In the Long Run, the Answer To COVID Hangover.
A few episodes in, I realized the most prominent theme of In The Long Run wasn't culture, race or even finding independence--but the idea of belonging.

The camera glides quietly over the residents and everyday life in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, located on the edge of the Sahara Desert. From the barren landscapes of the Atlas Mountains to a bustling center, the city's cinematic history is intertwined with its present of vast solar energy fields.
A few episodes in, I realized the most prominent theme of In The Long Run wasn't culture, race or even finding independence--but the idea of belonging.
A group of criminal animals tries their best to reform themselves into good citizens to avoid serving time in prison.
Seriously, and this is coming from someone who was extremely skeptical before giving it a watch. I assumed the show would be painfully boring, but one of the show's strongest qualities is you needn't know anything about the lore to get invested in it.
A sweet slice-of-life anime that visualizes all the ways we creatively hide our vulnerabilities from the world.
A 2022 remake of the previous films of the same name, but with a more diverse cast, increasing representation and diversity.
Stand and Deliver is an inspirational classic from 1988 starring Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, and his class of rag tag students in East Los Angeles. It’s the story of how a new teacher shows a motley group of students in the inner city with backgrounds as gang members, dishwashers, and mechanics — the power of self-determination. He teaches the teenagers to believe in themselves through algebra and calculus.