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June 11, 2019 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice

Every year, I take a look at the Tribeca Film Festival programming guide and find a few films which stand out as “must-see.” It’s a sure bet that a documentary about one of my favorite vocalists would be on the list.

LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman allows Ronstadt to tell the story of her life in her own voice. As I mentioned in my review of Rocketman (which yes, is a feature, so not exactly the same), autobiographies on screen can provide a mixed result in terms of my overall satisfaction. The Sound of My Voice did end up tipping in the favorable column however. Allow me to elaborate.

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Filed Under: Documentaries, film festival Tagged With: linda ronsdtadt, tribeca Film Festival

May 21, 2018 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Tribeca Film Festival ’18 (Part 2 of 2)

Here is Part II of my adventures at Tribeca Film Festival, 2018 (Part I is here).

Netizens

I have to admit that for as much as I am on various social media platforms during the day, I have not heard this term, netizen. But I guess it is a thing (and makes sense too).

In the wake of #MeToo, many are welcoming the long-overdue conversation we need to have as a society about how we interact with one another in public and private online spaces. As any extended period of time in these spaces will show you, it is not the “world community utopia” which many hoped it would be. At best, online trolling, etc. is merely annoying. At its worst, the interactions can be harrowing and life-altering, as examined in Netizens, directed by Cynthia Lowen.

In this documentary, Lowen looks at three subjects whose lives have been affected by online harassment. After watching this film, I even feel like I am letting the perpetrators off pretty easy by simply calling it “harassment” because what is happening is a violation of the most insidious nature and includes a variety of digital abuse, such as:

  • Non-consensual pornography
  • Cyber-stalking
  • Threats of violence
  • Privacy invasions
  • Impersonation
  • Character attacks

For me a main driver of the narrative is the profile of Carrie Goldberg, a New York City-based attorney who has opened a law firm which specializes in Internet privacy and sexual assault and their intersection. For Carrie, herself a victim of cyberharrassment, this truly is a life’s work. This is not stated to underplay or diminish the stories of the other women featured (Tina and  Anita Sarkeesian). In fact, every woman is given equal time to share their terrifying experiences of being the targets of such horrible personal attacks. But Ms. Goldberg’s story seems to lie at the nexus of all the cases of harassment and how we as a society respond to it (or don’t). The ability of these women to be able to come out on the other side with the courage to share their stories is worthy of our notice.

Netizens tribeca film festival 2018

However as I left the screening, I wanted to hear MORE because it felt like there was a lot more story to tell. After some contemplation, I came to the conclusion that this (sadly) is just the beginning and that there will be many more stories for others to tell …

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Filed Under: Documentaries, film festival, Reviews Tagged With: netizens, tribeca Film Festival

May 10, 2018 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Tribeca Film Festival ’18 (Part 1 of 2)

It has been a crazy few weeks – that much is certain. Last week, saw me return from California and attempt to get back to my daily grind. Now that I am bit refreshed, I have had the opportunity to reflect on all the cinematic goodies which I have experienced over the past month. This includes the main subject of this post – my experience at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Due to an overlap with the TCM Festival during Tribeca’s second week, I was only able to catch 4 film. That meant my Tribeca weekend featured a Saturday/Sunday double bill.

Let’s start with the screenings on Saturday, shall we?

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Filed Under: film festival Tagged With: the seagull, tribeca Film Festival, zoe

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