By Eydie Mendoza A documentary filmed in Nicaragua, tells the story of a family who works and lives off the dumpsite in Managua. The children’s innocence is not gone. They play, laugh and get into mischief but they also work long hard hours. In Clean Hands we see the world through the parent’s eyes, the children’s’ eyes and not just that of the camera. Filmmaker … [Read more...] about Cinequest Movie Review and Interview: Clean Hands
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Cinequest Movie Review: American Muscle
By Eydie Mendoza “You’re out of options. Go home. Now!” Words like that make some people quit but drive others to preserver, and those words did just that for Claire, played by Ashley Platz, a street mechanic, aiming to beat her brother’s nemesis on the tar. American Muscle, a short by Nick Martinez a local film producer and writer, is showing at Cinequest now. Not … [Read more...] about Cinequest Movie Review: American Muscle
Cinequest Movie Review: Princess of the Row
By Eydie Mendoza “You are strong … stubborn … creative … and the world wants you to forget that.” Alysha (Tayler Buck), known as Princess and The Sergeant, her father (Edi Gago) are houseless, living in a tent in Los Angeles. Princess is no damsel in distress and this is no fairytale. Growing up hard-knocks, she is an aspiring teen writer, who in this coming of age … [Read more...] about Cinequest Movie Review: Princess of the Row
Maverick Spirit Award: An Evening with Rosario Dawson
Congratulations to Rosario Dawson for receiving the Maverick Spirit Award at Cinequest! An Evening with Rosario Dawson: Maverick Spirit Award When: February 28, 2015 @ 7:30pm Where: California Theatre | 345 South First St., San Jose, CA 95113 Cost: $20 Rosario Dawson receives the Maverick Spirit Award in this Cinequest event moderated by filmmaker Jennifer Siebel … [Read more...] about Maverick Spirit Award: An Evening with Rosario Dawson