Using the Internet to Feed People In Need
By Zachary Klein Lawson Poklacki Del Castillo and Nicole Shara’s film, Saving Food to Save Lives, is a tight yet informative piece of documentary filmmaking. Following the tech startup known as Nilus, an app developer that helps reduce waste by sourcing uneaten food directly to underserved and famished areas, the film deftly explores the complexities of such an organization with language that is nuanced yet understandable to laymen...
A Musical Ode to Resilience: Tan Dun Prayers and Blessing
By Rhea Mursalin Tan Dun Prayers and Blessing stands as a significant testament to the human spirit amidst adversity, beautifully captured in this collaborative project by the Bard College Conservatory of Music and edited by Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Yinglin Zhou. Tan Dun, the Dean of Bard Conservatory, masterfully crafts a composition that transcends its origins during the unprecedented times of the Covid-19 pandemic, evoking deep...
Tomato Records: Unraveling Inner Confidence in the Rap Scene
By Alex Silverman In the underground music scene, Hector Dravid (who goes by Yung Elder the Rapper) is in a slump after his latest album flopped. To make matters worse, he fears his life is in danger as a country singer/assassin is out to get him. It isn’t until he meets a freelance secret agent who tells him to get over his paranoia that he can live peacefully again. The Bomar Brothers, Dean Lee Bomar and Grant Lee Bomar,...
A Captivating Finale: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
By Rhea Mursalin The Bard Conservatory Orchestra’s rendition of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 is nothing short of enchanting, delivering a performance that resonates with passion. Rachmaninoff’s second symphony emerges as a triumph of creativity and resilience, and The Bard Conservatory Orchestra pays homage to this legacy with a captivating interpretation. Composed in 1906 and premiered the following year,...
Chinese Pioneers: A Captivating Tale of Resilience and Community in Australia
by Jack DeWitt In the story Chinese Pioneers directed by Ying Chu, the audience learns about the first Chinese pioneers in Australia. After the early 1900s, assimilation of the Chinese into the broader Australian culture became increasingly difficult due to xenophobia and racism. To combat these prejudices, an association called the “Chung Wah Association” was formed and later recognized by the supreme court of the...
A Touching Tale of Pandemic Friendship: No New Friends
By Alex Silverman No New Friends is written, directed, and produced by Neha Gautam. The film’s two lead children star alongside their real-life mothers in this simple and sweet story about friendship. In New York City at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a four-year-old boy struggles to make friends as he is stuck in the house all day. When he notices a girl around his age looking out from a window across the street, their...
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