Posts Tagged ‘Gravitas Ventures’
SXSW Double Feature – Unrest and Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
Unrest: Directed by Jennifer Brea, Unrest details her struggles with chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis or ME). At the age of 28, while working on her PhD at Harvard, she was struck by a mysterious illness after a experiencing a particularly high…
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SXSW Film Review – Sneakerheadz
If things had gone a different way, I could have very well been a subject of David T. Friendly and Mick Partridge’s Sneakerheadz (2015). As a kid I played sports, particularly basketball. When I entered high school, I got into break dancing. In both areas,…
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Film review – Appropriate Behavior
Desiree Akhavan’s breakup comedy Appropriate Behavior cautiously and honestly blends the familiar with the new, as she competently writes, directs, and stars in her first feature. Indiscriminately using every aspect of her own life to the screen, Akhaven plays Shirin, a second-generation Iranian who’s struggling…
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Film Review – Among Ravens
Among Ravens is the type of micro-indie that normally goes unseen and unheard of and thus impacts nothing either positively or negatively. It’s a from-the-heart labor of love full of actors acting and a camera crew capturing the natural beauty of its surroundings, soaking up…
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Film Review – Vino Veritas
The title of Vino Veritas (2013) is derived from the Latin proverb meaning “in wine, the truth.” There are people who – after too much alcohol – will say what they’re thinking, even if it’s smarter that they don’t. We all have secrets, and sometimes…
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