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Interview: Tirf Alexius, Remoh Romeo Go Home in ‘Lakay’
CHICAGO– In America, we all came from somewhere, and there is always that other “home.” Brothers/filmmakers Tirf Alexius and Remoh Romeo – twenty-plus years removed from their native Haiti after moving...
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Film Review: Back to Haiti, Finding Identity in Emotional ‘Lakay’
CHICAGO– Understanding identity is a lifelong pursuit. When two U.S. immigrant brothers – and filmmakers – go back to to their native Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, they find much more than expected....
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Podtalk: Director Nadine Labaki Creates ‘Capernaum’
CHICAGO– One of the best films of 2018 is “Capernaum.” The title means “Chaos,” and co-writer/director Nadine Labaki certainly created a form of that action in the crazy quilt journey of the main...
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Podtalk: Director David Siev for His Doc on Hometown ‘Bad Axe’
CHICAGO– The combination of the divisive Donald Trump election and the pandemic affected many U.S. communities. David Siev, an American filmmaker from a Cambodian-origin family, turned on his camera to...
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