In his book Cinematic CartographyProfessor Chris Lukinbeal writes: “The distinctions between reality and representations […] blur in a world where presidents are actors. » Iconic films like Rocky or Top Gun have continued to show the American as a hero, capable of triumphing over all adversities. This scenario will persist in the years to come. It even risks growing with the re-election of Donald Trump. However, we can bet that resistance to the president will also be expressed in the cinema: the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements influence film production, encouraging the production of feature films that deal with racial inequalities, women’s rights, marginalized people and other important social issues.
In this landscape, quality independent cinema is developing, driven by the excellent Sundance film festival which is held each year in Utah. The last two films which received the grand prize illustrate this vividly. A Thousand and One by A. V. Rockwell (awarded last year and available on VOD) follows the journey of a mother who, upon leaving prison, where she served a minor sentence, takes her son away from social services. Both must survive in the New York jungle and help each other.
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This year, In The Summers by Alessandra Lacorazza is […]
