'How Power Looks' — MiamisFF Review
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

Sixty-something Marie struggles with relentless wrinkles and the fact that she is increasingly invisible to those around her. Except for her daughter Sara, who, despite her adult age, is still dependent on her mother's help. A story about a gesture of love that can change everything.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
The film is a simple love story reminiscent of stories like The Notebook released in 2004. Sylvie and Robert are rarely actually together in the film, however; time and circumstance keep them away from each other, and the audience waits with bated breath to see them find one another over and over.
Richard speaks with Dia Frampton about some of her experiences with acting and music.
While the director didn't set out to make a feminist film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" reads as a reclamation of female power in a patriarchal society.
I’m still trying to comprehend the psychological and moral implications of their fascination with each other, or why their almost written-in-the-stars depth of connection makes so much sense.