by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 14, 2015 | Culture, Filmmaking, World Views
…Woodlawn’s coach tries to reform the team in his own strength, and learns that the real solution is supernatural. Changing structure is collective and merely external, not what changes individual souls. Football levels the playing field in the story of racial...
by Amanda Read Sheik | May 20, 2015 | Filmmaking, Investigative, Politics
Clinton connections high and low across the media are not shocking. They’re part of what Rush Limbaugh calls an “incestuous revolving door in Washington,” through which media establishments pluck politicos for their telegenic and talking points...
by Amanda Read Sheik | May 6, 2015 | Culture, Filmmaking, World Views
…Life-affirming themes used to be a hallmark of classic filmmaking, whether their genius was immediately recognized or not. A case in point is the work of Frank Capra, a director who is the namesake of Life Fest’s most prominent award. Capra was the youngest of...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 28, 2014 | Filmmaking, Politics, Satire
The informative video that I wrote and hosted as a member of the Convention of States Project Alabama a year ago has finally received criticism that I anticipated at the beginning. Specifically, I am referring to criticism of the brief political cartoon segment that...