Review: FATAL ASSISTANCE | ASSISTANCE MORTELLE Karina GriffithMarch 1, 2013 FATAL ASSISTANCE (Assistance Mortelle) is Haitian-born director Raoul Peck's attempt to set the record straight. The feature documentary rebukes the naive assumption that relief efforts are purely altruistic, and shows another side of the Haitian people - one of hard-working, inventive men and women whose patience with all their new, international "friends" is wearing thin... It's an economic vampire story with enough examples of mismanagement to make you scream. ... Articles0 Comments106 views 0
Review: Born This Way Chantel C GrahamFebruary 27, 2013 In a country where being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer is a crime, there are still people who dare to be themselves and put their freedom on the line in order to help others in the community. The documentary, the feature-length debut of directors Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullmann, premiered at the Berlinale and introduced us to the lives of homosexuals living in Cameroon. The film is self-produced and is shot guerrilla style.... Reviews0 Comments79 views 0
Review: Twa Timoun | Three Kids | Drei Kinder deniseFebruary 22, 2013 Haiti is about to have a devastating earthquake and three boys in a orphanage are dreaming of fleeing. They share two beds between them and dream of the endless possibilities of life on the street. Three Kids chronicles their journey in the aftermath of the earthquake as they struggle with the realities of urban independence. The film presents the conflict of children that are completely detached from their roots yet possessed by the ghosts of their past.... Reviews0 Comments56 views 0
The Berlinale Breakdown deniseFebruary 21, 2013 My mind is a whirl of movies and my pupils are still dilated. Most of the filmmakers in the Berlinale Blackness films were coming from outside of the culture that they wanted to represent. This means that they would be naturally attracted to the most striking elements of the society that they were discovering and may not have had the cultural fluency to appreciate the subtler aspects of that society. ... Berlin Boombox0 Comments41 views 0
Trailers & Teasers for Berlinale Blackness deniseJanuary 30, 2013 I finally put together the Berlinale Blackness guide and organized myself to see each one of the movies in addition to some festival standouts and recommendations that I have been told not to miss. But since amy daily meditation has not yet made me patient, I decided to internet stalk the movies that I intend on watching and found some great trailers and teasers that made me more excited to see the movies. ... Berlin Boombox0 Comments4 views 0
Berlinale Blackness deniseJanuary 18, 2013 A curated guide of 22 films at the Berlinale that offer a variety of stories from around the world featuring people of color.... Berlin BoomboxNews0 Comments123 views 0
Rebelle (War Witch) Karina GriffithMarch 12, 2012 Shielding his face from the abrupt violence on screen, my companion whispered to me, “Is this entire film about child soldiers?” He excused himself and left ... Reviews0 Comments84 views 0
Review: Chocó deniseMarch 3, 2012 I totally understand why the director of Chocó, Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza, cried while introducing the movie's premiere at the Berlinale. He spoke about the fa... PodcastsReviews0 Comments61 views 0
Leave It On The Floor deniseFebruary 20, 2012 I had my world torn open by the documentary, Paris is Burning in the early 90's. All of a sudden a movie gave voice to a silenced subculture of black gay ball ... PodcastsReviews1 Comment453 views 0
