In 2021, deep in the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, film festivals began opening their catalogs to those unable to attend. The thought was if one could not attend physically, they would bring the show to them. Festivals such as SXSW and Fantasia Fest created pathways to allow consumers and the press to see films
Created by Peter Moffat, AMC’s forthcoming legal drama 61st Street follows Moses Johnson, a young Black high school athlete targeted by the Chicago Police Department under suspicions of being a gang member. The tension is high as Moses struggles through the investigation as well as feelings of guilt and betrayal toward his community. Meanwhile, the
Writer and director Morrisa Maltz poured her soul into her latest movie, The Unknown Country, which follows a grieving young woman on her roadtrip journey from the Midwest to the Texas-Mexico border. Transporting viewers back to 2016, the drama resonates feelings of social injustice, grief and loss, and displacement. It grapples with the concepts of
AMC’s forthcoming legal drama 61st Street tackles the intense subject of racism within policing and actor Mark O’Brien is at the frontline as he steps into the role of Officer Logan. “I play Logan – a police officer who is a generational cop. His whole life is growing up in Chicago and being a police
Tony and Emmy winner Courtney B. Vance will lead AMC’s upcoming crime drama 61st Street – which received a two-season order from the network. Taking place in Chicago, the series unfolds a corrupt criminal justice system after Black high schooler Moses Johnson is pulled away from his straight-laced life and accused of being a gang
AMC Networks’ highly-anticipated legal drama 61st Street brings Doctor Who actor Tosin Cole to the forefront as leading character Moses Johnson. Moses is a young Black high school athlete who finds himself taken in by the Chicago police department as a suspected gang member. He struggles through the investigation as the police force mourns the
Directed by Gillian Jacobs, More Than Robots tells the story of four teams of teenagers from Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Chiba, Japan, and their preparation to compete in the 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition. It is a heartwarming story as the teenagers work together to overcome challenges, including resource limitations and the COVID-19 pandemic. In a
Emmy winner Daresha Kyi created a heartfelt and timely documentary about transgender youths, showcasing the importance of familial and community support. Mama Bears follows a group of conservative, Christian mothers with queer children and their fight for acceptance within their communities and against anti-trans laws. Kyi, who directed the 2019 TV documentary Trans in America,
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic is the latest feature film to come from the filmmaking duo Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö. Making its North American premiere at the 2022 South by Southwest festival, the thriller follows a wheelchair-bound blind man who decides to travel alone to reach the woman he
Making its world premiere at the 2022 South by Southwest festival, The Prank tells the story of a high schooler (Connor Kalopsis) who is tormented by his “evil” physics teacher (Rita Moreno). His friend Mei Tanner (Ramona Young) takes it upon herself to spread an online rumor about the teacher, blaming her for the disappearance