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After standing with arms akimbo, Maddy Brum brings one fist up in triumph. It’s beautiful. Anyone watching Netflix’s Cheer can identify her with aspirations and her desire to win. In between all the acrobatic and physical skills, there is a soul capt...
How playwright Daysha Veronica elevates Black women in her writing
Photo courtesy of Daysha Veronica's Instagram. It all started in high school. Daysha Veronica wanted to audition for Madge in Picnic by William Inge, but when she started reading the sides and learning more about the character, she realized how the p...
‘House of Gucci’ screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna on adapting his first feature film
The second Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) laid her eyes on Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), she knew there was something. He was awkward and shuffling behind a bar and even though it was a chance encounter, Patrizia recognized the importance of this meet...
How Adrien Brody creates the world of ‘Clean’ through performance, writing and music
Clean’s life is very regimented. After hours at work as a garbage man, he goes to the same spots and checks up on the same people. However, things change when his past catches up to him and returns him to a life of violence for the sake of protecting...
Showrunner and producer Anthony Q. Farrell on leading Canada’s first Showrunner Bootcamp for BIPOC writers
Overlord and the Underwoods showrunner and producer Anthony Q Farrell got into writing for TV through theatre and has slowly figured out the rest over the years. During his time working in Canadian TV, he noticed accessibility and diversity issues, s...
Writer and director Asghar Farhadi preserves the feeling of real life in ‘A Hero’
Rahim (Amir Jadidi) holds a lost purse full of gold coins in his hands after his girlfriend Farkhondeh (Sahar Goldust) brings it to him as a saving grace — his ticket out of prison, where he ends up after his business partner runs off with their loan...
How creator and showrunner Sascha Penn ensures ‘Raising Kanan’ sticks to its roots as a family drama
Kanan Stark (Mekai Curtis) sits at a diner table along with his friends and family, joking around and smiling. As they step outside, a car slows down and gunshots fire. Just as quickly as they could smile inside, they duck.
Writer-director Sydney Freeland breaks down the authenticity of ‘Reservation Dogs’
Four Indigenous teens lunge into a truck carrying Flaming Flamers hot chips in bulk. They slip the door closed and speed back home, unseen even as they zoom past local police. Seeing these kids do almost anything to raise money for their plan to leav...
Directors of ‘Citizen Ashe’ share the change Arthur Ashe made in each swing
Arthur Ashe was at the top. He won the 1968 U.S. Open with one swift swing of his tennis racket and just like that, he made history as the first Black man to win the singles title at the U.S. Open. However, that was only the beginning of the impact A...