A documentary dealing with colonialism, gentrification, racial justice, and religious faith may have bitten off more than it can chew in its 40 minutes, but it’s got some valuable food for thought.
Category: Festivals
Movie Festivals around the world
Local Sightings 2021: Native Wisdom, City By The Sound
Two uncoventionally-structured and short-for-feature-length documentaries, each taking a look at the changing face of the PNW.
Local Sightings 2021: Occupying the Megalopolis, Reflecting on Anti-biased Education
Morgen discusses two documentaries, Occupying the Megalopolis and Reflecting on Anti-biased Education, appearing at the Local Sightings festival currently being held by the NW Film Forum both virtually and in person.
Local Sightings 2021: Sing To Me Sylvie, Maxie
Two films – both romantic dramas set in Oregon over the course of one weekend – with two very different tones and outcomes.
Local Sightings 2021: A Black Rift Begins to Yawn
A cosmic horror film “inspired by H.P. Lovecraft” provides little-to-no narrative clarity, but goes heavy on dreamy visuals, time folding in on itself, identities questioned, and pink and blue lighting.
Local Sightings 2021: Thin Skin
The marquee event of this year’s festival delivers bone-dry deadpan humor wrapped in the pathos of fighting to achieve a dream under difficult circumstances.
Local Sightings 2021: Rehab Cabin
A pair of best friends decide to take their favorite child-star actress to a cabin in the woods to help her dry out. As you can imagine, the aging actress isn’t into it, and chaos ensues.
TIFF 2021: The Forgiven
Clearly, a big mood for mid-pandemic entertainment is the foibles of the insufferably privileged on holiday. Here, it will prove to be ghastly weekend for Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in Morocco where a drive to a housewarming takes a tragic turn.
TIFF 2021: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Presented as part of TIFF’s tribute to Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a surprisingly loving portrait that tells her often outlandish story without making a complete joke of her sincere faith and boundless love.
The SunBreak at Local Sightings 2021!
Jenn and Morgen and diving into this year’s hybrid festival, which is showing films online via Eventive as well as in person at the Northwest Film Forum.