Documentary Film Free Trip to Egypt’s producer and creator Tarek Mounib talks Transformation Free Trip to Egypt Producer Tarek Mounib Producer Tarek Mounib had what some people might consider an unusual dream or mission—to bring a group of Americans concerned about what they perceive as an Islamic threat—to meet actual Muslims in [...]
Free Trip to Egypt Showcases a Path to Tolerance through Travel The premise is intriguing. Invite a random selection of Americans who support the Muslim ban to an all-expenses-paid trip to Egypt. We all have heard that personal interactions will lessen the fear of strangers, and the documentary Free Trip to Egypt sets out to [...]
Meg Harper and Davalois Fearon in If the Dancer Dances (Monument Releasing) Exploring Artistic Investigation in If the Dancer Dances The heart of dance - just as is with all tumultuous and symphonic forms of artistic expression - is a pas de deux between love and conflict. No better reflection of such coupling [...]
Have you ever dreamed of leaving the city and living off the land, growing your own crops and gathering your own eggs? John and Molly Chester had that fantasy when they lived in a Santa Monica apartment that boasted only a porch garden. Then they actually purchased a 200 acre orchard called Apricot Lane Farms. [...]
In 2018, Candidates Came to Knock Down the House Knock Down the House is one of the poignant and triumphant films ever made. Imagine if a monk in a monastery in India in 1974 had said to a fellow monk, “I’m going to follow around this Steve Jobs kid with a video camera. He has [...]
Apollo 11 Delivers Viewers to the Moon We have The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, Apollo 18, First Man, From the Earth to the Moon. Do we need another film about manned spacecraft missions? A resounding yes, it turns out. If the film is Apollo 11. Apollo 11 is an astounding documentary. It is brilliant in [...]
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir in WOMAN AT WAR, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Woman at War's Heroine Wants to Save the Environment Woman at War opens with a shot of our heroine Halla (played by Halldóra Geirhasdóttir) in a scenic Icelandic field, about to shoot an arrow in a quest that [...]
Paramhansa Yogananda meditates with students in The Answer The Answer Follows Student Swami Kriyananda with Teacher Paramhansa Yogananda. The search for truth. The quest for answers. A journey of spirit. An exploration of the student-teacher relationship. These are some of the themes explored in the biopic feature film The Answer. Based on the [...]
Sundance: Film's Winter Wonderland Amidst the snowy mountains and crisp air of Park City and surrounding towns in Utah, Sundance Film Festival brings throngs who support and admire independent filmmaking every Winter. The 2019 festival proved a banner year for female participation, diversity of subject matter, and sales of women-led films for distribution. Inclusiveness at [...]
Sharkwater Extinction Shares Rob Stewart's Ocean Activism Rob Stewart graced this earth with his passion, gentleness, intelligence, beauty, and compassion on land, in the ocean -- and also on the big screen. He was a filmmaker, activist, biologist, and famously a friend to sharks. Rob was at one with sharks of all kinds, equally comfortable [...]