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.
Aadil Cheema 