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As we celebrate Black History Month, let's take a look at the scope and impact this annual celebration has on those Latin American countries whose mixed heritage and histories speak crucially to cross-cutting identities. We discuss the seventh art as a fundamental window to give visibility to the Afro-Latino diaspora and as a means of representing the experiences of communities of African heritage in Latin America.

Phumi Tau, formerly Mthembu, is one of the HFPA’s and Film Independent’s Residency Recipients. The South African has produced, stars in, and co-wrote the script for African America.

Sundance is all about pre-planning and making difficult choices as there are so many screenings happening at the same time, often across town from each other. But I’m a sucker for any story about woman musicians, so I made sure to prioritize seeing two films in particular: It’s Only Life After All and Flora and Son.

As the world of technology continues to rapidly advance, particularly in the sphere of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the film industry has also begun incorporating AI into all aspects of the filmmaking process, transforming the way in which films are made and seen. For people who may not have a background in technology, it can be challenging to fully understand the implications and potential benefits of using AI within the industry.

Amid Avatar: The Way of Water’s unabated blockbuster box office performance, a Bollywood movie is breaking records. Pathaan, India superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback film, cracked North America’s top five and is being touted as probably the biggest Bollywood bow ever in the domestic market.

Avatar: The Way of Water remains number one in the box office in France. Directed by James Cameron with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver.

Here are the 2023 Sundance Film Festival winners, as provided by the Sundance Institute:   GRAND JURY PRIZESThe U. S.

 Sally Field won a Golden Globe as Best Actress in a drama in 1980 for Norma Rae, directed by Martin Ritt, after having won Best Actress at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and before winning an Academy Award for that performance. She would win a second Golden Globe followed by an Oscar in 1985 for Places in the Heart by Robert Benton.

The Chapel, the new movie from Belgian director Dominique Deruddere, premiered this past Friday, January 27 as the opening film at the Ostend Film festival (FFO). The Chapel tells the story of a twenty-three-year-old virtuoso pianist, Jennifer Rogiers (Taeke Nicolaï).

Casual channel zapping lets you follow the labor pains of the music streamer Spotify (The Playlist), or lets you get into the conflicted mind of the “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski (Ted K), or lets you observe a boxer named Stuart Long changing his work clothes as he becomes a fighter for God (Father Stu), or lets you get a glimpse into the histrionic insularity of the British Royals (The Crown) and their offspring’s revelations (Harry & Meghan). Stories of real people’s lives and actual historical events are ubiquitous and it seems they are more numerous than ever.