What do three grown children do with Dad after his wife of 40 years dies? The kids in “Living Afterwards” want to close the small family hotel their parents had run for so many years and install their father in an apartment. Then a young and very pregnant woman arrives asking for … [Read more...] about CIFF: Winding Down
Film Festival
CIFF: Day 8. Under the African Skies
Its hard to believe how much time has passed since Paul Simon released his classic album "Graceland". Its not just the catchy tunes ("You Can Call Me Al", "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"), but the political and musical implications of his endeavor that are … [Read more...] about CIFF: Day 8. Under the African Skies
CIFF: Pelotero to Cape Spin
For young boys in the Dominican Republic, baseball may be their only chance to raise their family and themselves out of poverty. There are lots of reasons to dislike Major League Baseball, and chief among them, for me at least, is the way in which the organization and its agents … [Read more...] about CIFF: Pelotero to Cape Spin
Mid-week synopsis
In the last two days, I screened 6 films but won't spend much time discussing them since they have gone to movie heaven - or wherever they go when they are not picked up by a distributor. Here is the rundown. Apartment in Athens. A typical WWII movie that is good but nothing … [Read more...] about Mid-week synopsis
CIFF: Of Two Minds about . . .
Suppose you’re 11 years old and you find out that the man who raised you is not your "real" father. What feelings emerge? Surprise, anger, confusion? For Kattaka, it’s a terrible shock—enough to make her storm out of the room, slam the door, and wish her parents were dead. In … [Read more...] about CIFF: Of Two Minds about . . .
