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.

Umid, the internally displaced person (IDP) due to War, loses the set of keys belonging to his house which is currently under occupation. The keys represent the last hope to come back to his house, so Umid still hopes he will be back one day but the accident bears a strong symbolic meaning to him. He interprets it as losing the last hope.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical translates beautifully to the screen.
The live-action remake of the classic Disney film based on a wooden puppet is finally here.
KIMI is the main character of this film and as much as I wish it was Angela Childs played by Zoe Kravitz, it isn't. KIMI is a smart device that works not unlike Amazon's Alexa and Google's Nest assisting in anything from home purchases to music playing all under the guise of only activating when in use.
If your upbringing was anything like mine, where the TV acted as an additional parent- there are so many new stories and perspectives to explore.