Sundance 2022: Phoenix Rising and Evan Rachel Wood’s story hold up to rigorous documentary standards of long-form journalism

Sundance 2022: Phoenix Rising and Evan Rachel Wood’s story hold up to rigorous documentary standards of long-form journalism

ByLes RokaJan 26, 2022

In the few short days since Amy Berg’s documentary Phoenix Rising premiered at Sundance, many have been discussing on social media the details that actor Evan Rachel Woods provided about the abuse she endured during her relationship with Brian Warner a/k/a Marilyn Manson between 2006 and 2011, most notably her description of being raped on … Read more

Sundance 2022: Aftershock captivating documentary of stories of tragic irony transformed into dynamic cause for reforming unjust, racist maternal health system

Sundance 2022: Aftershock captivating documentary of stories of tragic irony transformed into dynamic cause for reforming unjust, racist maternal health system

ByLes RokaJan 26, 20227 min read

There usually are empirical realities confirmed by numerous sources and studies that validate statistics which make evident the…

Sundance 2022: To The End absorbing, highly informative chronicle of grassroots activism for the Green New Deal

Sundance 2022: To The End absorbing, highly informative chronicle of grassroots activism for the Green New Deal

ByLes RokaJan 25, 20227 min read

The story of grassroots political activism that electrified Rachel Lears’ Documentary Knock Down The House, which won the…

Sundance 2022: Filmed in Utah, Summering smart coming-of-age story with horror, fantasy mixed for an ideal Sundance Kids offering

Sundance 2022: Filmed in Utah, Summering smart coming-of-age story with horror, fantasy mixed for an ideal Sundance Kids offering

ByLes RokaJan 25, 20226 min read

The Sundance Kids offering of Summering, directed by James Ponsoldt which he wrote with Benjamin Percy, is a…

Sundance 2022: Mija passionate, inspiring documentary about immigration, music, social change, entrepreneurial resilience

Sundance 2022: Mija passionate, inspiring documentary about immigration, music, social change, entrepreneurial resilience

ByLes RokaJan 25, 20225 min read

In less than a handful of years, Doris Muñoz quickly established her credentials in the music industry, particularly…