Steel Rain Review

Netflix seems to have become every film goer’s Elysium; it has grown into a wholesome VOD platform, with country-specific contents, and has successfully moved even further as a global producer of TV shows and films. Even with some hit-and-miss productions, Netflix provides an easy access to a good selection of films from around the globe….

In Conversation with Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a Nigerian-British, classically trained actor, who (after graduating Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) was given a place at the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. According to Hakeem, his voyage into acting was a gradual thing. “First, I did the National Youth Theatre; I attended their summer programs when I was still in school….

Hold Me Down – Short Film Review

Statistics show that around 49 million Americans live in poverty, which includes over 16 million children. Without much support from their own government, people get pushed to the margin and are forced to take on jobs that are not necessarily legal. Single mothers, predominantly African-Americans, are among the victims of this penury; some turn to…

I Can Speak Review

We often associate Kim Hyun-seok, a South Korean film director and screenwriter, with the 2000 Park Chan-wook feature Joint Security Area, for which Kim co-wrote the script. The audience might also recognize the filmmaker for his feel-good films such as When Romance Meets Destiny (2005), Cyrano Agency (2010) or C’est si bon (2015). The newest Hyun-seok’s production, which received Best…

The Third Murder Review

Following the success of his family dramas Like Father, Like Son, which won the Jury Prize at 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Our Little Sister, which competed for Palme d’Or at the 2015  Cannes Film Festival, and the critically acclaimed After the Storm (2016), Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter Hirokazu Kore-eda surprised his faithful audience by veering…

Nasty Women Exhibition – Empowerment: In Conversation with the Curator Calum Hall

Following their last year’s success, Creative Debuts teamed up with Nasty Women New York, Lisbon, Amsterdam, North East and London to celebrate an incredible group of artists from around the globe. And so, in the heart of the bohemian Shoreditch and perfectly timed to open on International Women’s Day, Creative Debuts‘ extraordinary team premiered their exhibition…

NASTY WOMEN EXHIBITION – Empowerment

Women’s empowerment means different things to different people, but to us women, it generally stands for three things: equality, the power to make our own choices and the opportunity to make said choices. From March 8th to March 10th, an international feminist exhibition will showcase an incredible number of sublime works that channel women’s empowerment,…