‘Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)’ Review: A Friendship Rebuilt in Miniature
Born of love and grieving, the celebrated documentary Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) recreates the life of Yolanda Shea, a mercurial artist filmmaker Anna…
Jeanne Powell
Jeanne is a published poet and essayist. She holds degrees from Wayne State University and the University of San Francisco. Jeanne has taught in the CS, UB and OLLI programs at universities in the City. Her books in print include MY OWN SILENCE and WORD DANCING from Taurean Horn Press.
Memorizu Review: A Tender Meditation on Memory and Family
Miiku Sakanishi wrote and directed Memorizu, his first feature-length film. The Tribeca Film Festival awarded him Best New Narrative Director in 2026 for this quiet…
‘Forastera’ Review: A Quietly Haunting Debut About Grief and Memory
A teenage girl steps into her late grandmother's role in a Catalan seaside household, and grief begins to blur the line between memory and presence.…
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: A Genuinely Powerful Film About Family, Duty, and Democracy
On the Reddit-t/movies website, director Akinola Davies Jr. is quoted as saying: “My feature debut, My Father’s Shadow, was the 1st Nigerian film selected for…
A Cake, a Command, a Childhood on the Line
Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake turns an authoritarian ritual into a breathless day-in-the-life chase—set against Iraq’s legendary marshlands.
Trifole: A Lyrical Journey into Italy’s Ancient Truffle Tradition
Umberto Orsini and Ydalie Turk shine in this gently paced Italian film about bridging generations through the ancient art of truffle foraging in Piedmont.
‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’: Documenting Life in Gaza
Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona forge an extraordinary bond through video calls, documenting life under siege in Gaz
‘MELT: The Memory of Ice’: A Haunting Arctic Elegy
Betsey Biggs' Documentary Captures the Greenland Ice Sheet's Fragile Beauty
The President’s Cake — a haunting portrait of Iraq’s marshlands
Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut captures a lost world through the eyes of a young girl and her grandmother.
Echoes of Absence: Will They Ever Come Back?
A dream-led journey through family, memory, and disappearance