PIVOT centers on 12-year-old Ashley who finds herself at odds with her mother’s expectations of femininity and the traditional image of what a girl should be. And it also addresses a lot more issues in these contentious times. Review by J Perez.
Vishavjit Singh is a New York City based illustrator, writer, performance artist, diversity speaker and creator of Sikhtoons.com. For the past few years Vishavjit has been traveling across the country with his Sikh Captain America persona armed with a turban, beard and humor to tackle fear, anxiety, bigotry and intolerance. He uses storytelling as a tool to create a space for challenging conversations around identity, race, bias, vulnerability and how to be agents for change. – Review of the riveting animated story by Gregg W. Morris.
Short films have become popular because they can provide a cost-effective learning experience for filmmakers and because of increasing audience diversity – though SEVAP/MITZVAH has the look and feel of a feature. That train of thought has this writer-reviewer imagining Director/Writer Sabina Varjraca’s 17-minute virtuoso SEVAP/MITZVAH is in the works to become a SEVAP/MITZVAH feature film. – Review by Gregg W. Morris
WORD Synopsis: It’s 1992, and Mina (played by Iva IIincic) has just graduated and believes that she’s met all of the expectations of her patriarchal father as well as the whims of her family and extended family. She’s been very…
Reviewed by Gregg W. Morris.
