Austin-based nonprofit Indie Meme hosts their milestone 10th annual Indie Meme Film Festival (IMFF), featuring some of the most incredible films, filmmakers, and actors working in South Asian cinema. Since its inception, IMFF has been a platform for socially relevant storytelling, showcasing diverse voices from South Asia. The festival has sparked meaningful conversations on topics… Continue reading Movie News: Indie Meme Film Festival (IMFF) celebrates its 10th annual event of South Asian Cinema
Author: Liz Lopez
Movie Review: Freaky Tales Arrives in Austin theaters
Written and directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, Freaky Tales has a theatrical release in Austin, TX, and one I was pleasantly surprised to learn about just a couple of days ago. I have not seen big-budget marketing for this film, so I gleefully opened an email stating that Pedro Pascal was in this… Continue reading Movie Review: Freaky Tales Arrives in Austin theaters
SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Red Sands – Beyond the El Paso City Limits
The immersive documentary short film Red Sands made its World Premiere at the SXSW Film & Television Festival 2025. This film is the directorial debut of filmmaker Romina Cenisio, “whose work examines the preservation of complex identities and subjects on the fringe of existence,” as described in the press information. The filmmaker is the daughter… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Red Sands – Beyond the El Paso City Limits
Movie Review: My Love Will Make You Disappear – Romance, Comedy, and Life Challenges
My Love Will Make You Disappear stars Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino and is directed by Chad V. Vidanes from a screenplay by Patrick Valencia and Isabella Policarpio. This film tells the story of Sari (Kim Chiu), a young woman who believes she has been cursed since childhood and is doomed to be single all… Continue reading Movie Review: My Love Will Make You Disappear – Romance, Comedy, and Life Challenges
Movie Review: We Were Dangerous – Winner of Special Jury Award in 2024 is a Must-Watch
We Were Dangerous is Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s directorial debut. It is a coming-of-age dramatic feature film. Maddie Dai wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at the SXSW Film & Television Festival in 2024, where it won a Special Jury Award. I am so glad I had the opportunity to see it recently after missing it… Continue reading Movie Review: We Were Dangerous – Winner of Special Jury Award in 2024 is a Must-Watch
Movie Review: The Friend – Life, Love and the Many Emotions in Relationships
David Siegel and Scott McGehee (Bee Season, Montana Story) write and direct a heartwarming and touching story. Their work tackles several challenging emotions that many of us have gone through from the loss of a loved one, either by natural causes or by their hand. Suicide is not easy to process or get through, and… Continue reading Movie Review: The Friend – Life, Love and the Many Emotions in Relationships
Crítica de película: The Ballad of Wallis Island – Aunque dramática, la comedia británica brilla
La película The Ballad of Wallis Island se proyectó en el Festival de Cine de Sundance, seguido por el Festival de Cine y Televisión SXSW el mes pasado. Cuando una persona escucha hablar de “juntar la banda”, surge la pregunta sobre cuántas personas hay en la banda. James Griffiths creó un cortometraje hace casi dos… Continue reading Crítica de película: The Ballad of Wallis Island – Aunque dramática, la comedia británica brilla
SXSW Movie Review: Mola – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss – The Strong Bonds We Live
During this year’s SXSW Film & Television Festival, some outstanding documentary films were worth viewing and discussing. The films range over many topics. Mola – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss had its North American Premiere in the Documentary Spotlight section of this year’s festival. Directors Martin Brauen and daughter Yangzom Brauen are excellent… Continue reading SXSW Movie Review: Mola – A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss – The Strong Bonds We Live
Movie Review: Time Passages – Documentary by Son of His Mother and Dementia
Doc Days 2024 film festival offered the film directed by Kyle Henry Time Passages. Now, it is available for viewing at special screenings at the AFS Cinema from March 28th to 30th, with Kyle Henry available for a post-film discussion after each screening. About: A pandemic rages across the globe. In the final months of… Continue reading Movie Review: Time Passages – Documentary by Son of His Mother and Dementia
SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Holland
Dirigida por Mimi Cave y escrita por Andrew Sodroski, Holland hizo su estreno mundial en el Festival de Cine y Televisión SXSW este mes. Nicole Kidman interpreta a Nancy Vandergroot, una maestra en una escuela en Holland, Michigan. Está casada con Fred Vandergroot (Matthew Macfadyen), un optometrista, y tienen un hijo llamado Harry (Jude Hill).… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: Holland