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The Tasmanian novelist’s second novel has won the $10,000 prize. Source: Robbie Arnott’s The Rain Heron wins the 2021 Age Book of the Year
Read More Robbie Arnott’s The Rain Heron wins the 2021 Age Book of the YearThe film which breaks barriers and explores new frontiers challenges conventional movie formulae Source: Churuli review: Cryptic tale laced with magical realism
Read More Churuli review: Cryptic tale laced with magical realismIn this essay from a student in MIT’s Open Documentary Lab, new VR projects from Sundance illustrate the potential of the medium to instigate change. Source: How New VR Projects Are Exposing Social Injustices | IndieWire
Read More How New VR Projects Are Exposing Social Injustices | IndieWireKate Tsang’s debut film Marvelous and the Black Hole follows thirteen-year-old Sammy Ko (Miya Cech), who struggles with delinquency shortly after the death of her mother. After meeting Margot (Rhea Perlman), a magician dead set on taking Sammy as her assistant, Sammy reluctantly begins a friendship with her and learns to heal through the expressive […]
Read More “The Film Is Quite Literally Magic and Realism”: Editor Cyndi Trissel on Marvelous and the Black Hole | Filmmaker MagazineLocal art galleries were in no way immune to the pandemic’s shutdown of brick-and-mortar spaces, leaving a slew of exhibitions modified into digital formats, postponed or canceled altogether in its wake. Thankfully, galleries have weathered the storm thus far to reopen with precautions in place. Though we are still missing most displays at restaurants and […]
Read More Winter Wonderland: A Rundown of This Season’s Art Exhibitions | FlagpoleDeadlineDirector Philippe Lacôte is back as the representative from Ivory Coast for the International Feature Film Oscar with Night of the Kings, a story about storytelling. It’s set in the notorious La Maca prison in Abidjan where prisoners rule the roost.As a red moon rises, a new inmate, designated Roman, is ordered by the prison’s […]
Read More ‘Night Of The Kings’ Director Philippe Lacôte Interview — Contenders – DeadlineYou can take the girl out of the woods, but you can’t take the woods out of the girl — unless, of course, you take the woods away altogether. Such are the tough lessons learned in “Toor… Source: ‘Toorbos’ Review: South Africa’s Handsome, Satisfying Oscar Submission – Variety
Read More ‘Toorbos’ Review: South Africa’s Handsome, Satisfying Oscar Submission – VarietyWhere the Buffalo Roam (WTBR) produced all five episodes of this animated docuseries for Google Marketing, pooling together artists and creative companies ac Source: Where the Buffalo Roam Produces Animated Docuseries “Being Human Is” For Google | SHOOTonline
Read More Where the Buffalo Roam Produces Animated Docuseries “Being Human Is” For Google | SHOOTonlineAs a book artist, Claire Taylor combines “creative nonfiction, illustration and biology” as she examines the intersections between humans and nature. Source: Magical Realism with Claire Taylor – SLUG Magazine
Read More Magical Realism with Claire Taylor – SLUG Magazine“In the Red and Brown Water” is a play that relies on unexpected juxtapositions. It is drama instilled with poetry; it is Louisiana by way of West Africa; it is Source: ‘In the Red and Brown Water’ a remarkable debut for New Orleans’ newest drama company | Entertainment/Life | nola.com
Read More ‘In the Red and Brown Water’ a remarkable debut for New Orleans’ newest drama company | Entertainment/Life | nola.com
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