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.
Events
2023 SIFF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Carey Newman Talks Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
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.
Movie lovers gathered in Brooklyn’s historic Greenwood Cemetery this past Thursday for a night of laughs, tears, gasps, and of course, short films.
PATRÓN Celebrates New PATRÓN EL CIELO With Grammy Award-Winner Doja Cat
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The Knockturnal had the opportunity to attend the Yellowjackets Season 2 Emmy FYC Event at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles. Showtime’s psychological drama was created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and follows a high school soccer team that survives a plane crash in the desolate Canadian wilderness.
On Thursday, May 18 Deep Green AI and Nolcha Shows collaborated to host an event to celebrate Crypto Week in Miami, Florida. The event took place at the luxurious Hyde Beach lounge in South Beach, featuring sponsors from various blockchain solutions.
This year’s gala theme, “Doll Test”, is inspired from the 1947 photos taken by Gordon Parks from the trailblazing experiment in the United States.
The dance company hosted their annual spirit gala at a new venue and stage: Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC.
Nonprofit “Get Lit” Hosts Documentary Screening and Mental Health Discussion Panel
On March 23, the nonprofit “Get Lit” screened thirty minutes of the documentary, “Our Words Collide.” The film showcased five poets from the Get Lit program. After, a mental health panel featured director Jordan Barrow, and two youth poets, Sam Luo, and Amari Turner. Author and mental health activist Héctor Tobar led the discussion. The event showed the organization’s positive impacts on literacy and young people.
Gitano Island NYC Creates its Own Tropical Paradise just Outside the City
The modern Mexican eatery and tropical beach club make for a perfect excuse to escape the Manhattan madness.