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Women are Speaking Up at Sundance
[...]it was refreshing to see more films directed by women and films allowing women to have the starring role, rather than just supporting role, in this year's offerings. On Saturday January 20th, The Creative Coalition held the Leading Women 's Luncheon (presented by Aspiriant) that brought together actors, producers and executives to celebrate women's leadership in the entertainment industry. [...]on January 21st, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) hosted a Women Breaking Barriers panel filled with women who had won various awards in their roles as actors, producers, directors and cinematographers.
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LaZercism
Keywords Racism, Police Brutality LaZercism, dir. Shaka King The U.S. Narrative Short Film LaZercism is an in-your-face look at the racism embedded in American society, especially towards African Americans. [...]LaZercism isn't only a laser treatment for the racists, but also for the African American child who grows up with an externally imposed lack of self-worth.
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The Hallow
A London conservationist moves with his family to survey an ancient forest, and finds \"ophiocordyceps unilateralis,\" a fungus that is often found in tropical forests. The environmental aspect of the film is clear in its desire to stop deforestation, but for reasons that go against the preservation of an idyllic and perhaps sacred space; the forest is not a paradise, but a hidden realm of evil creatures which want to steal your children from your arms. After serving as a Chair of the Religion, Film and Visual Culture Group for the American Academy of Religion and then on the steering committee, Rubina continues to serve on the Executive Committee for the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion as President and is the Film Editor of the Journal of Religion and Film.
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The 414s
This is a film review of The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers (2015), directed by Michael T. Vollmann.
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Umrika
Rama (Suraj Sharma) watches as his older brother, Udai (Prateik Babbar), leaves their small family village to start a new life in America (aka Umrika). Author Notes Rubina (Ruby) Ramji is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Cape Breton University. After serving as a Chair of the Religion, Film and Visual Culture Group for the American Academy of Religion and then on the steering committee, Rubina continues to serve on the Executive Committee for the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion as President and is the Film Editor of the Journal of Religion and Film.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
This is a film review of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
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The Visit
The viewers are placed in the position of the alien \"visitor\"; we see how humans in various positions of power would react to \"our\" visit to earth, what they would wonder about, how they would behave if they encountered \"us\" for the very first time. CNES, the French Space Agency, is responsible for shaping France's space policy but also \"preparing for the future.\" After serving as a Chair of the Religion, Film and Visual Culture Group for the American Academy of Religion and then on the steering committee, Rubina continues to serve on the Executive Committee for the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion as President and is the Film Editor of the Journal of Religion and Film.
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