Your Move
Aug01

Your Move

By Sean Hendrickson I’ve been reviewing submitted films for about 3 or so months now, and Your Move by Director Ethan Thomas is by far the most I’ve enjoyed any of them. The concept for the film itself is fantastic: 2 close friends, one of which is moving. How do best friends cope with a foreseeable end to their closeness? There is such a genuine chemistry between the two characters, and as we progress, that chemistry only makes...

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Viola Artist Eric Lin Joins other Bard Musicians to Present an Inspiring and Touching Concert
Aug01

Viola Artist Eric Lin Joins other Bard Musicians to Present an Inspiring and Touching Concert

By Sean Hendrickson I’d like to preface this review by saying that I am not a musician, and I don’t know a lot about classical music. I do, however, study music recording and its production, so I will do my best to build my opinion based on that. In Bard Conservatory of Music’s Bach, Beethoven, Hindemith, and Vieuxtemps: Viola Solo and String Quartet, Eric Lin’s viola meanders through all these great composers seemingly with...

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Sha’Quiel Smith’s Problem Solver: Can Clean Mobility’s Potential Outweigh Its Current Circumstance?
Jul01

Sha’Quiel Smith’s Problem Solver: Can Clean Mobility’s Potential Outweigh Its Current Circumstance?

By Sean Hendrickson Electric vehicles are among our most promising options for clean mobility. However, deeply rooted fossil fuel institutions and microchip shortages are threatening its future popularity. This is a very short video clocking in at one minute and forty-four seconds (hence the short review), but it manages to reasonably compact a complex situation regarding electric vehicles. We know driving them is efficient, but what...

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From Bard Conservatory: Benjamin Hochman Plays Bach and Beethoven
Jul01

From Bard Conservatory: Benjamin Hochman Plays Bach and Beethoven

By Sean Hendrickson I want to preface this review by saying that I do not have any experience with piano, nor classical music in general. I do, however, study music recording and its production, so I will do my best to build my opinion based on those two facts.Benjamin Hochman was born in Jerusalem in 1980, and began launching his music career by studying piano at the Conservatory of the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem. Since then, he...

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Student Film Asks that We Save the Bees and Save the Planet
Jul01

Student Film Asks that We Save the Bees and Save the Planet

By Reilly Wisniewski The short film from Brigid Donahue, Save the Bees Save the Planet, offers everything you want to know about the current state of the bee population. Right away I’m drawn to the pieces of art created by the filmmaker. It’s such an easy way to show off talent and artistry. I love that the film incorporates direct quotes and statements from scholarly sources. Donahue does a good job of showing the importance of the...

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An Interview with a Fig Tree: the Trees Know Best
Jul01

An Interview with a Fig Tree: the Trees Know Best

By Tanner Sell An Interview with a Fig Tree is a short film directed by Adam Hersko-RonaTas that dives into questions of being rooted while having larger aspirations to positively impact as many people as possible. It poses the question, how can we be content in our immediate vicinity when there is so much going on outside of our control?  Adam Hersko-RonaTas utilizes just under two minutes of film to interview a personified fig...

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