/tags/miami-film-festival Miami Film Festival en-US WLRN Mon, 08 May 2023 17:52:00 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-05-08/nat-chediak-arts-miami-film-festival-grammy Grammy-Award-winning producer and an authority on cinema, Nat Chediak, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to discuss his career and legacy in South Florida. He describes himself as the black sheep of his family, having to fight to be able to pursue the arts. Chediak is also the founder of the Miami Film Festival. Mon, 08 May 2023 17:52:00 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-05-08/nat-chediak-arts-miami-film-festival-grammy Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo /arts-culture/2023-04-17/film-is-acceptance-lgbtq-miami-film-festival-celebrates-25-years-this-month Mon, 17 Apr 2023 16:06:49 GMT /arts-culture/2023-04-17/film-is-acceptance-lgbtq-miami-film-festival-celebrates-25-years-this-month Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald /podcast/sundial/2023-03-02/sundial-this-python-huntress-loves-the-snakes-she-has-to-kill Donna Kalil, a Python Elimination Specialist with the South Florida Water Management District, is at the center of the documentary "Python Huntress" being featured in this year's Miami Film Festival. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:24:38 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-03-02/sundial-this-python-huntress-loves-the-snakes-she-has-to-kill Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /podcast/sundial/2023-03-01/sundial-making-love-scenes-hot-and-safe Filmmaker Jose Navas joins Carlos Frías to talk about his new film, "Awake Before Dawn," which is set at the Opa-locka Hialeah Flea Market and is premiering at the Miami Film Festival. Plus, imagine having your first kiss on stage — in front of a live audience. That moment led Nicole Perry to become an intimacy coordinator. She joins to tell us about the behind-the-scenes of making steamy scenes feel safe. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:14:02 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-03-01/sundial-making-love-scenes-hot-and-safe Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /art-and-culture/2023-03-01/3-documentaries-at-miami-film-festival-delve-into-cubas-voices-heard-through-music Three films at the 40th Annual Miami Film Festival presents the costs of the Cuban revolution for the island nation and some of its artists — irreparable might-have-beens, never-will-be’s, and exiles. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-03-01/3-documentaries-at-miami-film-festival-delve-into-cubas-voices-heard-through-music Fernando Gonzalez /news/2022-03-04/miami-festival-film-about-a-20th-century-dominican-genocide-resonates-in-the-21st Parsley tells the story of a family trapped in the 1937 massacre of Black Haitians in the Dominican Republic ordered by the brutal and racist dictator Rafael Trujillo. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:46:03 GMT /news/2022-03-04/miami-festival-film-about-a-20th-century-dominican-genocide-resonates-in-the-21st Tim Padgett /2021-09-15/desantis-plan-to-change-florida-school-testing-anti-riot-law-blocked-and-the-woman-under-the-tree Governor Ron DeSantis has a proposal to end Florida’s current standardized testing program. A judge ruled against Florida's anti-riot Law. Is it enforceable anymore? Plus, a short film made in Miami tackles homelessness and mental health. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:10:56 GMT /2021-09-15/desantis-plan-to-change-florida-school-testing-anti-riot-law-blocked-and-the-woman-under-the-tree Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-03-23/a-brutal-story-we-missed-new-film-recalls-obscure-chapter-of-guatemala-genocide The Guatemalan film "1991," which just premiered in Miami, recalls horrific — but lesser known — racist violence that stalked the country's streets during its civil war. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:00:12 GMT /news/2021-03-23/a-brutal-story-we-missed-new-film-recalls-obscure-chapter-of-guatemala-genocide Tim Padgett /news/2021-03-10/1991-a-reminder-of-guatemalas-genocidal-past-and-guatemalan-cinemas-promising-future Sergio Ramírez's film, debuting at the Miami Film Festival this week, tells a lesser known — but no less brutal — story of racist hatred amid Guatemala's civil war. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:43:32 GMT /news/2021-03-10/1991-a-reminder-of-guatemalas-genocidal-past-and-guatemalan-cinemas-promising-future Tim Padgett /news/2021-03-07/miami-film-festival-documentary-takes-viewers-to-the-street-of-venezuelas-tragedy The makers of "A La Calle," debuting in Miami this week, hope the film inspires Venezuelans and the diaspora to keep their struggling pro-democracy movement alive. Sun, 07 Mar 2021 23:30:15 GMT /news/2021-03-07/miami-film-festival-documentary-takes-viewers-to-the-street-of-venezuelas-tragedy Tim Padgett