SXSW 2025: “Baba I’m Fine” explores the angst of an Arab teenage girl
I was fortunate to discover Karina Dandashi and her work at the Indy Shorts Film Festival in 2023. Her short film, “Cousins,” which screened at the festival, was about a queer Arab American woman and a night she spends with her long distance cousin in New York City. It was a slice of life film, […]
Gaysorn Thavat on Her Sublime Directorial Feature Debut, “The Justice of Bunny King”
Like many moviegoers of my generation in the United States, I was first captivated by the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Yet it wasn’t until I saw Niki Caro’s masterful “Whale Rider” upon its release two decades ago that I became fascinated by the diverse cultures that […]