A Real Story Films bring to life hard truths and “Rob Peace” is one of those. Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rob Peace is based on the life of Robert DeShaun Peace, an intelligent young man who left Newark, New Jersey to attend Yale University. Unfortunately, Peace found himself back in the streets when he returned […]
A Legend Telling Her Own Story Women’s sports just a few years ago can’t compare to the love that it’s been getting recently. From Simone Biles to Naomi Osaka to Angel Reese, women athletes are finally getting the love and support they should’ve gotten years ago. But even with all the great women athletes out […]
40 Years of Films The Sundance Film Festival celebrated 40 years of showing and honoring independent films. Out of thousands of submissions from around the world, only a few were selected to premiere at Sundance including films “A Real Pain” directed by Jesse Eisenberg and “My Old Ass” directed by Megan Park. Both films left […]
Telling A Complex Story We all think we know Luther Vandross but most of us really just know his music. To honor all that he was, the documentary “Luther: Never Too Much” breaks down who Luther Vandross was on the stage and off the stage. Directed by Dawn Porter, the documentary goes through Vandross’ life […]
A Song that Changed History It was on January 28, 1985, when the biggest pop stars at the time came together in L.A. to create the song “We Are The World”, written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian. The charity song raised over $68 million to provide […]
Telling A Story Despite Controversy With such a bold title for a film, Director Kobi Libii knew he would face controversy for naming his film, “The American Society of Magical Negroes”. Even with the many comments and misunderstandings about the film, Libii had a story he wanted to tell from things he’s experienced with white […]
Telling the Story of a World Icon “FRIDA” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2024 making this Carla Gutiérrez director debut. Through this documentary, Gutiérrez and her crew use Frida Kahlo’s writings to tell Frida’s story from her diaries, letters, essays, and interviews. Instead of using historians and contemporary voices, Gutiérrez wanted […]
1987 in Oakland “Freaky Tales” was one of the main attractions on day one of the Sundance Film Festival 2024. The film highlights Oakland, California in 1987. The film is directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden who had another major hit at Sundance in 2006 with their film, “Half Nelson”. The film was full […]
About the Film The Horror film “I Saw The TV Glow” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2024. Directed by Jane Schoenbrun, the film follows two teenagers who connect from their love of the scary television show called “The Pink Opaque”, which randomly gets canceled. The main character Owen is first played by 13-year-old Ian […]
Historic Investment As more people move to Atlanta and development is constantly growing, the Atlanta Beltline, Inc. (ABI) has invested more than $550,000 in the Ralph David House, an adaptive-reuse development converting a motel into 54 apartments in the Reynoldstown community. This is ABI’s first time investing in a project with all permanently supportive housing […]
