The Birthday Gift was directed by Arianna Ortiz and stars Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel, Paula Pizzi, and Ignacio Serricchio. The film is based on Stephanie Alison Walker’s full-length play, The Abuelas, which premiered at Teatro Vista in Chicago in 2019. – Gregg W. Morris reviewing.
What follows should provide insight into why this reviewer was blown out of his seat. On the surface, the film looks deceptively simple in its early scenes. A convivial birthday dinner celebration between a mother, Soledad (played by Paula Pizzi),…
The Birthday Gift is based on the play “The Abuelas,” written by Stephanie Alison Walker. Adapted for the screen by Stephanie Alison Walker and Paula Pizzi, and directed by Arianna Ortiz. Director’s Note (Arianna Ortiz) Welcome to Soledad’s birthday dinner.…
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Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) is a Muslim humanitarian and disaster-relief nonprofit headquartered in Alexandria, VA. It was founded in 1993 and operates both internationally and domestically, providing emergency aid, food assistance, orphan support, health programs, refugee assistance, disaster response, and community services regardless of religion or background.
Official website: [Islamic Relief USA](https://irusa.org?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Some key facts:
– Registered as a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit. ([Wikipedia][1])
– Works in disaster relief, hunger relief, education, water access, Ramadan/Zakat programs, and U.S. community outreach. ([Islamic Relief USA][2])
– Has regional offices including one in New Jersey.
– Received high nonprofit ratings such as a 4-star score from [Charity Navigator] (https://www.charitynavigator.org?utm_source=chatgpt.com) according to referenced reports. (
Contact page:
[IRUSA Contact Information](https://irusa.org/contact-us/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
YouTube channel:
[Islamic Relief USA YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/IslamicRelief?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
the WORD Editor Gregg W. Morris
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BY THE ROOTS is an intrepid and necessary work: Queer cinema rooted not in stereotype or market trend, but in lived complexity. Memory, survival, embodiment, and the difficult labor of becoming whole resonate throughout the film. Audiences that value intimate, fearless independent filmmaking: BY THE ROOTS shouldn’t be missed.
Emily Robinson — The Central Protagonist (Madison Young surrogate). Robinson plays the film’s primary point-of-view character, a young woman navigating identity, sexuality, and artistic self-definition. The role is widely understood as a fictionalized stand-in for Madison Young herself, tracking her…