The Photograph is a love story written and directed by Stella Meghie starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, two black actors among the biggest names in Hollywood. Since its release, discussions of its quality have seen it compared to other black cinema, while others simply found it boring. After seeing the film, I beg to differ with the boring label and think that it’s an important work. ...
The Photograph is a love story starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, two black actors who are among the biggest names in Hollywood today. Since it was released last weekend, there have been some discussions about the quality of the film. Some are comparing it to films such as Queen and Slim while others simply thought that it was boring. After seeing the film, I think it is worth having a...
On October 9th, the Meridian Arts Centre opened a new exhibition called “Mandela: Struggle to Freedom” in partnership with the Canadian Human Rights Museum and the Apartheid Museum in South Africa, and curated by Karen Carter. The first floor of the exhibition begins with a portrayal of what apartheid looked like. The room is dark and it features signage posted at washrooms and benches...
DIANA (I Knew You When We Were Fourteen) is a play about two young people, Diana and Michael, who went to school together until suddenly, and very mysteriously, Diana goes missing in their early years of high school. Though they never really spoke, and would never be considered friends, Michael becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her. Many years later, he travels from his...
Matthew Rankin’s Comedy is the Kind for Film Festivals The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has wrapped up and I hope some of you were able to take some time out of your busy schedules to check out a film or at least walk along King Street just to take it all in. One of the most talked about Canadian films that premiered at the festival was “The Twentieth Century” and I had a...