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Interview – Cassidy Rast and Odin Wadleigh on Body of Work, The Art of Resilience and Telling Stories of the Extraordinary

Sherlyn Harnandez
For filmmakers Cassidy Rast and Odin Wadleigh, ‘Body of Work’ is so much more than a documentary about an artist navigating life after a tragic spinal cord injury. It is a deeply moving story about transformation, resilience, identity, and the extraordinary beauty that can bloom when life takes an unexpected......

Interview – Melissa Bloom Plants the Seeds for a Greener Future in Animation With ‘The Farmer’s Daughter’

Sherlyn Harnandez
Animation has long held a magical ability to transport us into far-off, dreamlike worlds, but for filmmaker Melissa Bloom, the medium is really a tender invitation to fall back in love with the real one. With ‘The Farmer’s Daughter’, Bloom delivers a deeply heartfelt stop-motion treasure that gently explores regenerative......

Review: ‘Drama’ (2026)

Sherlyn Harnandez
There is something utterly magical about stepping into a theater completely blind, knowing absolutely nothing about the film you’re about to see. That’s exactly how I wandered into Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama. I had skipped the trailers, ignored the buzz, and just let myself get swept away. Honestly, I think......

Interview – Alex and Diego Barragán Discuss Childhood Friendship, Violence, and Growing Up in Jardines del Bosque

Sherlyn Harnandez
Coming-of-age stories so often invite us to look back on our childhood through a soft, nostalgic lens, but brothers Alex and Diego Barragán’s ‘Jardines del Bosque’ asks us to remember something a little more complicated. Set against the familiar, sun-drenched streets of Guadalajara, the film follows a group of young......