Theater

Horror Industry Profile: Nigel Semaj

Nigel Semaj They/them/theirs Director/Choreographer/Movement Director/Educator  NIGEL SEMAJ.  is a New York City based director/movement director/choreographer/educator from Washington, D.C. Notable directing credits include, For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf, which won awards from the Kennedy Center in Direction, Ensemble and Excellence in Costume Design, columbinus, The Baltimore Waltz, Sarah Kane’s … Read moreHorror Industry Profile: Nigel Semaj

(Issue 2) TV, Film, & Theater Feature: Lukita Maxwell

Lukita is a Gen Z creative based in LA. She is currently the Head Web Designer and Editor at Sunstroke Magazine, an intersectional, GenZine. In addition to web design for Sunstroke, Lukita is currently working as a film actor. In the past she’s worked with ABC, 20th Century Fox, and most recently, HBO Max. She loves working amongst creatives, on or off a set, in front or behind a camera. Additionally to designing and acting, she’s passionate about photography, sustainability, good coffee, good music and traveling. This past month I got to sit down with Lukita and discuss small conservative towns, interests outside of acting and providing space for others.

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT:

RODGER WOODRUFF III Rodger Woodruff is an award nominated filmmaker based in Dallas, Texas. Lately he divides his time between making music videos for local artists he connects with and directing short films. His work has been screened in multiple festivals and featured in Lyrical Lemonade, the Dallas Observer, URBANIA France and more. In his … Read moreDIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT:

Making & Releasing Movies in the Dystopian Present by Miguel Silveria

April 2015.  Heroes are confusing.  As a child in Brazil, I grew accustomed to seeing films from the U.S.A depicting racial injustices being fought by heroic light-skinned fellas who used their rationality and generosity to help liberate the downtrodden from their burdens. It is now clear that if what these films portrayed then is still … Read moreMaking & Releasing Movies in the Dystopian Present by Miguel Silveria

EDITORS’ PICK: FAMILY

I wanted to include an editor’s pick so y’all, our beautiful viewers, can get to know us, your amazing editors. I also wanted to showcase our TV/Film/Theater picks because although it may feel like all you see are white stories or stories of the oppressor, our stories have been here for a while and are … Read moreEDITORS’ PICK: FAMILY

RUN AWAY, RUE: Film Review by Maya Renee Castro

Run Away, Rue tells the story of a young woman who is forced to confront her social anxiety, which manifests in haunting hallucinations caused by menstrual blood loss.  When I watched Run Away, Rue I was really intrigued by the mixture of animation and real life performances. I feel the animation gave the film this … Read moreRUN AWAY, RUE: Film Review by Maya Renee Castro

(Issue 1) Theater, Film & TV Feature: Iris Beaumier

Interview by Maya Renee Castro & Carolina Meurkens Photography by Joana Meurkens Iris Beaumier is a proud New Yorker and first generation immigrant of French and Ghanaian descent. She is an actor/ singer/ filmmaker with a passion for environmentalism and social change. Iris and I met as freshmen at LaGuardia High School Music & Art … Read more(Issue 1) Theater, Film & TV Feature: Iris Beaumier

CLOUDLOGIC by Robert Alexander Wray

CHARACTERS  Kate  Joan  Becca  TIME  Present  PLACE  A mountain overlook  (KATE, JOAN and BECCA, on the edge of a clifftop)  KATE  …It’s a short walk…Just a few short steps and you’re…  BECCA  Off the cliff.  JOAN  Splat.  KATE  …This is where I go when I need peace. I sit here, on this rock, look out … Read moreCLOUDLOGIC by Robert Alexander Wray

EDITORS’ PICK: Representation

by Maya Renee Castro I wanted to include an editors’ pick so y’all, our beautiful viewers, can get to know us, your amazing editors. I also wanted to showcase our TV/Film/Theater picks because although it may feel like all you see are white stories or stories of the oppressor, our stories have been here for … Read moreEDITORS’ PICK: Representation

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