Film Festivals Archives
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Tech & Art Blog Post: SUNDANCE INSTITUTE’S NEW FRONTIER DAY LAB
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The Sundance Institute is the arm of the Sundance Film Festival which invests and nurtures collaborations between artists, filmmakers, gamers, programmers, scientists, technologists and innovators to explore new forms of storytelling using new media and tech. For this one day Lab in Philadelphia, Sundance Institute invited several panelists to come and explain their work to us and what they’re trying to accomplish, most of the programs are societal in nature… For instance, Ashley Baccus-Clark (molecular biologist with Hyphen-Labs) was there to introduce the world of NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism, an art installation and virtual reality experience meant to address modern-day problems for women of color. The VR…
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BlackStar Film Festival Coverage 2017 (Aug 3-6)
Tinsel & Tine’s Coverage of the 6th Annual BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The 6th Annual BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL 2017 #BSFF17 – Showcasing films by black people from around the world. Screening more than 60 films from 16 countries. This year’s theme is RESISTANCE – examining political and social uprisings around the world and in the U.S. Check out our Festival Coverage below: Post update 8/4/17 Shorts Program 5 Q&A with the filmmakers The trick to a good short is how soon you are invested in the characters, and at the end you wanna feel like you saw a feature length movie. These 5 short films shown…
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Tinsel & Tine Film Festival Coverage: 1st Annual PHILADELPHIA ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
Philadelphia Environmental Film FestApril 21-23, 2017 The inaugural Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival will showcase dozens of entertaining and powerful new international and regional shorts and features that celebrate natural beauty and raise awareness about our impact on the earth. Come out and be inspired, vote for your favorite films, and participate in evening Q&A with the filmmakers Tinsel & Tine’s mini interview withExecutive Director, Debra Wolf Goldstein andArtistic Director Alexandra Drobac Diagne T&T: “What do each of them fear most when it comes to the current Administration’s views on Climate Change and the EPA. And in what ways do they hope the festival will make an…
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Leeway Foundation Screening: MAYA ANGELOU AND STILL I RISE
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The Leeway Foundation presented a film event at the Community College of Philadelphia which featured the documentary MAYA ANGELOU AND STILL I RISE by filmmakers Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack. Featuring interviews with Dr. Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Common, President Bill Clinton and rightful President Hillary Clinton. What a full and inspiring life Dr. Maya Angelou lead as a singer, dancer, activist, poet, writer and director. The doc originally aired on PBS a month or so ago, but I’m so glad I got to see it on a bigger screen in the company of others who also felt the power and love this woman gave…
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SONG TO SONG
I enjoy movies set inside the music scene like: Almost Famous, Crazy Heart, Walk the Line, Inside Llewyn Davis, La La Land, even The Runaways, with Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart playing Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, it's pretty bad, but still has something to recommend it. These movies depict some aspect or time period of the music industry.
