. An audience favorite at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, “Street Gang: How To Get to Sesame,” looks to welcome indie film audiences back to art-house cinemas.
This Week in Cinemas April 18, 2021.
Author: Steve Ramos
Steve Ramos is a national, award-winning journalist whose advocacy of independent and art cinema has made him one of America's leading critical voices. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Boxoffice, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Movie Jungle.com, New York Magazine.com, Screen Daily and indieWire among others. In 2001, Ramos broke the story of a Cincinnati art-house theater snipping a sex scene from director Wayne Wang's "The Center of the World," which led the theater owner to ban him indefinitely from the theater. Ramos has programmed for film non-profits like 92Y Tribeca in order to bring independent film to larger audiences. He earned a BA in Philosophy from Xavier University and makes his home in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and son.
This Week on TV Saturday, April 17, 2021
Cristin Milioti is the bright star of “Modern Love,” delivering the right mix of physical silliness and female strength.
This Week in Cinemas: Coded Bias debuts on Netflix.
“Coded Bias” filmmaker Shalini Kantayya dives into the social justice challenges surrounding facial recognition technology with her compelling tech documentary.
What are Ethical Algorithms? The Tech documentary “Coded Bias” predicts future possibilities.
Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya investigates advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning in the impactful documentary “Coded Bias.”
This Week in Cinemas: Shiva Baby debuts April 2, 2021, in cinemas and TVOD
Filmmaker Emma Seligman continues to receive festival praise from Outfest to SXSW for her “coming-of-age classic” comedy “Shiva Baby,” about a soon-to-be college graduate running into an ex-girlfriend and her secret sugar daddy at a family shiva.
A $47 Billion Value, charismatic co-founder, and financial fallout come together for the compelling startup documentary “WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn.”
Filmmaker Jed Rothstein emphasizes human drama behind the financial roller-coaster ride of coworking startup WeWork.
Make Women Empowerment a Priority in the Post-Covid-19 Economy
Melinda Gates, philanthropist, business leader, and global women and girls advocate, joins podcaster Kelly Corrigan for an inspiring SXSW presentation.
This Week on TV Tuesday, Match 30, 2021
Filmmaker Cullen Hoback makes a compelling detective in the documentary series “Q: INTO THE STORM.”
Share Five Trends out of SXSW Online 2021 that will help you grow.
Here are five concepts from SXSW Online 2021 that inspire artists, business leaders, and entrepreneurs.
This Week in Cinemas: Afrofuturism: Blackness Revisualized Film Festival Launches March 26, 2021.
The online 2021 SXSW Festival is a wrap, but there are new film festivals available for streaming.