Samantha Mitchell’s “RSVP” : Incluvie Film Fest
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”

Seven years in the making, a first of its kind film from award-winning filmmaker Richard Lui, on the topic affecting 100 million Americans – mental health. Watch three families bravely turn the corner, showing us the power of relearning how to love. There are 100 million Americans living through this every year, but we don’t see them. Journalist Richard Lui pulls off the scab on a topic that is both a hidden wound and a hidden strength in all of us.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
The venn diagram of pop feminism and white-centered feminism is a circle. Acknowledging that is not a crime nor a diminishing of 'Barbie', Director Gerwig, or feminism in general.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
"Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?" shows viewers how the star became who she is today.
Emily Henry’s adaptation reaches romance movie standards, but not romance reader standards.