Attending the LEGO Experience at SXSWEdu was a delightful adventure that perfectly blended play with education. One of the highlights was a fun workshop where small groups collaborated to reroute salmon and smolt around a dam using LEGO bricks. This hands-on activity sparked creativity and fostered teamwork and problem-solving skills, making it a fantastic way… Continue reading The Lego experience at SXSWEdu 2025
Category: Festivals
SXSWEdu 2025 Film Review: Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun
Premiering at SXSWEdu 2025, “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” presents a poignant and deeply unsettling exploration of gun violence in America through the eyes of its most vulnerable victims: the youth. This 30-minute documentary, produced by PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from cities like Philadelphia, Oakland,… Continue reading SXSWEdu 2025 Film Review: Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun
SXSWEDU FILM 2025: Counted Out – The importance of math
“Counted Out” asserts that math is not just a subject confined to classrooms but a vital tool that permeates our daily lives. From the relationships we cultivate to the news we consume, to the candidates we vote for and the job opportunities available to us, the film illustrates how an invisible layer of math underpins… Continue reading SXSWEDU FILM 2025: Counted Out – The importance of math
SXSW Festival News: SXSW Film & Television Feature Film Highlights
SXSW Festival News: SXSW Film & Television Feature Film HighlightsThe highly anticipated 32nd edition of the festival has a very diverse lineup of films, TV projects, and XR Experiences to debut March 7-14, 2025. The 2025 Film & TV program includes 96 features (82 are World Premieres), 3 International Premieres, 3 North American Premieres, 2… Continue reading SXSW Festival News: SXSW Film & Television Feature Film Highlights
The Gorge – Action, Sci-Fi, and Romance Collide in an Implausible but Entertaining Thrill Ride
Scott Derrickson’s The Gorge is a visually striking, genre-blending film that delivers thrilling action sequences and an unexpected dose of romance, even as its plot stretches the limits of plausibility. With a talented small cast led by Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, the movie combines sci-fi, action, and romance in a high-stakes narrative that keeps… Continue reading The Gorge – Action, Sci-Fi, and Romance Collide in an Implausible but Entertaining Thrill Ride
Movie News: SXSW | Official Selection, Hunting Daze, Available On Demand
Breaking Glass Pictures, a leading independent film distributor released the award-winning Canadian thriller Hunting Daze this month. The mystery/ thriller film was screened at the Fantasia Film Festival where it won the Audience Award Silver – Best Quebec Feature, an Official Selection at the 2024 SXSW Film & Television Festival, and the Sydney Film Festival.… Continue reading Movie News: SXSW | Official Selection, Hunting Daze, Available On Demand
AFF 2024: Spetember 5 – a tense take on Munich 1972
At first glance, ‘September 5’ might complement Spielberg’s Munich, both films addressing the tragic hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics. However, Tim Fehlbaum’s intense drama zeroes in on a different angle: the ethical and logistical challenges faced by journalists trying to cover an unprecedented act of terrorism as it unfolded live. Set entirely in ABC’s… Continue reading AFF 2024: Spetember 5 – a tense take on Munich 1972
Fantastic Fest 2024 Secret Screening Review: BETTER MAN Offers An Inventive Take On A Musical Biopic
When it comes to Fantastic Fest Secret Screenings, one never knows what to expect. So, unsurprisingly, it came as a bit of a surprise that one of 2024’s secret screenings was the Robbie Williams musical biopic Better Man. Writer/director Michael Gracey tells the story of British pop singer Robbie Williams, the various psychological problems he… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2024 Secret Screening Review: BETTER MAN Offers An Inventive Take On A Musical Biopic
Movie News: Resynator Now Available on Digital – SXSW Audience Award Winning Film
A SXSW World Premiere, Resynator earned the festival’s Audience Award and has gone on to screen at festivals worldwide. Join filmmaker Alison Tavel on a personal journey into her own family history and the legacy of the Resynator, the synthesizer her late father, Don, invented. The film features a star-studded roster of musicians, including Mark… Continue reading Movie News: Resynator Now Available on Digital – SXSW Audience Award Winning Film
