Broward College student Erika Garcia reaches for what looks to be a flash drive, slipping it nonchalantly into her mouth while simultaneously pulling up the hood of her sweatshirt. From a distance, the device she's holding looks like an elongated USB drive or a stocky pen.
Read MoreThe tone of his new music is different from the fluffy, loud, pop-on-a-stick songs for which 1D was known, but the themes aren’t too far off. With Flicker, he’s still crooning about plenty of heartbreak and romance and pining for girls who don’t know they’re beautiful.
Read MoreTwo middle-aged guys in loud Hawaiian shirts and captain's hats puff away on pipes in front of a painted backdrop of an ocean. The scene sounds like it could be plucked from a slapstick comedy, right? Throw in a DJ booth on a casino club floor and mixes of '70s and '80s soft rock featuring occasional screeching seagulls, and it becomes almost hard to believe.
Read MoreA bundle of nerves and anticipation, a young, fresh-faced New Yorker steps off of a plane onto a ground ripe with rich cultural heritage. It’s 1961, and the student has arrived in Bogotá, Colombia, for the first time. In a time before cell phones, the girl’s parents wring their hands in fear on the other side of the hemisphere as their daughter ventures off, ready to forge her own destiny.
Read MoreIt's no secret a prevailing Cuban influence thrives in Miami. But over the years, the metropolitan area long celebrated for its diversity has welcomed a growing expansion of multicultural films, music, and art beyond Cuba to include many of its Caribbean neighbors.
Read MoreDubbed an “eco-feminist,” she incorporates nature-based movements, light, and patterns into her work in order to remind viewers of the elements of the sea. Lehr remains concerned about the state of global and local ecology, as well as the lack of leaders in society to acknowledge the problems. She describes it as “a misuse of the Earth in a way that I don’t think would happen if women were more in charge of running things.”
Read MorePeople of Miami, put away your Drake merch. The much-anticipated performance by the superstar rapper today and tomorrow has been postponed. No, this is not a drill.
Read MoreSitting in the heart of Wilton Manors, an avant-garde city in the greater Miami metropolitan area, The Alchemist boasts an eclectic smattering of design and visuals to accompany an extraordinary coffee-tasting experience. This place of tranquil escape is framed by an outdoor garden where plants outnumber people and scattered splashes of color enchant the eye.
Read MoreIt conveys two parallel messages; one being an inspiring narrative of success in the face of hefty obstacles, and the other echoing an alarming wake-up call about the loomingly persistent threats plaguing residents of Chicago’s inner city.
Read MoreEmpowered by the voices of a community tired of victimization, women across America (and throughout the world) continue to push for equality, which disturbingly is still not something wholly allocated to both sexes in the United States Constitution.
Read MoreTo round it up in one straightforward sentence, this motion picture is the stuff of millennial fantasies, adorned with a charismatic cast and almost dream-like plot mentality. For its target audience, it rocks, and will most certainly go on to hurriedly cement itself into the everlasting category of feel-good flicks.
Read MoreWhy do we watch movies, really? Is it to immerse ourselves in another world? To empathize with a set of circumstances so different to our own? To live vicariously through adventures and experiences that one can only distantly hope to achieve? Or at the core of it all, is the answer to that question so vigorously simple it’s effortless to overcomplicate it?
Read MoreBased on a true story, Evdokimenko takes an unflinchingly honest look at what the word, “refugee,” means today…Aamir is not an easy watch. But I suppose this is the entire point behind the short; it’s not here to make you laugh, love, or get inspired. Rather, it exists as a stark reminder of the truth of the refugee crisis, and what it means for those caught in it.
Read MoreAt one with the camera and adept at provoking mesmerizing moments, Ozturk communicates startling passion through his craft. He could make something as desolate as a landfill appear staggeringly irresistible. The artistry conveyed through one man’s mastery of a lens is the real star in this provocative piece.
Read MoreThis film is a strange concoction that, based on its ingredients, should taste like an exquisitely cool drink on a swelteringly hot summer’s day. Except, when you sip it, you end up discovering the ice cubes are far and few in between, and the overall sensation is only mildly refreshing.
At its heart, The Lost Sword is a dark, exhilarating walk down an assassin’s tormented lane. An unsettling but masterful exploration of humanity, this is one film you don’t want to skip out on.
Read MoreBrock Bledsoe: Future Hero is mad. It’s stark, raving, priceless insanity. The satirical comedy invokes so many “WTF?” moments, you can’t help but sit back and revel in each and every one.
Read MoreIn a time following the recent tragedy at Parkland, amidst a loud push for gun reform in the U.S., no film is more heavy-hitting than one which takes an up-close look at a school shooter.
Read MoreYou will leave Tomorrow’s Power intrigued, perplexed, and slightly disappointed. Intrigued by the message, perplexed because you wanted to connect with the subject matter, but disappointed as you weren’t given the chance.
Read MoreApplaudingly feminist, this documentary is an intimate profile, which regrettably polarizes its audience by not including the perspective of other genders – be it males, or those who are gender fluid, or merely those who aren’t immersed in the community of dancers who could offer a more diverse take.
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