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Celebrating the Academy Awards for the massive wins for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
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“Our Flag Means Death” Review by Reel Stories Intern Grace Kelly!
With Pride Month right around the corner in June, there have been many queer-positive shows appearing in streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, etc, but one show that I and my queer friends have fallen in love with is called "Our Flag Means Death". Still from "Our Flag Means Death" showing protagonists Blackbeard (left) and Stede Bonnet (right)Â sharing tea. The show is a period drama that depicts the story of a wealthy aristocrat who has always been bullied for his soft nature leaving his family to set off to become a pirate. It is a light-hearted, comedic show [...]
Meet Our Reel Stories Intern, Luna Ekun Dayo!
Hi! My name is Luna Ekundayo. I’m a 17 year old student in the 12th grade at MetWest high school. I’m very passionate about the arts. I enjoy traditional art, digital art, playing electric guitar, singing, writing music, photography, videography the list goes on. I believe I gravitate towards creating because I enjoy exploring and conveying big feelings. All of these mediums allow me to express aspects of myself and other people through art. I’ve always enjoyed engaging different mediums but film is unique in its capability to unify them into one entire audio visual experience. I love creating a [...]
How writer and director Sophie Penn started creating her independent short film “Halcyon Days”
Hi Readers of Reel Stories! I’m writing this to talk about, well, a REAL story. My own, and that of the film that I am in the process of creating. My name is Sophie Penn. I was born and raised in Belmont, California (Bay Area!!) and am currently living and working as an independent filmmaker in Austin, Texas. I went to Syracuse University as a film major in 2018, and subsequently took a gap year in January 2021 to move to Austin and start a film production company with three colleagues. Now, ten months later, I’m still in Austin, and [...]
