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As A Visual Medium Shouldn't Film Focus More On Its Aesthetics? I have been a big fan of Melanie Martinez since her first album released in 2015. Her cutesy aesthetic and sound contrasting dramatically with the dark subject matter of her music. In 2019 she released a new album K-12 along with a full 90min …
These Romantic Flicks Provide The Fantasy Without The Falsehood Back in the day (and by the day I mean less than 10 years ago) the romance genre, despite also being dominated by male directors, was one of the only genres women were given the most support to direct. A little condescending due to the low …
When Does A House Become A Home, And When Does It Become A Nightmare From the innovative Nexus Studios comes a stop-motion anthology of 3 tales all surrounding the same house. Written by Enda Walsh and directed by Paloma Baeza, Emma De Swaef, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, and Marc James Roels the stories in The …
"Wanna Hear A Story About Why Me And This B**ch Here Fell Out?" The opening line to Janicza Bravo's Zola immediately sets the tone for this wild ride of a film and yet nothing could prepare me for what was about to follow. Based on a series of 148 tweets from A’Ziah-Monae “Zola” King, Zola …
Mothers, Daughters, And Time Travel? I've had Celine Sciamma's Portrait Of A Lady On Fire on my watchlist since it came out in 2019 and still haven't found a moment to sit down to watch it. To make up for this, in my own mind, I added Petite Maman Sciamma's latest directorial credit to my …
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The Psychological Impact Of Climate Change I was very excited to get back to the cinema this year for the Sydney Film Festival. The smell of the popcorn, the red of the seats, the face masks. Well maybe the last one is new but I'm happy to oblige in order to view new films on …
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Director Marissa Vonn Talks Short Film Next Of Kin We're back featuring another incredible filmmaker on the blog; director Marissa Vonn. Her latest short film Next of Kin is the story of Helena, a small town obituary writer who must decide to face their past or run when their own name lands on the desk. …
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We're back in 2021 with another pun titled Cannes write up and it's honestly disheartening to keep seeing this festival inch forward towards equality and yet somehow keep itself firmly in the same position year after year. The biggest news to come out of Cannes was Julia Ducournau winning the Palme d’Or for her film …
Third Time Director, First Time Writer, All Time Inspiring Woman We're back featuring fabulous filmmakers and this week I spoke to Director and Writer Ashlee Bell Caress. Her new project The Second Death is a genre challenging dark tale focusing on characters and relationships. Her third time directing but first time with her own script …
How To Step Away From Production Assisting Finally! We all have goals and dreams for things we might like to do with our careers. For me, it's directing, but we never start off in that role there are ladders we must climb to get there. When we remain on one rung for so long, feeling …
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