I had the chance to chat with Scott J. Ramsey about his upcoming film X, which will be screening at Another Hole in the Head film festival. This is the filmmaker’s directorial debut and is presented at a queer film. Thank you to Scott J. Ramsey for answering all of my questions. Continue reading “Interview with Scott J. Ramsey from @kleffnotes”
What would you do if intimate images from your life were shared with the world and you could do nothing to stop it? Based on real events that took place in 2014, Hacked focuses on how the women whose images and videos were shared without their permission from iCloud. The hack was investigated and a man was arrested, but this did not mean that the trauma was over for his victims. Continue reading “Hacked Movie Review from @kleffnotes”
I had the chance to chat with the founder and festival director of the Reelworld Film Festival, which took place in October of this year. This event is held in Toronto and designed to showcase BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) content creators and allow diverse communities to claim their own stories and bring unique voices to the table. I appreciate her taking the time to answer all of my questions. Continue reading “Interview with Tonya Williams from @kleffnotes”
Get ready for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with this vital prequel story, Resistance Reborn. While I am using the full title in the header of this article I will be referring to the book solely by the shorter, and more manageable title for the entire review. Set in the wake of the harrowing escape from Crait the Resistance has been reduced to a handful of wounded heroes. While the names Finn, Poe, Rey, Rose, Chewbacca, and Leia Organa are known throughout the worlds, those who are oppressed can only do so much with merely names. With Leia Organa’s final call for aid going unanswered work must be done to rebuild the Resistance with the presence of the First Order ever looming. Continue reading “Resistance Reborn (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review from @kleffnotes”
Katerina Gorshkov’s feature debut The Experience ties together a variety of genres under the umbrella of a teen coming of age story through the lens of Scarlet, Allison Kove, and her time at a wilderness camp designed to help her stop acting out. Once she arrives at this camp we see her working through her previous experiences from recent years as well as repressed elements from her childhood. As we bounce through these memories, we also see her father’s life outside of his daughter, which is far more dangerous than his family ever knew. Continue reading “The Experience Movie Review from @kleffnotes”
I had the chance to chat with Kenny Wong, who will be appearing as James Wong, in his film Dystonia. This feature is based on true events that occurred in Wong’s life and draws from his experiences with a dystonia diagnosis. Thank you to Kenny Wong for answering all of my questions about the film and his work as a violinist. Continue reading “Interview with Kenny Wong from @kleffnotes”
I had a chance to chat with Lee Lawson, an actor who has been part of a number of great indie productions. She answered a number of questions concerning all of these projects and gave voice to some great works you can see, especially in the Toronto area. Thank you to Lee Lawson for this interview. Continue reading “Interview with Lee Lawson from @kleffnotes”
Boybands create a culture of fandom that appears to be unrivaled in society. With roots that stem back to The Beatles, new bands have appeared and with the rise of social media the involvement fans have has been able to take on a new level of involvement. I Used To Be Normal focuses on four women who connected powerfully with specific boybands during their formative years and how this love has continued on, especially in the case of three women in the documentary. Continue reading “I Used To Be Normal Movie Review from @kleffnotes”
I had the chance to chat with actress and filmmaker Mariah Owen about her latest short film, Daddy’s Playground, which releases on No Budge this month. Focused on two sugar babies working to avenge their sugar mamas and daddies in a plan to overthrow the patriarchy this is an original short that will draw you in. I also chatted with her about some of her other upcoming projects. Thank you to Mariah Owen for answering all of my questions. Continue reading “Interview with Mariah Owen from @kleffnotes”
I had the opportunity to chat with award-winning writer, actor, and producer Jason T. Gaffney about his movie, Analysis Paralysis, as well as some of his other projects. This movie is Gaffney’s directorial debut and he co-wrote it with his father. In this rom-com the focus is on both mental health and on LGBT representation. Thank you to Jason T. Gaffney for answering all of my questions. Continue reading “Interview with Jason T. Gaffney from @kleffnotes”
