Endlessly lucky we got to screen this excellent film last night at the Garfield alongside the Cincinnati Palestine Solidarity Coalition. Over 110 people came out, and the conversation after led by Mike Madanat was genuinely moving and beautiful.

If No Other Land showed the disturbing aggression and oppression Palestinian’s face, From Ground Zero shows the humanity and day to day lives of Palestinians. Yes this is a short film anthology, but each film, unique in medium, style and voice, offers up different…

I Stand With Ukraine.

However, I still the artists and people in Russia trying to survive under a leader that has hurt their nation more than “reclaimed” it. And with that, it was incredibly disappointing to see both a lack of people in attendance for Director Vasilisa Kuzmina and Co-Writer Yulia Gulyan‘s excellent feature debut. And it’s even more disappointing to see people protest it’s release, as if SXSW stopping all showings of Nika or any Russian film would…

I Will You…

One of the most philosophical and impressive music documentaries I’ve seen. I had to write so words of wisdom down during this picture. It’s so rough as a film, but everything within is so strong that it makes the lower budget of the documentary feel more like a defining aspect rather than an actual negative.

And by god, there is a scene here that has to be seen to be believed. An emotional moment from a…