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WOMEN TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL 2017 REVIEWS: Cati Gonzalez ‘s EKAJ is a bold, harrowing film about life on the streets that makes most Hollywood films look “soft”

By Miguel Cima 9 years ago

Allowing oneself to be basted in the film’s world is transformative. Never again will you look at “bums” and “degenerates” in a one-dimensional way. Because now, you’ve lived with them. Forget the soft edges and Hollywood dazzle of films like Midnight Cowboy or My Own Private Idaho. Such works don’t dare to delve into the filmic poetry and crushingly honest depictions which EKAJ achieves.

TRIBECA 2017 REVIEWS: Elina Psykou's SON OF SOFIA takes us into the deeply dark realm of an abused and neglected child’s imagination

By Miguel Cima 9 years ago

Using transitions between a harsh, stern reality and the deeply dark realm of an abused and neglected child’s imagination, it’s a haunting expedition into a shadow world of juvenility without light and hope. Nestled in the core of this savage trek, however, is an important discovery. What is the outcome of insight? This film seeks the answer to this through a beautiful and besmirched prism, where disillusionment is uncovered as a fractured form of enlightenment.