
Sayyid Al-Atar turns from a teacher to the head of one of the clubs, and gets to know Nargis, who works in prostitution, to turn her into a famous belly dancer, and he returns the favor by paying him checks without credit in exchange for getting married.
An unlikely friendship changes the hearts of men, and helps a young boy come into his own.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
"THANK YOU, Zach Creggar!" Back in 2022, this now established star in the horror film genre gave us the quirkily creepy, unexpectedly funny (at times!) cinematic gem that was "Barbarian". It felt like a cool breeze just washed over us as, for ONCE, the much traversed roads these films tend to go with got an upgrade of uniqueness without sacrificing the ambiance of uneasiness you desire.
This coming-of-age movie discusses immigration issues in the United States through the eyes of two exchange students in Brazil.
A direct fall into the white savior narrative