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LGBT Highlights from the SF Film Fest By Gary M. Kramer– Naked Singularity, and closes on April 18 with a screening of the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street . In between, the legendary Rita Moreno will introduce her documentary Rita Morena: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It. There are also a number of LGBTQ shorts, features, and documentaries available for screening online or at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. Here is a rundown of the queer films playing at this ...

The 38th annual Miami Film Festival kicked off with an opening-night celebration featuring smiling actors and filmmakers walking down a lush red carpet as excited attendees snapped their images and media conducted breathless sidewalk interviews, The Miami Times among them. The scene was a welcome change from last year, when the pandemic forced the festival to be cut short after just six days. Now it’s moving forward with virtual and in-person screenings for its entire 10-day run, which com...

The 38th annual Miami Film Festival kicked off with an opening-night celebration featuring smiling actors and filmmakers walking down a lush red carpet as excited attendees snapped their images and

‘Making It Happen: Women in STEM’ short films highlight tenacity and resilience of female leaders ‘Making It Happen: Women in STEM’ short films highlight tenacity and resilience of female leaders Ellie Wen / Courtesy Of The Athena Film Festival’s “Making It Happen: Women in STEM Shorts Program” explores stories of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. By Caroline Val | March 8, 2021, 12:52 AM CW: This article mentions sexual abuse, harassment, a...

Films From The 2021 Sundance Film Festival & “A Glitch In The Matrix” "A Glitch in the Matrix" One of Sundance 2021’s “Documentary Shorts Program 1”’s most timely selections relies on nothing but archival footage.  But in the footage’s characterization of Mexican workers as an invading horde and the claims of needing guns to protect against “rioters,” the distance between that footage’s origin and present day right-wing talking points fee...

Indigenous-made films, new fellows, and the grand opening of the film festival all give a gracious nod to Indigenous inclusion at Sundance 2021

Ciara Lacy’s documentary short “This Is the Way We Rise,” which is currently screening virtually during the Sundance Film Festival, follows a slam poet and activist to a protest in Hawaii.

Sundances Black Stories Are More Accessible Than Ever The selections at Sundance this year prove how diverse Black storytelling has become. Each year, filmmakers, cinephiles, and the creme-de-la-creme of the entertainment industry make their way to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival to be the first to watch some of the most buzzed-about films of the year.  People like Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, and Radha Blank have had career-defining moments at Sundance. This year, just like eve...

Saturday, January 30, 7:00 – 8:00 pm This is the talkback only! Once you purchase your talkback tickets, you will have access to stream the shorts. You can watch these films at your convenience before the talkback.  Join Judith Dack and the Boulder JCC’s Arts, Culture, and Education Director Joy Eisenhauer for a talkback on films from the 2020 Boulder Jewish Film Festival (BJFF) Shorts Program. You will also get a glimpse into what you can look forward to in this year’s Shorts Programs, ...

Warner Bros.' fact-based film "Judas and the Black Messiah" will screen Feb. 1 at Admiral Twin Drive-In and Circle Cinema.