Companheirismo na Era Digital: Uma revisão do ElliQ: Preenchendo o vazio da solidão dos idosos
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Companheirismo na Era Digital: Uma revisão do ElliQ: Preenchendo o vazio da solidão dos idosos

By Sadie Judd This short film, ElliQ: Filling the Void of Loneliness for the Elderly produced by Alexander Wasti, revitalizes what it means to have companionship, examining why ElliQ (a care companion Robot) is an innovative and unique product. Through this film, the audience is taken on an engaging journey of how the AI can impact feelings of loneliness and just how far this technology might go. Assessing the folds of...

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A Musical Masterpiece: The Bard Percussion Studio Recital Spring 2021
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A Musical Masterpiece: The Bard Percussion Studio Recital Spring 2021

By Rhea Mursalin The Bard Percussion Studio Recital, presented by the Bard College Conservatory of Music, unfolds as a cinematic experience through the lens of percussion mastery. This musical showcase, divided into four distinct parts, is a mesmerizing journey that can be viewed as a conventional concert and a musical masterpiece. The talented performers of the Bard College Conservatory of Music are a testament to unparalleled...

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Searching For Something Deeper: A Review of Xiaojing Wang’s Weather Forecast
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Searching For Something Deeper: A Review of Xiaojing Wang’s Weather Forecast

By Zachary Klein Xiaojing Wang’s Weather Forecast is contemplative. Long takes and wide shots initially call to mind the phenomena known as slow cinema, but as the film wanes on, it’s clear the similarities are only skin-deep. While not entirely without merit, Weather Forecast ends up being a meandering short film in search of an ethereal truth about humanity and ultimately just comes out as a twee story about faith in… something....

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A Review of Huanshuo Wang’s Film Attraction
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A Review of Huanshuo Wang’s Film Attraction

Por Alex Silverman Atração foi escrita, dirigido, editado, produzido, and cinematographed by Huanshuo Wang. It was made as a final project for the 2022 Workshop de cineastas da NYU Tisch Summer High School. Acontecendo na China, encontramos um jovem estudante do ensino médio que descobre uma garota surda que sente algo por ele. O que se segue são várias tentativas de impressionar a garota, mas todo plano que ele tem parece falhar. It isn’t until he’s finally about to...

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Best Summer Ever – A Love Story For An Underserved Audience
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Best Summer EverA Love Story For An Underserved Audience

By Zachary Klein Best Summer Ever comes from an honest place. Co-Directors Michael Parks Randa and Lauren Smitelli have a history with Zeno Mountain Farm, the camp where some of the film was shot. A brief glimpse at the website for the farm reveals the film to be a community effort – familiar faces pop up everywhere, from the film’s antagonist played by Madeline Rhodes to the main star Shannon DeVido. The energy comes through in the...

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movendo Stories: A Review of Battery Dance’s Dancing for Trust: Brema
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movendo Stories: A Review of Battery Dance’s Dancing for Trust: Brema

By Teresa Matuzak The mini-documentary Dancing for Trust: Bremen from Battery Dance waltzes into a world of movement and abstract expressionism as students learn to tell their stories through dance. Desde 2006, Battery Dance has organized week-long camps that teach students in and around the German city of Bremen new dance techniques, expressions, and movements that allow them to tell their stories physically. Through clips and...

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