Sundance 2014: Kathryn Bostic: The composer of festival favorite “Dear White People” discusses her work and the film

Sundance 2014: Kathryn Bostic


A good score can unite a film, subtly enhancing key moments with flourishes to emotional beats or linking transitions elsewhere. There’s a refined balance between making the music powerful enough to be felt and resonant, while providing something in service to one of…

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Sundance 2014: Slamdance’s ROVER: An odd, engaging feature film about a comedic cult attempting to make a movie

Sundance 2014: Slamdance's ROVER


One of just a handful of films in Slamdance’s narrative feature competition, ROVER—full name being ROVER (or Beyond Human: The Venusian Future and the Return of the Next…

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C#CKFIGHT: A beautifully brutal short film by Miami filmmaker Julian Yuri Rodriguez

C#CKFIGHT


Screening at this year’s prestigious Slamdance Film Festival (in the Anarchy Shorts category), “C#CKFIGHT” is a nine-minute long mind-bending and voyeuristic exploration of a sweat-soaked back-room brawl. Born…

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#PostModem: A futurist musical short film at the New York Film Festival by Borscht Corp

#PostModem


Just two years ago we were drawn to an up-and-coming Miami filmmaker Lucas Leyva, and his annual hub of creativity, the Borscht Film Festival. It comes as no surprise that Leyva, who helms the festival, would appear on our radar again; this…

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