For nearly two decades, the Boston Palestine Film Festival has presented more than 300 films exploring various facets of Palestinian life, culture and hardship. In its 19th year, the festival is holding screenings across multiple Boston-area theaters and cultural institutions from Oct. 17 to 26.
From internship life to existentialism to sleep apnea, the films presented at Merging Art Productions’ Womanimation MassArt Encore Film Festival covered it all.
Audience members cheered their way through screenings of the films awarded as finalists at the annual Redstone Film Festival Friday. The student films depicted dynamic narratives ranging from identity, end of life, immigration and young adulthood.
Lynn Asare-Bediako joined forces with her friend Lydia Evans, to form BlackBox, a Black student film club that hosted its first annual film festival on Sept. 22.
The program includes a selection of Israeli movies released in 2020, like the feature film “Sky Raiders” and documentaries “Four Mothers,” “Rain in Her Eyes” and “Rockfour: The Time Machine.” Live conversations with directors, actors and subjects will accompany each film.
The 2020 documentary “9to5: The Story of a Movement" — directed by Oscar-winning duo Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar — highlighted the '70s women's movement in Boston where secretaries from across the city protested against unfair wages, sexual harassment and inequalities in the workplace.
A former BU School of Theater and College of Communication student recently released a narrative comedy short film "GraceLand," which explores topics of gender, identity and acceptance.
The 13th annual Independent Film Festival Boston, which kicked off Wednesday night with James Ponsoldt’s “The End of the Tour,” continued into the weekend with a full slate of narrative and documentary...
Sundance might be over for the year, but there is a new reason for film festival followers to rejoice — Boston University’s very own festival premieres later this month.
The Redstones, presented...
It doesn’t quite seem right to call Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) an “up-and-comer” or an “underdog” in the realm of independent film festivals. Sure, it has to contend with...
