Event Reviews

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SDAFF 2023 presents Tiger Stripes

SDAFF 2023 presents Tiger Stripes

Reviewed by Alicia Glass At the ripe old age of 12, Malay Muslim girl Zaffan is the first in her class to experience physical growth changes, and all the stigma that comes with them. It’s virtually impossible to watch this film, beautifully shot in the Malay jungles and surrounding communities, and not cringe at all the restrictions placed upon Zaffan (Zafreen Zairizal). And it’s everywhere, every single last place Zaffan is, there again she is shamed, shamed for something that literally...

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SDIFF 2022 presents Dotty and Soul

SDIFF 2022 presents Dotty and Soul

Reviewed by Alicia Glass After a cancelled Halloween costume scandal, Jewish entrepreneur Ethan Cox decides to try a Trading Places-like attempt at saving his career with Dotty, the charming black lady who sells snacks at his mothers’ hospital! Who does that anymore?...

SDIFF 2022 presents Taurus

SDIFF 2022 presents Taurus

Reviewed by Alicia Glass Chasing the last days of a rising music star who, while trying to write his next big hit, dives headlong into his own downward spiral of drugs, expectations, and the crushing pressure of super-mega-stardom. So, the lead character Cole is...