Cultural Identity
The Oath and the Open Door
Joy opens with a ritual. A chicken, blood, a young woman swearing an oath before she crosses the water. I kept asking: is it the belief that traps her, or the circumstances?
Film & Culture
Writing on film, diaspora media, representation, and the cultural economy of storytelling.
Cultural Identity
What the CAPTCHA Knows
A Dutch short film about failing a robot test won this year's Oscar. Twenty-two minutes. And somewhere in it, I found myself thinking about grief and what we're really asking when we demand that someone never die.
Film & Culture
The Boy Who Read the Letters
Twenty-nine minutes. No famous names. No marketing budget worth mentioning. And yet The Letter Reader does something most feature films spend two hours trying and failing to do. It makes you feel the weight of a single piece of paper.
Film & Culture
Filmmakers I Know Whose Movies I Can't Find
I know filmmakers personally. I've watched their work. And I still cannot reliably find their films or share them with people who need to see them.
Film & Culture
Caste, Grief, and the Audacity of Origin
Ava DuVernay asked a question I haven't been able to shake: you'll sit through three hours of Oppenheimer building a bomb. Will you sit through two hours of a Black woman writing a book?
Cultural Identity
Creating Diverse and Authentic Stories: A Call to Filmmakers
Struggling to find diverse, authentic stories on screen? Discover how filmmakers can create more inclusive and representative content with these 10 essential tips.
Adventure Travel
Women's History Month: Trailblazing Female Explorers
Celebrate Women's History Month by discovering the stories of women who have broken barriers in exploration around the world.