As part of my work with New York City's Winter Film Festival (Feb. 18-22, 2026), I had the chance to interview filmmakers from the festival's lineup and write articles promoting their work on the festival's website. For the article linked below, I spoke with Asaph Luccas, a Brazilian filmmaker, about her short film "Vacas Brancas … Continue reading Communal Comedy: Using Humor to Criticize the Absurdities of Racism
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A Vivid Window Into a Town on the Senegalese Coast
As part of my work with New York City's Winter Film Festival (Feb. 18-22, 2026), I had the chance to interview filmmakers from the festival's lineup and write articles promoting their work on the festival's website. For the article linked below, I spoke with Spanish director Álvaro Hernández Blanco about his documentary short, "Los Cayucos … Continue reading A Vivid Window Into a Town on the Senegalese Coast
The Best Efforts to Adapt Still Leave Festivals and Filmmakers in Limbo
Originally written in fall 2020, this piece, through the perspectives of a new feature filmmaker and veteran festival organizers, covers adjustments made on the horror festival circuit to accommodate COVID-19's disruptions. It was published in Cooper Squared, an NYU student publication. https://coopersquared.com/2021/01/04/the-best-efforts-to-adapt-still-leave-festivals-and-filmmakers-in-limbo/
Independent Film Remains Resilient Despite Pandemic’s Challenges
Originally written in fall 2020, this Q&A with IndieWire's executive editor, Eric Kohn, covers how film festivals, productions, and distributors were adapting in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was published in Cooper Squared, an NYU student publication. https://coopersquared.com/2021/01/14/independent-film-remains-resilient-despite-pandemics-challenges/
Filming From (Hopefully) A Safe Distance
Independent and student filmmakers are finding ways to push ahead in a pandemic that has fueled both their purpose and their desperation.
The Chef Behind the Pizza Cupcake
Andrea Meggiato is an Italian chef who looked to his roots for inspiration in starting a food business in New York City. https://youtu.be/QAp6wCSl5-A
Foley Artists: The Invisible Heroes of Film and TV
They are not at the top of the credits, they don't get awards, their work is invisible but always present. They are Foley artists. Nick Caramela, a Foley artist working out of New York City, tells us the story of his path to Foley. https://soundcloud.com/aadil-cheema-573169688/foley-artists-the-invisible-heroes-of-film-and-tv
The Sherrill Roland Experience
Sherill Roland poses inside his interactive artwork on display as part of the O.G. Experience at Studio 525 from February 20-25. The O.G. Experience emphasizes the voices and experiences of those impacted by the United States' history of mass incarceration. Roland described posing for the picture as "eerie" given he spent almost a year in … Continue reading The Sherrill Roland Experience
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