Life can often throw you curveballs, but a person can only endure so much while also trying to reach deeper into oneself to find what gives them a reason to live. Vertigo, written and directed by Jeon Gye-soo, depicts one of these emotional and complex life stories. Seo-young (Chun Woo-hee: The Wailing, Han Gong-ju) struggles with her existence;…
Month: June 2020
In Conversation with Valerie Ebuwa
Over the last month we have all been invited to reflect upon the injustices of history. Encouraging a different perspective on the human narrative and highlighting the need for further representation of minority groups within our cultures, institutions, policies and businesses. The education and dismantling of oppressive structures, we could argue, has only just begun…
“My Goal is Happiness – When You Do Something and It Makes You Feel Happy, it’s Meaningful.” – In Conversation with Model Jang Yu Min
Jang Yu Min, a vanguard of a generation of women willing to take control of their own destiny in pursuit of happiness, wasn’t into modelling to begin with. She was timid and not keen on people staring at her. When Jang Yu Min was finally discovered, she decided to take on a challenge and grew…
We Are One: A Global Film Festival – Wake Up: Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention Review
In America, there is one death by suicide every 12 minutes – equating to over 44,965 deaths a year. For every successful suicide attempt, there are 24 failed ones. In an effort to gain a better comprehension of the causes of suicide, Wake Up: Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention poses a question as…
Love in the Big Apple: A Rainy Day in New York and NYC’s Best Romantic Comedies
A Rainy Day in New York sees writer and director Woody Allen (Manhattan, Annie Hall) return to the romantic comedy field of previous hits Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Midnight in Paris, assembling an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Jude Law, Diego Luna and Liev Schreiber for a charming comedic tale set…
Fantasia’s Upcoming Virtual Edition Announces First Wild Wave of Programming, with Neil Marshall’s ‘The Reckoning’ to Open the Festival
Tuesday, June 9, 2020, Montreal, Quebec — The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 24th edition as a virtual event accessible to movie lovers across Canada, with a wild assortment of scheduled screenings, panels, and workshops taking place online from August 20 through September 2, 2020. The decision to launch a digital edition…
We Are One: A Global Film Festival – The Van Review
Inspired by a documentary featuring dogs being forced to fight inside car trunks, The Van tells the story of bare-knuckle fighting taking place in vans driven around rural Albania until one of the contestants is knocked out or killed. Amongst this community of fighters and gamblers is a young unnamed upcoming champ, (Phénix Brossard) –…
Udine Far East Film Festival Unveils Its Online Programme
PRESS RELEASE: UDINE – “This isn’t the Far East Film Festival 22: this is the Far East Film Festival 22 online edition.” The words of Sabrina Baracetti and Thomas Bertacche, the FEFF directors, sum up the entire operational philosophy of the twenty-second edition, which will be in the global spotlight from 26 June to 4…
“I’ve Emulated the Genres and Writing Styles of My Friends, Used the Stories from Our Lives to Shape the Lyrics, and Taken These Songs to Create an Honest Snapshot of Exactly Who We All Were in This Era.” – In Conversation with Sarah Martinson, an Emerging Jazz Singer.
Sarah Martinson, an emerging artist, has been playing music as a hobby until she became an artist herself, having been raised in a musical household. Recently, she released her debut album, Back to You, on which she adapted quality songs into something distinctive and special. Sarah might be an up-and-coming singer, but this young lady…
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