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Ranya Salvant

Ranya Salvant

Ranya "RJ" Salvant is a filmmaker and multimedia journalist from Sunrise, Florida. Having grown up as a queer, first-generation Afro-Latina in the South, she's taken her love of storytelling to reveal the intersectional needs and experiences with identity, culture and art. She's currently a graduate student at the University of Oregon studying Multimedia Journalism and Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies.

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50th Seattle International Film Festival Award Winners

by Ranya Salvant May 23, 2024
written by Ranya Salvant

SEATTLE – SIFF closed out its 50th Seattle International Film Festival on May 19, announcing the winners of the 2024 Golden Space Needle Audience and Juried Competition Awards. The 11-day festival, which began May 9, screened 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 narrative features, 47 documentaries, five archival films, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jaiyah and Taika Waititi Talk New Film ‘NEXT GOAL WINS’

by Ranya Salvant November 20, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

Most of us can name a sports film that has held a special place in our hearts for a long time. Taika Waititi’s new film, Next Goal Wins, achieves a heartfelt relief in the world of cinema today by focusing on not just the sport or need to win, but on the family that helps you get to at least that one goal.

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Muslim-Born Music Artist, Kidear, Reclaims Himself Through Music

by Ranya Salvant November 13, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

Kidear Youmans, a Muslim-born, gay, Black artist, has always had a love for music but he began his career in a different field. 

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Turning Grief into Art – Tolliver’s Musical Journey to Self-Discovery

by Ranya Salvant October 30, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

Tolliver wakes up like the rest of us–by splashing some water on his face and getting his morning cup of coffee on the way to pick up cat number two. That was the start of his day as we interviewed him to discuss his background, music, and journey of self-discovery.

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SIFF 2023 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Blake Leeper, Einar Thorsteinsson, Anton Einarsson, Brian Leong and Jóhann Stefansson

by Ranya Salvant July 6, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

During the Seattle International Film Festival final weekend, Blake Leeper and his team share what they accomplished by working together on ABLED.

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SIFF 2023 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Year of the Fox with Megan Griffiths and Eliza Flug

by Ranya Salvant June 6, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

Megan Griffiths and Eliza Flug discuss their feature film, Year of the Fox, starring Sarah Jeffrey and Lexi Simonsen which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 13.

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SIFF 2023 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: EGGHEAD & TWINKIE with Sarah Kambe Holland, Danielle Fountaine, and Kristina League

by Ranya Salvant June 6, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

Sarah Kambe Holland, 25-year-old Gen Z filmmaker, discusses the first feature film to be crowdfunded on TikTok, EGGHEAD & TWINKIE, a coming-of-age story about an Asian-American teenager who comes out to her parents and goes on a road trip to meet her online crush with her nerdy best friend.

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SIFF 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Peter Campbell Talks ‘Variations on a Theme’

by Ranya Salvant June 4, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

Peter Colin Campbell discussed premiering his short film, Variations on a Theme, at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 14 and his many other projects.

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2023 SIFF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Carey Newman Talks Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

by Ranya Salvant June 4, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

An interview with the executive producer of Aitamaako’tasmisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun reveals the true story of a young Siksika woman’s dream to ride bareback in the Indian Relay.

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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Cynthia Erivo for Netflix Film “Luther: The Fallen Sun” [Video]

by Ranya Salvant March 13, 2023
written by Ranya Salvant

After Luther’s series finale, fans were left wondering about DCI Luther’s fate after his last scene with Alice in 2019. This year Netflix’s new film,  Luther: The Fallen Sun, reveals a continued story for our favorite detective and we got to speak with Cynthia Erivo as she joined the cast for the Netflix film as DCI Odette Raine.

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