Author: Mark Saldana

SXSW 2021 Review: LANGUAGE LESSONS

By Jan Hamilton Director: Natalie Morales, Screenwriters: Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales, Producer: Mel EslynA Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship. Cast List: Natalie Morales, Mark Duplass, Desean Terry, Christine Quesada Adam and Will are a couple who live together in relative wealth in Oakland. Will works. Adam stays at home. Will buys Adam… Continue reading SXSW 2021 Review: LANGUAGE LESSONS

SXSW 2021 Review: I’M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING)

By Jan Hamilton Directors: Kelley Kali, Angelique Molina, Screenwriters: Kelley Kali, Angelique Molina, Roma Kong, Producers: Roma Kong, Angelique Molina, Kelley Kali, Capella Fahoome, Deon ColeWhen a recently widowed mother becomes houseless, she convinces her 8-year-old daughter that they are only camping for fun while working to get them off the streets. Cast List: Kelley Kali,… Continue reading SXSW 2021 Review: I’M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING)

SXSW 2021 Review: BANTU MAMA (Dominican Republic)

By Jan Hamilton Director: Ivan Herrera, Screenwriters: Clarisse Albrecht, Ivan Herrera, Producers: Ivan Herrera, Nicolas LaMadrid, Franmiris LombertAn Afropean woman escapes after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She is sheltered by a group of minors, in a dangerous district of Santo Domingo. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she will see her destiny… Continue reading SXSW 2021 Review: BANTU MAMA (Dominican Republic)

SXSW 2021 Review: SASQUATCH

By Jan Hamilton Show-runner/Director: Joshua Rofé, Producers: Duplass Brothers Productions, Number 19Sasquatch is a true crime doc series following investigative journalist David Holthouse as he attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature. (World Premiere)  Sasquatch is a weekly series that will be… Continue reading SXSW 2021 Review: SASQUATCH

SXSW 2021 Review: SOUND OF VIOLENCE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) syn·es·the·sia /ˌsinəsˈTHēZHə/ noun PHYSIOLOGY•PSYCHOLOGY the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body. (Oxford English Dictionary) To be more specific and detailed, the concept of synesthesia, as portrayed in this… Continue reading SXSW 2021 Review: SOUND OF VIOLENCE

A QUIET PLACE PART II

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2018 John Krasinski’s fantastic horror/science fiction thriller, A Quiet Place, opened that year’s SXSW Film Festival and wowed its audiences at a packed Paramount Theater. That night, I was completely wowed, and was sold on the idea that Krasinsky is not only a talented actor,… Continue reading A QUIET PLACE PART II