The first part of the trilogy shows the political, economic, and social conditions that made Trujillo's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic possible. It offers a stirring vision of more than twenty years of Dominican history, from 1916 to 1937, using for such aim contemporary films, pictures, documents, and audio recordings of speeches.
Complex relationships between mothers and daughters are far from a new concept, whether the strain comes from abandonment, beliefs, or trauma. In My Only Wish, an Incluvie Film Festival submission, Brenda Gutierrez’s take on her character’s maternal divide comes in the form of abandonment.
Given a choice between a man and a mountain, it’s safer to choose the mountain.
An animated short film that never gets old, especially with iconic characters from the Disney series.
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
One Night in Miami... did not frame the racism and bigotry as something that could be solved by quality time spent between individuals. Instead, it featured four different legends of Black History together in one room disagreeing for about 2/3 of the film.
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.
