Crip Camp (2020) Directors: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham Screenwriters: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham Starring: James Lebrecht, Judy Heumann, Ann Cupolo Freeman, Denise Sherer Jacobson, Neil Jacobson, Lionel Je’Woodyard, Joseph O’Conor, Corbett O’Toole, Eunice Fiorito, HolLynn D’Lil, Dennis Billups In a world that is seemingly more unjust and unequal with each day that goes by, heartfelt […]
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Burrow (2020) Director: Madeline Sharafian Screenwriter: Madeline Sharafian It’s short, Disney-sweet and representative of our times. That’s why Pixar SparkShorts’ Burrow is an Oscar nominee for Animated Short in 2021. Madeline Sharafian’s self-penned 6 minute short film centres on the characteristic Disney formula, offering a short but hearty narrative about learning a wholesome lesson. Burrow is
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My Octopus Teacher (2020) Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Screenwriters: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Starring: Craig Foster, Tom Foster Of all the genres in film and television, the one that has never lost its shine or appeal is the wildlife documentary. From ‘Tiger King’ to the David Attenborough renaissance, we simply cannot get enough, almost
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Over the Moon (2020) Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs Screenwriter: Audrey Welles Starring: Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Robert G. Chiu, John Cho, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2021 Oscars, Netflix brings to life the musical fantasy animation Over the Moon. Telling the story of Fei Fei
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The Letter Room (2020) Director: Elvira Lind Screenwriter: Elvira Lind Starring: Oscar Isaac, John Douglas Thompson, Brian Petsos, Eileen Galindo, Alia Shawkat The Letter Room is the 2021 Oscars’ most star-studded short film. Oscar Isaac, known for starring in the most recent Star Wars trilogy as well as a number of critical hits, is the focus for each
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Feeling Through (2020) Director: Doug Roland Screenwriter: Doug Roland Starring: Steven Prescod, Robert Tarango What would you do if you came across a DeafBlind man on the street in the middle of the night? Would you help him, or tell yourself that he’s not your problem and move on? These are the questions at the
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The Father (2021) Director: Florian Zeller Screenwriters: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell Old age eventually finds us all, regardless of any efforts we may make to deter it. It may find us gently or it may bring about a debilitating journey; one that
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Sound of Metal (2021) Director: Darius Marder Screenwriters: Darius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance Starring: Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci, Olivia Cooke, Mathieu Amalric, Chelsea Lee It may seem cliché, but the hardest moments in our lives are the ones that become our most defining. Although typically cinema would have us believe differently, these moments rarely
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A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020) Director: Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot Screenwriter: Ben Proudfoot In 2019, Peter Farrelly’s Green Book won Best Picture at the Oscars, controversy erupting around the film’s perceived whitewashing of black history and what the moment said of the contemporary United States. On the stage stood an assembly of primarily white men whose
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Greyhound (2020) Director: Aaron Schneider Screenwriter: Tom Hanks Starring: Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham Tom Hanks takes to his extensive typewriter collection to pen the screenplay of the World War II action/drama Greyhound, released exclusively on Apple TV+. Greyhound is Hanks’ first outing in the writing chair since he wrote the screenplay for Larry Crowne alongside
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