RKS Film: “Battle for The Heart of Texas”: Megacorp’s Destructive Power

The Earthx Film Festival running in Dallas Texas from 11-15 May presents” Battle for the Heart of Texas”. The battle may be fought in the heart of Texas from a geographic perspective but emotionally it affects the hearts of Texans proud landowners in mostly remote areas who see their property and hearts ripped asunder byContinue reading “RKS Film: “Battle for The Heart of Texas”: Megacorp’s Destructive Power”

RKS Film: “Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan”

“Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Kahn” weaves an interesting narrative into spectacular cinematography. On second thought it may be that the cinematography in this documentary directed by Robert H. Lieberman ascends the narrative. I don’t take this as a negative as who says the narrative must be more important than the cinematography? The documentaryContinue reading “RKS Film: “Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan””

RKS Film: “Coextinction”: Humanity on the Edge

The EarthX Film Festival in Dallas Texas will be showing both in Cinema and virtually “Coextinction” a Canadian documentary focusing on the impending extinction of Southern Resident Killer Whales and then veers off to examine why many of these whales appear to be suffering from starvation and disease. There remain 74 of them in theContinue reading “RKS Film: “Coextinction”: Humanity on the Edge”

RKS Film: “Strictly for the Birds”: Finally, a Geezer Trans Film!

In the LGBTQ genre it is the lithe young’uns that rule the roost. This becomes a bit tiring. “Strictly for the Birds” breaks out of the youth stereotype and has 68-year-old Kate Birdsall recount her coming out as a trans and then later undergoing a gender change surgery to transform from Dan Birdsall into KateContinue reading “RKS Film: “Strictly for the Birds”: Finally, a Geezer Trans Film!”

RKS Film: The Documentary Film Reviewer and the Psychiatrist

Yes Mr. Stephen you have told me a jarring story of watching too many documentaries with a less than uplifting and joyous content. You have mentioned a recurring theme in documentaries that have been causing you emotional difficulties. You have mentioned countless documentaries dealing with. Victims of war Genocide Climate change Pedophilia Drug abuse Alzheimer’sContinue reading “RKS Film: The Documentary Film Reviewer and the Psychiatrist”

RKS Film: “Xenia” Some Eight Years Later

“Xenia” is a 2014 Greek/Belgian/French production. In Greek Xenia means hospitality towards guests and foreigners and is derived from Xenos meaning foreigner. Given that the main characters in the film Ody (Nikos Gelia) and Dany (Kostas Nikouli) are half Greek and Albanian and that Dany is gay in the Greece of 2014 there is notContinue reading “RKS Film: “Xenia” Some Eight Years Later”

PRESS RELEASE

HOT DOCS WRAPS 2022 FESTIVAL  ETERNAL SPRING TAKING BOTH ROGERS AUDIENCE AWARD AND HOT DOCS AUDIENCE AWARD; TOP THREE CANADIAN FEATURES SHARE $50K PRIZE  Toronto, May 9, 2022— Hot Docs 2022 wrapped last night, bringing 225 films from 63 countries to audiences in Toronto cinemas and across Canada online. The 11-day hybrid festival featured 318 live screenings on nineContinue reading PRESS RELEASE

RKS Film: “Tigre Gente”: Nancy Regan Had it Right: EarthX Film Festival

The EarthX Film Festival runs in Dallas Texas May 12-15 with some films being virtually available. The documentary “Tigre Gent” explores the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia occurring in Madidi National Park and the finger is pointed directly to the Chinese traditional medicine market. What did former First Lady Nancy Regan say about drug consumption,Continue reading “RKS Film: “Tigre Gente”: Nancy Regan Had it Right: EarthX Film Festival”

HOT DOCS AWARDS $65,000 CDN IN CASH AND PRIZES  

TO CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS  Toronto, May 7, 2022— Hot Docs announced this morning the winning documentaries in this year’s official competition and the recipients of additional awards honouring Canadian filmmakers. The awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2022 Awards Presentation at TIFF Bell Lightbox, hosted by arts journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends GarviaContinue reading HOT DOCS AWARDS $65,000 CDN IN CASH AND PRIZES  “

RKS Film: EarthX Film Festival Presents “Big vs. Small”: The Ultimate Surfing Film!

The EarthX Film Festival runs in Dallas Texas May 12-15 with some films being virtually available. The Finnish documentary “Big vs. Small” primarily focuses on Portuguese female surfer Joana Andrade and to a lesser degree Finnish free diving champion Johanna Norblad. Andrade is the first Portuguese woman to surf on what some say are theContinue reading “RKS Film: EarthX Film Festival Presents “Big vs. Small”: The Ultimate Surfing Film!”