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There Was, There Was Not Film Interview: Emily Mkrtichian Shines a Light on...
“There was, there was not” is a common opening line for Armenian fairy tales. Filmmaker and multimedia artist Emily Mkrtichian adopts this line as the title for her feature debut — a documentary that...
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Three Promises Film Interview: A Remarkable Story of Family Filmmaking in...
Palestinian filmmaker Yousef Srouji has called himself an “accidental filmmaker.” Divine timing could be another way of interpreting the creation of his first film, Three Promises, which premiered in...
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Seagrass Film Interview: Meredith Hama-Brown on Discomfort, Uncertainty & Death
By the time one arrives at the half-resort, half-therapeutic center which serves as the main setting for writer-director Meredith Hama-Brown‘s narrative feature film, Seagrass, it’s already quite...
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Songs From the Hole Documentary Film Review: An Incarcerated Artist’s Musical...
Hosted at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on April 26, the 21st annual Seattle Black Film Festival celebrated opening night with Songs from the Hole, a powerful and moving documentary...
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Moloka’i Bound Film Interview: A Native Hawaiʻian Family Drama of Redemption...
Based off of writer-director Alika Tengan (Kanaka Maoli)’s 2019 short film of the same name, Moloka’i Bound is an intimate narrative feature film about a man’s return to society, his family, and his...
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Sujo Film Interview: A Young Boy’s Journey through Innocence and Cartel Violence
A narrative feature film co-written and co-directed by Mexican filmmakers Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero, Sujo is a powerful, multidimensional work of art about the forces that keep young Mexican...
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Soo Hong Artist Interview: Repetition, Reinvention & Not Staying Still
Painter and visual artist Soo Hong refuses to stay still. As an artist who constantly challenges herself to experience fulfillment through her artistic practice, Hong’s paintings mirror the fluidity of...
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Bizhiki Band Interview: Blending Powwow, Ojibwe Culture & Contemporary Sounds
Bizhiki‘s debut album, Unbound, released on JagJaguwar, presents a powerful reimagining of contemporary Native music, born from Ojibwe homelands of the present-day Midwest. A multi-genre, multicultural...
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Cierra G. Rowe Artist Interview: Connections in Spirit, Energy & Nature
According to rural Kentucky-based painter Cierra G. Rowe, she doesn’t live in a region of country that is particularly known for its contemporary or challenging art. Yet through many years of using the...
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All We Carry Documentary Film Interview: A Migrant Family Seeks a New Beginning
Documentarian Cady Voge‘s heart-touching documentary feature film, All We Carry (Lo que llevamos) (2024), offers an extensive look into the arduous journey of refugees and immigrants traveling through...
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