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CinéTalk Episode One: Technological Racism in Filmmking
In the inaugural episode of the CinéTalk podcast, I discuss technological racism in film. Enjoy listening! Transcript: Hello and welcome to CinéTalk, a podcast for and by film lovers about social and cultural topics in film and television. I’m Keva Elie, and today’s episode is about technological racism in film production. At the 2026 BAFTA Awards, an advocate for Tourette syndrome, a disability that causes people to make involuntary actions…
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CinéTalk Episode One: Technological Racism in Filmmking
In the inaugural episode of the CinéTalk podcast, I discuss technological racism in film. Enjoy listening! Transcript: Hello and welcome to CinéTalk, a podcast for and by film lovers about social and cultural topics in film and television. I’m Keva Elie, and today’s episode is about technological racism in film production. At the 2026 BAFTA Awards, an advocate for Tourette syndrome, a disability that causes people to make involuntary actions…
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Analyzing Controversial Tropes in Film and Television
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“cinéMap”: Exploring the Inspiration Sites of Five Powerful Black Films
Historically, Black culture and films have been sidelined in the film industry and given little to no representation. Throughout the past fifty years, Black filmmakers across the world have used Black culture, traditions, and experiences to both highlight such discrimination and the varying perspectives of Blackness and Black identity. Many of these films have strong ties to a certain location, with places like the American South having a large influence…
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Short Film Review #1: Flight of the Swan (1992)
Released in 1992, Ngozi Onwurah’s short film ‘Flight of the Swan’ beautifully discusses the issues of Blackness, femininity, culture, and identity in just eleven minutes. The film comprises a young, Black ballerina named Obe vying for her dream role in a Swan Lake production against her prejudiced white peers. After working hard to recieve the role of Princess Odette, the role ends up going to another ballerina and the film…
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Page to (Screen)Play: 3 Books That Need Film Adaptations
As an avid reader, I personally can’t help but envision the events of a story as if I were watching a full-length film. Often, the descriptive language, quick changes in perspectives, and outstanding setting location, to me, almost warrant a great film adaptation. Here are three of my favorite books that I believe would make amazing film adaptations, along with some of their potential casts, crews, film elements, and locations. …