Kenyan Journalist Boniface Mwangi Runs For Office Risking His Life and Family – A Must Watch!

By Lupita Franco Peimbert Boniface Mwangi is a charismatic man who grew up poor in Kenya. His parents called him “Softie,” but later they found out he was everything but that. He went from successful photojournalist for CNN, to activist and to political candidate in a Kenya full of corruption and violence.  In this highly … More Kenyan Journalist Boniface Mwangi Runs For Office Risking His Life and Family – A Must Watch!

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Children and Millennials Are Stepping Forward to Care for Family Members #SkyBlossom

I have just watched a live streaming of Sky Blossom, a documentary about American families taking care of each other. In those families, children and millennials are playing a key role as caretakers. And they do it because they love their father or grandfather who is now in need of assistance. Watching their stories and … More Children and Millennials Are Stepping Forward to Care for Family Members #SkyBlossom

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Online and Free, The Berlin and Beyond Film Festival is Around the Corner!

(San Francisco, CA) The Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, with the support and collaboration of the Goethe-Institut San Francisco and the Special Projects and Unexpected Needs (SPUN) grant of Grants for the Arts, will present the virtual film festival Berlin & Beyond in Focus, November 19-21, 2020. This heritage program commemorates the past, present, and future of Berlin & Beyond, correlating … More Online and Free, The Berlin and Beyond Film Festival is Around the Corner!

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#StayingAtHome —These 5 Films Will Melt Your Heart and Make You Smile.

By Lupita Franco Peimbert. Most of us are looking for things to do while staying at home because of #COVID-19, and in the process, we are realizing we could spend the rest of our lives catching up with the memories and experiences we’ve had. Unforgettable films are a big part of the treasure trunk we … More #StayingAtHome —These 5 Films Will Melt Your Heart and Make You Smile.

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Why Every Pretty Woman Must See the Film About Hedy Lamarr.

By Lupita Peimbert (Film) – She was a Hollywood actress of immense beauty; she was considered a bombshell because of the sexually she emanated. But for being pretty and sexy she paid the price that beautiful and sexy women have paid for centuries in societies led by unevolved, controlling young and old men: she was … More Why Every Pretty Woman Must See the Film About Hedy Lamarr.

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In Between – At The Jewish Film Festival.

(San Francisco Bay Area) – The struggles 3 Palestinian-Israeli women face in a world that is part old and part new show us that the traditions and values in the Arab World as contrasting as universal. Very. Women still face the punishment and stigma given by those who think women should behave in a certain way … More In Between – At The Jewish Film Festival.

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Blue Blood: Brasil represented at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Blue Blood is quite a story in the already full-of-stories life at a brazilian circus, and it happens when Circo Netuno returns to a volcanic archipelago two hundred miles off Brazil’s northeast coast. The film centers on the Cannon Man, an attractive young man who returns home to find the years have not diminished the taboo attraction … More Blue Blood: Brasil represented at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

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