In 1930s Antioch during the last days of French Mandate of Syria, Please Don't Leave is the story of Triyandafilis, a fifteen year old mentally disabled daughter of a French merchant named Antoin. Triyandafilis, Not having much freedom because of her situation she spends most of her time locked up in the mansion.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
If you’ve been itching for a sign to finally go on that unforgettable summer camping trip, this is it.
By depicting 4 different stories, Director Sergio Tovar Velarde keeps the focus on the shared humanity and search for love (both self and romantic) of various gay Mexican men.
There’s been a longstanding criticism of sci-fi films about its lack of Black characters. For the past few years, Anthony Mackie has been successfully representing Black masculinity in the otherwise homogenous genre and I am here for it.
Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, with an economy of language, but a world of expression, weave us inside this futuristic tale of how your “one true love” may exist in the future in Benjamin Cleary's 'Swan Song.'
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
