‘Kathak: Dancing With Taboos’ Film Festival Review: A Story of Passion and Perseverance
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.

When a young girl ignores her mother’s warning and decides to stay outside, the skatepark feels thrillingly empty until it isn't. Her small act of defiance turns into a quiet hunt she doesn’t see coming.
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.
A documentary film about a disabled female athlete who builds courage within herself and seeks faith.
Behind all the action, 'Space Sweepers' is a surprisingly heartfelt and progressive story about building community.
A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.
The trainwreck is hot but tame.
The new biopic 'Elvis' highlights the beginning and end of the career of this rock and roll legend. The audience is taken on this journey knowing the tragic ending but not so much about what led him there. A large topic of discussion is the influences on Elvis that made him who he was as a singer, musician, and performer, which were blues, gospel, and country. Many of the songs that rose him to fame were songs by Black artists he heard growing up in primarily Black settings.