DIA follows a reclusive young woman whose encounter with a gentle butcher at a wet market triggers fear, vulnerability, and paranoia. As reality blurs with anxiety, she must confront the walls she has built around herself and find the courage to let someone in.
"Rodgers' & Hammerstein's Cinderella" wasn’t just a fairytale, it's a Black girl's fairytale. It was a fantasy world where the undeniable beauty of Black girls and Women was celebrated and beloved.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.
The legacy of this movie starts off the film series with a bang of magic, plot twists, and battles.
An impressive narrative structure, a perfect use of the continuous shot technique, and great interpretations make "Boiling Point" one of the best films of 2021.
I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
