Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP.
Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial.
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Here’s the library of the best ANIMATION films to watch in the world today:
https://www.wildsound.ca/animation-short-films
Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP.
Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial.
Thank you.
Here’s the library of the best ANIMATION films to watch in the world today:
https://www.wildsound.ca/animation-short-films
Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP.
Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial.
Thank you.
Here’s the library of the best ANIMATION films to watch in the world today:
https://www.wildsound.ca/animation-short-films
Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP.
Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial.
Thank you.
Here’s the library of the best ANIMATION films to watch in the world today:
https://www.wildsound.ca/animation-short-films
Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP.
Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial.
Thank you.
Here’s the library of the best ANIMATION films to watch in the world today:
https://www.wildsound.ca/animation-short-films
Starbucks baristas in Buffalo, NY, organize against corporate exploitation, sparking a nationwide, generational uprising among working-class Millennials and Gen Z as they challenge a powerful billionaire CEO and fight for their rights – a gripping story of a new generation of young workers, ages 21-35, largely women and from diverse backgrounds—who are fighting for their right to unionize at Starbucks.
https://www.baristasvsbillionaires.com
https://www.instagram.com/baristasvsbillionaires
Review by Andie Kay:
At least once in their lifetime, most people have worked a service industry job. If you haven’t? I highly recommend it because it will change the way you look at servers, baristas, and kitchen staff. It’s a grueling job paying minimum wage (sometimes less if you’re working for tips), where you are standing for the majority of your 8.5 to 9 hour shift and dealing with members of the general public who treat you miserably.
Starbucks is the largest coffee chain in the world. Google says so; I’m not making this up. Starbucks also (allegedly) takes wonderful care of its employees, calling them “partners” and offering them competitive wages, comprehensive health insurance, and college tuition coverage…(allegedly). Baristas vs Billionaires is an in-depth documentary exposing the billion-dollar corporations’ gaslighting and manipulation tactics they use with its baristas when they started to unionize.
Written by Brandyn Cross, Mark Mori and Glenn Silber, this documentary was eye-opening and incredibly well done. Mark Mori also directed this film and getting a chance to watch the interviews as well as the footage of Howard Schultz being interviewed by CNN was nothing short of riveting. The filmmakers also included footage of a televised Senate hearing so this film wasn’t just one-sided.
The cinematography in this was absolutely stunning, which is thanks to Bob Judson. The camera work and rich tonal quality were just beautiful. But it was the subject matter that really kept your attention as slowly more and more baristas from Starbucks stood together to fight and become a part of the union and get to the collective bargaining agreement. A fight that is still going on today.
This film was so impactful and important. It truly is a David and Goliath story and frankly, we all want to see David win. Go Starbucks Workers United!
In a barren, drought-stricken landscape, a woman makes the same solitary journey each day, carrying a bucket of water to the last living tree. With each step, the harshness of her surroundings contrasts with the quiet determination of her task. Her ritual is unspoken but deliberate, a gesture of care in a world that seems to have abandoned hope. As the days pass, exhaustion begins to take its toll. The tree shows signs of life, yet the woman falters. Just when she is on the verge of surrender, another figure appears on the horizon, carrying water of their own. Then, slowly, others follow. What begins as a solitary struggle becomes a shared act of resilience.
Review by Victoria Angelique:
The short film, A DROP AT A TIME, is a cinematic experience that will leave the viewer contemplating the many different themes explored as they watch one character collect every drop of water she can to help a tree grow. The environment is as much a character as the woman that searches for water so that her tree doesn’t die. It is a test of patience and endurance.
The sound design behind this film is what really makes it an experiment in sound design. The background music is low to the point it is almost hard to hear, but still invokes the silent patience of endurance. The sound of every footstep, whipping wind, and drop of water makes it clear how volatile it is to protect this plant. It shows that patience will hopefully pay off.
We barely see anyone else as the young woman treks alone, making the audience think she is alone in this world. The message is deeper than that, when people do appear it is clear that her actions and work have been closely watched. She never had to say a word and allowed her work to speak for her community.
The biggest theme to takeaway from this short film is that nothing happens overnight and work that involves passion takes time to cultivate. People won’t notice the difference overnight, but if people have hope, others will notice and it will spark a change.
A DROP AT A TIME subtly shows the audience that it takes one person to make a difference and that even if you think you aren’t making a dent, just one drop of water can cause others to notice until it gets them invested enough to help.
An intimate and reflective documentary about a former Windows On The World restaurant employee and 9/11 survivor as he returns to the rebuilt World Trade Center site for the first time in 24 years.
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Review by Victoria Angelique:
September 11, 2001 was a day that many people will remember for the rest of their lives, but the impact it had on people that worked in the World Trade Center is a story not heard often enough. BACK TO ONE: RETURN TO GROUND ZERO tells the story of Stephen Lindsay, a man that worked at the Windows of the World restaurant that was 106th and 107th floors in tower one. It has taken Stephen over 20 years to return to New York and the site where the twin towers once stood.
Stephen Lindsay takes the viewer through a journey of his story on that fateful day. He tells stories of his colleagues in a way to make the audience feel like they knew these people. We can feel what a normal work day felt like for Stephen from 1996 to 2001. These weren’t just his co-workers, they were his friends that he looked forward to seeing each shift.
His story shows what PTSD really looks like and what the healing process looks like for someone that not only experienced a tragedy, but knows who the people are beyond names on a memorial. He talks of a boss that encouraged him to follow his dreams of becoming a filmmaker, a friend that liked car shows, and other stories that show the true impact of this tragedy on a person that worked in the towers.
It takes a lot of bravery to return home and reflect, which Stephen Lindsay shows as he walks through the new architecture and speaks with reverence of what used to exist in these spots. This film depicts an important part of the healing process, the ability to return to what was once home and begin to remember fondly the people that he mourned.
In a futuristic world where creativity is fading, a young artist escapes into a breathtaking journey through imagination and self-discovery. As she transforms pain into art, her creations spark a chain reaction that inspires the next generation to dream again.
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Review by Julie C. Sheppard:
The animated short Just Like Magic is true to its title. It is a sparkling, magical homage to a young artist whose imagination shines above the pain, monotony and practicality of everyday life in a gloomy, crowded city where a sign bluntly states: Dreams Don’t Pay Rent.
The visuals are mesmerizing. The glowing eyes of the central character radiate a full gamut of emotions, from despondency with flowing crystal tears after feeling rejected by surroundings where art is unvalued, to extreme joy and wonder as imagination allows for soaring above the city and waving a glowing paint brush that generates dreamlike animals and streams of light. The soundtrack also follows along gracefully, moving from gentle, ethereal guitar and vocals to rousing orchestrals, jazzy saxophone and deep percussion.
Pain is glaringly apparent after the central figure is exposed to domestic strife, and distain by others. Fortunately, all is not lost – – the artist is not alone. Another young creator also crafts beauty despite being immersed in the same dark, melancholy world. The message is clear — it is the magic of expression that allows artists to use their imagination to see beyond misery and the mundane and develop inspiring works.
Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP.
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Thank you.
Here’s the library of the best ANIMATION films to watch in the world today:
https://www.wildsound.ca/animation-short-films
