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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is Revelatory and Necessary
What I loved most is her verbal homage to the Black woman and how we can deal with and endure almost anything thrown own way - it's part of our…
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The Persian Version Is a Generational Story Bathed in Love and Light
Keshavarz massively succeeds mixing past with present, while sprinkling events with humor drawing you into a family that is all too familiar yet completely different. In addition, she illustrates how…
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The Eternal Memory Will Haunt Your Spirit and Educate Your Soul
Your heart will sing and shatter in a zillion pieces all at once, which a total testament to the filmmaker and her subjects. Witnessing the grief Augusto has for his…
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Examines a Misjudged and Misguided Life
Honest and incisive, Pretty Baby critiques a toxic culture that perpetuates misogyny and is complicit in the sexualization and objectification of young girls, while sharing how Brooke Shields discovered and…
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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is a Cinematic Generational Journey of Sound
Restrained dialogue coupled with subtle and powerful performances from Sheila Atim, Moses Ingram and Zainab Jah, Jackson assists in employing the power of touch to communicate what evades spoken language.…
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Sundance 23: Invisible Beauty Bethann Hardison Revolutionized Fashion
Invisible Beauty is a tribute to an Black woman who made such seismic shifts that we should never forget her name or her contributions to equality in the fashion industry…
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The Stroll Breaks Down Transgressions of Trans Life on the Streets of NYC
For those unfamiliar with gentrification, sex workers or how it feels to be targeted by law enforcement simply based on what one looks like they may become possibly become engaged…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying Raises Awareness on Loneliness
Director Rachel Lambert crafts a cinematic kaleidoscope for this delicate tale of love for the socially awkward and emotionally challenged. Led by its producer and leading lady, Daisy Ridley spends…
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Little Richard: I Am Everything Digs Deep into the Lineage of a Legend
This rock 'n' roll legend's complex journey as a conflicted revolutionary careening between being a religious zealot, unapologetically embracing his sexuality, coupled with navigating the extreme tensions of race reminds…
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Aubrey Plaza Finally Get Perfect Showcase with Emily The Criminal
Aubrey Plaza, gives a nervy, committed performance, transforming Emily from an embittered temp worker into a stone-cold thief. She is a boss for the entire film ultimately creating her journey…