By N.J. Sowmick Whenever Thanksgiving or Christmas would roll around, there was always a family gathering happening on my father’s side, usually at my aunt’s house. Memories of the past were exchanged amongst relatives, classic movies on TV in the background, and, of course, plenty of food and drinks would be served; both homemade and […]
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The Sundance Institute jointly with the Sundance Institute Workers United announces the Institute’s voluntary recognition of the staff union represented by the Communications Workers of
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The Singapore International Film Festival launched its 36th edition with international star Shu Qi’s first feature as director, marking the event’s most successful opening in its history. The festival opened on Nov. 26 at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, with Shu Qi’s “Girl,” a semi-autobiographical drama set in 1980s Taipei. The director attended alongside lead […]
Ahead of the premiere of “This Tempting Madness” at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), director Jennifer E. Montgomery and actor Suraj Sharma spoke about shaping the psychological thriller’s real-life origins, its non-linear dive into memory and the casting process that ultimately centered on Simone Ashley’s performance. Montgomery described the story as “largely true,” […]
A cinematic snow sculpture at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Randall Michelson By Archives team With the holiday season fast approaching, in some parts of the world brisk fall days will turn to snow covered streets, trees, and mountains. And then right around the corner in January is the Sundance Film Festival. Park […]
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Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? I can’t remember exactly when I first noticed film without music, music with film, and music without film. I won’t be original here, but as a boy, maybe ten or eleven years old Hans Zimmer’s The Rock, […]
ON THE OTHER ISLAND – Three Dominican Films Reviewed by HOCCI ON THE OTHER ISLAND: New Films and New Visions from the Dominican Republic was a Shorts Program from the 45th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani The 2025 HOCCI Cohort Reviews Three Films From ON THE OTHER ISLAND: New Films and New Visions from the Dominican Republic At HIFF45, the short film program ON
SOUND OF FALLING Review SOUND OF FALLING premiered at the 45th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani “Deadline as a word used to fascinate me,” writes Yiyun Li in her novel Where Reasons End, “a word that connects time and space and death with such absoluteness.” Deadlines have fatigued our lives, becoming a banality more disrespected than not
Endless Nights Shorts (Video Essay) In this video, HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) mentee D’Elle Martin sits down and reviews standouts from the Endless Night Shorts (THE LITTLES, DIEU EST TIMIDE (GOD IS SHY), MAGAI-GAMI, FISHMONGER, WHITCH, WANNA DIE WANNA KILL, TAGA) a shorts program in the 45th Hawai’i International Film Festival. Check out D’Elle channel here:...
Mathias Broe attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sauna” at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jessica Herndon Set against the backdrop of Copenhagen’s LGBTQ+ scene, Danish writer-director Mathias Broe’s debut feature, Sauna, is an evocative exploration of queer identity and romance. Co-written with William Lippert,...