The Village-Grown Dialect Film FestivalBy World Cinema Reports' Editors11/16/20188 Mins Read GUANGDONG, South China — For three centuries, quiet Zurong Village at the southernmost tip of China’s mainland hasn’t had much…
An interview with Carlos Amador, about California Immigrant Policy CenterBy Bijan Tehrani11/04/201810 Mins Read Carlos Amador is CIPC’s Organizing Director, based in Los Angeles. He brings a wide-range of organizing and campaign skills from…
A conversation about The Apology, Airing October 22 on POVBy Bijan Tehrani10/21/20186 Mins Read The Apology depicts the personal journey of three women whose lives were upended when they were forced into sexual slavery…
Pariyerum Perumal: Civility in an Uncivil, Casteist SocietyBy World Cinema Reports' Editors10/13/201819 Mins Read Among other things, the film showcases how the campuses in Tamil Nadu are widely demarcated among the student population based…
Medea Benjamin talks about her book, Inside IranBy Bijan Tehrani10/08/201814 Mins Read Social-justice filmmakers are in constant search for important and crucial sources for subjects for their films. The new book by…
Social Justice Film Festival opened in Seattle todayBy World Cinema Reports' Editors10/05/201813 Mins Read Social Justice Film Festival opened tonight at Seattle and will run until October 15th. Justice in Immigration – Undeterred October…
Border Among Los Angeles Film Festival WinnersBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/30/20183 Mins Read The newest of the fall festivals wraps up today, and the Los Angeles Film Festival has announced Tom Shadyac’s powerful and inspiring true…
Alex Moratto talks about SocratesBy Bijan Tehrani09/29/20184 Mins Read After his mother’s sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo’s coast, must survive on his…
Kenya Lifts Ban on Rafiki, a Bridging The Borders Award nomineeBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/26/20183 Mins Read The director of Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu, sued the Kenyan government to lift a national censorship that rendered the film ineligible for…
The Dangers of Conflating Minority Casts with Social JusticeBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/25/20184 Mins Read Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past nine months, chances are you’re probably familiar with the films Black…
