STRAW 2025: A Mother’s Silence Was Louder Than a Siren
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

The short film reports the process of rescuing and finishing A Praga, by José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão. Produced in 1980, the film was never completed and was lost.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
Adam McKay might have been more concerned with cramming cameos than he was in this story which is a bloated criticism of the rich and famous… delivered unto us by the rich and famous.
I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.
The second season arrives over three years after its first. While late on arrival, most audience members will be happy.
Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan deliver stellar performances in a film that doesn't live up to its potential.