Issachar (Maxi Delmelle) and Zabulon (Harpo Guit) are brothers and they’re idiots. They’re at that time in their lives where they’re in their twenties and haven’t grown up and it seems that they have no intention of doing so. However, one day when they are put in charge of their mother,

Femme: Review. Fear-Based Violence. By Joseph Ha. Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s queer short film “Femme” begins with a tearful childhood memory. Our protagonist, a gay black man named Jordan, is crying his father about some implied homophobic abuse. His father, though supportive and comforting, reminds him

“Hello world, how do you plan on fucking with me today?” With that line, delivered within the opening ten minutes of Straighten Up and Fly Right, we are instantly drawn into the character and world of Kristen (Kristen Abate).  Kristen suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitiswhich severely reduces her mobility, gives her a hunched posture, and causes her

Paris Is In Harlem: Slamdance Review. By Daniel Pollock. Music heals, but wounds can be deep - is that a fair assessment for Christina Kallas’ energetic celebration of New York City, Paris is in Harlem? It seems reductive for such a multi-faceted, deeply interlaced film, but it proudly holds jazz