After a decade-long hiatus, the world of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games made its glorious return in 2020 with the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, promising more on the way. In true Hollywood fashion, a film adaptation starring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Hunter Schaefer, and Viola Davis was released back in 2023 to mixed reviews and huge financial success. And, with key financial success, comes the propagation of the franchise.ABC News reports that the film adaptation of Sunrise on...

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are often referenced as some of the most challenging conditions on both the person with the condition themselves and their family. Trying to navigate through the often rapid declines, as both the person with dementia and as the caretaker/family, is difficult. Banr, the directorial debut from Erica Xia-Hou, follows a family trying to function through the phases of dementia. As Liu Ximei (Sui Le) struggles with the disorientation and loss of self characterized by dementia,...

At Slamdance Film Festival, Red Broadwell interviews writer/director, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, of Memories of Love Returned. On April 24th, 2002, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine’s car broke down in the small town of Mbirizi, Uganda. While waiting for the car’s repair he stumbled upon a photo studio and met photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo, whose work spanned from the late 1950’s up till 2006 when he passed away.This chance encounter turned into a 22 year journey documenting and exploring Kibaate’s l...