© 2023 Rubber Ring Films LLC While looking into a yellowing book owned by his great-grandfather, the Jewish American poet Hyam Plutzik wrote what is perhaps the best summary of Matthew Mishory’s touching film, Fioretta. After perusing the faded pages of the century-old book, Plutzik wrote: “I am troubled by the blank fields, the speechless graves./Since…
Documentary filmmakers very often focus on exposing the truth, telling stories that haven’t been sufficiently told and striving to broadcast them to a wide audience. This can take a variety of forms, and, in many cases, is inspired by something in their own lives that provokes curiosity. In the case of Asmae El Moudir, she…
One of the critical sticking points of the 2023 dual strike by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA was how AI would be used in the future. Artificial intelligence is evolving at an incredible pace, ready to substitute for human interaction in a number of different spheres. While that offers an endless realm of…
Being clever in the realm of entertainment media can be a difficult thing. Many people have great ideas and a killer elevator pitch can mean the difference between an instant green light and year in production limbo. On paper, I.S.S. is an intriguing premise. Using the isolation of the International Space Station and very real…
The film written, directed, produced and edited by Trygve Luktvasslimo will be presented at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. The Bitcoin Car is a film produced in Norway that is performed in Norwegian, English, Finnish, Estonian and even Latin. The wacky absurd situations that arise from the narration, that serve as a profound social critique,…
Directed by Brad Rothschild for Menemsha Films, Rabbi on the Block is an engaging and heartwarming documentary about Tamar Manasseh, a stereotype-busting rabbi and community activist from the south side of Chicago. As a woman who is both Black and Jewish, Rabbi Manasseh aims to make a difference by bridging two communities that have not…
The art of storytelling has evolved over time, especially in recent history, with home audiences once attentively glued to the sounds emanating from their radios. While music remains popular and people may still tune in to listen to their local radio station while commuting, the visual art of film and television has largely replaced that…
Is love a matter of free will or destiny? Filmmaker Celine Song explores this archaic question through the philosophical concept on In-Yun. This Korean word is explained by a very evocative image: “If two strangers walk by each other and their clothes brush, there must have been something between them in their past lives. In-Yun…
Making art is a very personal process, and it’s often hard to capture how someone else works. The best way to do so can be to simply watch them doing what they love and to inquire about what motivates them. It’s especially interesting to see if those two approaches match up, or if there are…
Credit: HBO True Detective: Night Country “… For we do not know what beasts the night dreams when its hours grow too long for even God to be awake.” ~Hildred Castaigne Where is the line between the supernatural and spiritual? Watching this season of True Detective: Night Country really brings this question up to me. There…
New Zealand filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi has established himself through his off-the-wall humour and exaltation of indigenous culture. After establishing his directorial craft with superhero films such as Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the black comedy Jojo Rabbit, Waititi returns with a film that fully expresses his cultural and…
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