Actors and Studios Reach an Agreement, Ending Strike
On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) officially went on strike, joining the…
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Despite WGA Deal, Negotiations between Actors and Studios Cease
With the ink still fresh on the WGA deal as of October 9, many expected (or hoped) that the ongoing…
An Extraordinary Trancestor
Courtney Gardner reviews the new documentary on Billy Tipton by Chase Joynt and Aisling Chin-Yee. They review the film with an eye towards how Tipton’s evolution into a trans masculine role model has changed his position in popular culture.
The 2020 Presidential Election: Are you shivering with antici….pation?
Tim Curry and the Wisconsin Democrats will put their hands on their hips and do the time warp again this…
One Giant Leap for Mankind
For the last 13 years, Scott Turner Schofield has been touring his live one-man show entitled “Becoming a Man in…
One Last Joyride
Joyride is more than a short film; it is an experience. Director and writer Edwin Alexis Gomez created an incredibly…
Sustaining Joy and Creativity within a Pandemic
We find ourselves in a global pandemic, quarantined in our homes, and collectively isolated from our loved ones. Members of…
New Doc Explores Benefits of Restorative Justice Practice
In Circle Up, Boston-based filmmaker Julie Mallozzi explores the power of peacemaking circles in restorative justice. She documents women using this indigenous practice to cope with extreme violence and loss. Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness met with Julie after a screening and Q&A at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge to discuss the film’s production and its use in activism.
New Doc about Charter Schools Exposes Insidious Effects on Education Equity
Backpack Full of Cash is a new documentary by Director and Activist Sarah Mondale. The film, which is co-produced by Vera Aronow, offers an unforgiving portrayal of the charter school movement in America. Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness was at the Boston screening and talks with Mondale and Aronow about making the film and about working with Nancy Carlson-Paige and her son, Matt Damon.