Film Festivals Posts

Screen Cares hosts Jennie and Sarah share their festival experiences and film reflections.
Oct. 16, 2023

7 Movie Selection Resources for Your Next Movie Night

7 Movie Selection Resources for Your Next Movie Night Poltergeist (1982) is the film that taught me how very little I knew about movie ratings and how very much I needed to expand the range of resources I use to evaluate if and with whom I should w…

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Oct. 9, 2023

Don't Just Watch "Black Barbie: A Documentary," See It.

When I was in my teens and twenties, I often thought about my personhood and the standard “who am I” questions. When I was in my thirties, I reconciled the earlier decade’s ponderings, with new thoughts about career, family, goals …

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Oct. 3, 2023

Film Festivals Aren’t Just Parties and Pats on the Back

From September 28-October 4, I attended the 54th Nashville Film Festival as a member of the press, representing Screen Cares, a podcast that highlights the connective power of film. It was my first time attending a film festival in this capacity, th…

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Oct. 1, 2023

“Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive” A Coming of Age Story

The carpet was smaller than one might expect, although it was sufficiently red, and the woman standing on it was soft spoken, but radiant with confidence forged through decades of hard work. Gloria Gaynor was the star at the center of the 54th Nashv…

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