This is one of my favorite shorts of the year. It is packed with so many relatable moments that will trigger memories of holiday gatherings for people of color in the audience. There’s the bougie family member that you want to impress, but who may be your primary competition. There’s…

Land of Gold caught me off guard. The film starts with Kirin (Nardeep Khurma, who is also the writer/director of the film). He’s a moody angry man that is hard to like. We meet him at a baby shower for his future child, but the man is complaining the entire…

John McEnroe is a known hot head in the tennis world. He is also a phenomenal player who had skills from a young age. He was once favored for the temper, but at some point, the same short fuse that fans and networks loved began to rankle fans. What happened…

Do you remember that Asian Guy in the NBA who dunked on Kobe? That’s usually how people begin to describe Jeremy Lin and his legendary game at Madison Square Garden in 2012. Director Frank Chi, however, breaks down the event into more significant parts, adding some deep background and foreshadowing…

A short from the Condición Humana program at Tribeca caught my eye. It explores the dynamics between brothers and the entire story is built around a set of stolen rings. They are immigrants from Ecuador who work in the family restaurant in NYC. …

Besides a well, one does not thirst. Besides a sister, one does not despair. — a Nushu poem Hidden Letters has to be one of my favorite films of Tribeca 2022. The doc is about women who have become celebrities in their communities. They are “keepers” of the ancient language…

The short is a simple story found in the Condicion Humana shorts program at the Tribeca Film Festival. A group of young soccer players happily play their summer away in a field near their home. It is an impoverished community, so balls are hard to come by. They only have…

And why that could be the method to her madness. My Instagram page was a wall of Beyonce covers this morning. Her iconic turns in the mag have always captured the collective attention of Black women in my circle. This one was no different. The conversation often begins the same…

A slow burn horror from the Call Me Crazy shorts pack, the Black Cape team dug up Skin and Bone. In fact, most of the team had watched the short before I got around to it. The film stars Amanda Seyfried as the creepiest character I’ve seen…