For your viewing pleasure

Forewarning: until October 16, I will be slow with blog updates. In the meantime, check out some of the incredibly impactful films I can’t stop talking about!

Brown is the New Green: This fresh, provocative film examines how corporate efforts to profit from the “Latino market” are shaping America’s perception of Latinos. The program features the extraordinary insight and observations of Latino icon and advocate George Lopez through rare behind-the-scenes access to the actor/comedian’s remarkable life and career. 

A Woman Among Warlords follows the campaign of a woman running in Afghanistan’s first democratic parliament election in more than 30 years. WIDE ANGLE profiles 27 year-old Malalai Joya, one of the country’s most famous (and controversial) women since 2003…

HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a riveting documentary that examines representations of gender roles in hip-hop and rap music through the lens of filmmaker Byron Hurt, a former college quarterback turned activist.

Conceived as a “loving critique” from a self-proclaimed “hip-hop head,” Hurt examines issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today’s hip-hop culture.

Brazil in Black and White “Am I black or am I white? Even before they ever set foot into a college classroom, many Brazilian university applicants must now confront a question with no easy answer.

Brazil in Black and White follows the lives of five young college hopefuls from diverse backgrounds as they compete to win a coveted spot at the elite University…