Jillian Dale

TIFF 2020: I Am Greta Film Review

September 20, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

“People always tell us that young people are going to save the world. But there’s simply not enough time to wait.” Teenage climate activist, Greta Thunberg implores world leaders to take critical action now. I […]

President Barack Obama walks along the West Colonnade of the White House with Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza Feb. 18, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

TIFF 2020: The Way I See It Film Review

September 18, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

The Way I See It, directed by Dawn Porter, is an adaptation of the New York Times #1 bestselling book Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents by Pete Souza. It’s fair to say that Souza has had an interesting […]

TIFF 2020: MLK/FBI Review

September 17, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

MLK/FBI, directed by Emmy® Award-winner and Oscar®-nominee Sam Pollard, reveals documents, recently declassified by the National Archives, which shed light on FBI Chief, J. Edgar Hoover’s fixation with bringing down Martin Luther King Jr. The film exposes […]

TIFF 2020: Nomadland Starring Frances McDormand

September 13, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

Nomadland, directed, produced, and written by Chloe Zhao, starring Academy® Award winner, Frances McDormand, is a snapshot of life in post-recession America. Based on the book by Jessica Bruder, it follows a year in the […]

TIFF 2020: One Night in Miami Review – Regina King Directorial Debut

September 11, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

One Night in Miami, a revisionist history film, features writer Kemp Powers’ fictional interpretation of a real meeting that took place between Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Cassius Clay (who later changed his name to Muhammad […]

Rebuilding Paradise, Directed by Ron Howard, To Be Released By National Geographic Virtually In Select Theaters on July 31, 2020

July 27, 2020 Jillian Dale 1

Rebuilding Paradise, from Academy Award®-winning director, Ron Howard, is a moving story of resilience in the face of tragedy, as a community ravaged by disaster comes together to recover what was lost and begin the important […]

Children Mending Hearts Distributes Food and Clothing at the Watts Empowerment Center, Photo courtesy of Lysa Heslov

Children Mending Hearts’ Founder, Lysa Heslov, Creates #SeparateTogether Call To Action – Delivering Food and Clothing to Watts Empowerment Center

July 19, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

Hunger is growing. California parents are struggling to feed their families, and food banks are experiencing a dramatic increase in demand. With no end to the pandemic in sight and permanent job loss numbers on the […]

Phil Demers in the Walrus and the Whistleblower, Credit Joseph Michel Gratton

Walrus and the Whistleblower Documentary Premieres at Hot Docs 2020: Wins Audience Award

June 19, 2020 Jillian Dale 2

SYNOPSIS: Phil Demers (aka Walrus Whisperer) is a part-time mailman who lives in a bungalow across the creek from Marineland, the iconic amusement park in Niagara Falls, where he had his dream job as an animal trainer […]

Laverne Cox in Disclosure, Courtesy of Netflix

Netflix to Release ‘Disclosure’ Spotlighting the History of Trans People in the Media on Juneteenth

June 13, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

SYNOPSIS: Disclosure (formerly titled Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen) is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and […]

Still image from COLETTE, Photo Courtesy of Anthony Giacchino

Palm Springs International ShortFest Selections Announced

June 4, 2020 Jillian Dale 0

Palm Springs International ShortFest has selected 332 short films in their Official Selection that will be eligible for jury award consideration. These films represent 69 countries and were selected from more than 6,000 submissions received this year. […]