#LIKE

Edouard Joubeaud’s HAINGOSOA leads awards at Harlem International Film Festival 2020 among THUMBS UP FOR MOTHER UNIVERSE

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Harlem International Film Festival Program Director Nasri Zacharia said, “Our 15th edition introduced people throughout the state of New York to the unique hybrid of global cinema and local films that we have built a reputation celebrating for a decade and a half now. Harlem has long been a center, magnet, and inspiration for the arts, and while we look forward to returning to the theater next year, we enjoyed opening up all of our films, especially these award winners – virtually to the whole of New York state.”

Sarah Pirozek’s #LIKE at HARLEM Film Fest REVIEW; a Stephen King-Like Mash-Up of Nostalgia and Torture

By Luke Y. Thompson 5 years ago

Reconciling the two tones – that of the wistful last summer drama and the torture-deathtrap horror – is tricky, and not necessarily as marketable as favoring one over the other. But that’s a problem for the bean counters; creatively, it’s a risk that pays off, and captures the mood swings of a not-yet adult who rarely doubts her own moment to moment impulses.