Latinos at SXSW 2024 Killed It (And Took Home Big Prizes)
…on his own war experience when two of his platoon mates died. But rather than cast two men in the leading roles, Stokes chose to cast two women of color….
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"My Dead Friend Zoe" Is a Different Veteran Film
…before the film’s premiere at SXSW. “I think it’s not like any other movie I’ve seen,” she continues. “Not only because it’s women veterans, which we don’t see often, women…
"Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird" is an Ode to Friendship
…this month, giving the audience a raw and intimate look behind these childhood best friends who are most known for their bands, At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta. The…
“3 Body Problem” is Less Than It Should Be
…to seeing two women get to be unapologetically smart and these two deliver the show’s best moments, together and apart – partly because, to the show’s credit, their storylines are…
Why "Designing Miami" is Latinx TV Excellence
…but mostly staffed by Latinxs as well. It’s a wondrous mix of orgullo Latino, women uplifting and supporting other women, and an opportunity for us to see Latinx excellence in…
SXSW's “Switch Up” Brings an Easy Latinidad to US Rom-Coms
…and R. Brandon Johnson as the villains) and two Black women (Shondrella Avery and Felice Heather Monteith as the lovers’ maternal figures) – and that’s not to mention the two…
Q+A With The Flores Siblings, the SXSW Filmmakers Behind "The In Between"
…Flores: Yeah definitely, I had these words dancing in my head for months before I started the movie. The movie came because of the title. I wish I could know…
4 Iconic Oscar Isaac Roles to Celebrate His 45th Birthday
…predominantly white neighborhoods. Like the book, Show Me a Hero tells this bit of history through the personal and political journey of Mayor Nick Wasicsko as he must confront a…
The Short List of the 8 Oscar-Nominated Women Directors
…in awards is linked to fewer opportunities for women as well: of the 116 highest-grossing directors in 2023, only 14 (12.1%) were women, among them, 3.4% women of color. The…
"Past Lives" Is a Mediation on (Immigrant) Sacrifice Wrapped in a Love Story
…said something like that to myself? When Nora ends communication with Hae Sung after months of Skyping, ultimately recognizing that her feelings for him are getting in the way of…