“Aqueronte”, a film by Manuel Muñoz Rivas, is one of the four films showing in the Hot Docs Made in Spain Shorts Programme screening on 3May2024. Despite the fact it is not a documentary short it is a short of a mystical voyage of light, sound and images your mind can journey on with. AContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Aqueronte”: A Mystical Voyage of Light, Sound and Images for Your Imagination”
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RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Qoryqpa” (Streets Loud with Echoes)
Being a part of the Soviet Empire when the Berlin Wall fell Kazakhstan declared itself an independent democracy but not having much of a history of democracy it quickly slipped back into the comfortable ways of totalitarianism. It was the 19July2018 murder of Kazak 25-year-old figure skating Olympic bronze medalist (Sochi 2018 Olympics) Denis TenContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Qoryqpa” (Streets Loud with Echoes)”
RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “A Mother Apart”: Rejection, Trauma and Mother Hunting
The documentary “A Mother Apart” chronicles the trauma suffered by Staceyann Chin as the result of abandonment by her mother Hazel who left her behind in Jamaica to be raised by extended family members when she departed for Montreal. Poet, actor, and performing artist Staceyann Chin is the author of the new poetry collection Crossfire: AContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “A Mother Apart”: Rejection, Trauma and Mother Hunting”
RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Seguridad”: Blame it on Father (both actual and revolutionary)? From the Mouth of Cuba’s Youngest Soldier
Director Tamara Segura invites the viewer of the National Film Board of Canada’s documentary “Seguridad” to travel through modern Cuban history, current Cuban life and most importantly through a scarring journey of her life as a child in Cuba. Through her memories, discussions with relatives and documents and photos the emotional journey will be taken.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Seguridad”: Blame it on Father (both actual and revolutionary)? From the Mouth of Cuba’s Youngest Soldier”
RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Am I the skinniest person you’ve ever seen?”
Anorexia in its extreme is a form of suicide by starvation. In a world where starvation is rampant, in Canada, the land of plenty, one quizzes themselves why starvation suicide by anorexia when millions would beg for sustenance instead of death? This may be one of the reasons anorexia is so incomprehensible to many. StepContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “Am I the skinniest person you’ve ever seen?””
RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “7 Beats per Minute”: Misery and Success
Jessea Lu is a freediving champion who arrived in the United States from China on a student visa not knowing anyone nor having much money. Through rigorous training and great drive she became a freediving champion quite remarkable for both a woman and an Asian. Freediving champion I am not but I have done myContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS 2024: “7 Beats per Minute”: Misery and Success”
RKS 2023 Film : Hot Docs Citizen Minutes: “Mind Check 1-2 1-2”: Hip Hopping Into The Eye of the Anxiety Storm!
Citizen Minutes is a collection of Canadian short documentaries highlighting ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things “to make their communities better places” at least according to Hot Docs. The series of shorts will be playing in select Canadian cities. “Mind Check 1-2 1-2” is a short documentary in which hip hopper Ian Keteku known as AKContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film : Hot Docs Citizen Minutes: “Mind Check 1-2 1-2”: Hip Hopping Into The Eye of the Anxiety Storm!”
“RKS 2023 Film”: Hot Docs Citizen Minutes: “Do You Hear What I Hear”: Noise Noise Go Away and Don’t Come Back Any Day!
Citizen Minutes is a collection of Canadian short documentaries highlighting ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things “to make their communities better places” at least according to Hot Docs. The series of shorts will be playing in select Canadian cities. “Do You Hear What I Hear” is a short documentary in which writer and director Cat MillsContinue reading ““RKS 2023 Film”: Hot Docs Citizen Minutes: “Do You Hear What I Hear”: Noise Noise Go Away and Don’t Come Back Any Day!”
RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Liquor Store Dreams”
Self titled “liquor store baby” So Yun Um recounts her story as the child of Korean immigrant South Los Angeles liquor store owners in the documentary “Liquor Store Dreams”. In the late 80’s Um says that 70% of all liquor stores in South Los Angeles were owned by Koreans. She also has her Korean friendContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Liquor Store Dreams””
RKS 2023 Film: “Nathan-ism”: Nathan Illusion or Nathan Reality or a Combination of Both?
“Nathan-ism” is a riveting documentary. Just when you are glowing and basking in the warmth of an incredible story the rug gets yanked under your feet. How you interpret your spill is your business but be prepared for a spill! Nathan Hilu, a Jew of Sephardic ancestry, at 18 years of age and serving withContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “Nathan-ism”: Nathan Illusion or Nathan Reality or a Combination of Both?”
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