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.

Loved by some, hated by others. However, few know the true story of a man who worked his way from small Ráztočno to the top of football, to the FC Liverpool team. Martin Škrtel let someone into his privacy for the first time. An emotionally charged film of one of the greatest personalities of Slovak football, where he reveals what no one knew about him until now. The story of a legend who for the first time allowed us to look not only behind the scenes of his football career, but also into his life.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
Remakes. Reboots. Reinventions. Redundancy. It's the common practice in Hollywood of late, sometimes offering us victorious reimagining of what can be considered cinematic classics while also, more often, falling flat on their UN-imaginative faces in utter defeat and lackluster results. Admittedly, with this in mind, I went into the newest incarnation of "The War of the Roses" with typical trepidation and cautious optimism.
"The Haunting of Hill House" isn't your typical horror story. Based on a novel by Shirley Jackson, Netflix's masterpiece and limited horror series takes you on a emotional rollercoaster ride, by turning our perception of mental illness on its head. It's an unforgettable story about a loveable family, who grapples with tragedy and love after living at the foreboding Hill House.
While this film thinks that it is diagnosing the cause, it is merely diagnosing a symptom instead.
In 1971, when discussions about how to integrate their school system break down, the community of Durham, North Carolina agrees to bring in Bill Riddick(Babou Ceesay) to conduct a series of summits(charrettes) to help them move forward with desegregation.
Peppered with whimsical humor, heartbreaking realizations, and heartwarming discoveries, The Incomer is surprisingly endearing through and through.