Family, Race, Class and Triumph of Human Spirit Examined in QUEST
For his debut documentary, QUEST, director Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade chronicling the daily triumphs and tragedies of the Raineys, a working class African-American family in North Philadelphia. The father, Christopher…
Family Tradition is Alive and Well in Disney Pixar’s COCO
Every family has that member that when they leave this realm, the family unit falls apart and is never quite the same. For my family, it was my Aunt Cleo…
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure Brings Home Tradition and Family for the Holidays
If someone had told me, a grown woman, that I would be in the ugly cry over a snowman, I probably would’ve bet you’re wrong. I mean, let’s face it…the…
Tribeca Talks: THE GODFATHER and GODFATHER II
It is no secret that The Godfather Trilogy is one of my all-time favorite movies. Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert De Niro were among my first movie-star crushes. I…
