020 | Film History, In Our Opinion, Raindance Film Festival
When you are a film buff, filling up all those long, long hours that were suddenly gifted to us all by coronavirus (always look on the bright side of life, right?) is easy. Watch a few films; and then watch some more. What might not be so easy is navigating through...
by Finnergan Pierson | 5 July, 2020 | Acting, Film History, Filmmaking, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
For as long as humans have been making art, there have been depictions of the human form. As soon as the first sculptors and painters started creating images of themselves and the people around them, they were saying “this is what we look like.” This...
by Rebekah Louisa Smith | 4 July, 2020 | Festivals, Film History, Filmmaking, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
The Film Festival Doctor (Yes, she’s a real doctor!) Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, discusses today the emerging ‘hybrid’ film festival model. Clearly, CV19 has changed the way that festivals are having to operate during 2020. Not everyone has warmed to the on-line film...
by Celeste Ramos | 2 July, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Let’s look at two films that use symbols as characters to explore existentialist themes. It Comes at Night approaches self-preservation and tribalism via the forest and the house, while Sunshine looks at self-preservation devolving into annihilation using the Sun in...
by Martyna Szmytkowska & Malaika Bova | 30 June, 2020 | Film History, In Our Opinion, Raindance Film Festival
When you are a film buff, filling up all those long, long hours that were suddenly gifted to us all by coronavirus (always look on the bright side of life, right?) is easy. Watch a few films; and then watch some more. What might not be so easy is navigating through...
by Celeste Ramos | 19 June, 2020 | Film History, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion
Times of unrest and self-examination call for films that help us deal with these big issues. They Live is a powerful cultural statement disguised as a sci-fi dramedy, which allows the viewer to choose how deeply they engage with the heady themes of identity and social...
