As Karli Evans and Cassandra Keith’s Indiegogo campaign for their film Emergence continues, New Times has been interviewing each of its six performers for a deeper look into the film and the world that inspired it. The documentary interviews drag performers, goes behind-the-scenes as they prepare for gigs, and dives into a fantasy of each queen’s creation in a short film sequence.
As Karli Evans and Cassandra Keith’s Indiegogo campaign to fund their film Emergence continues, New Times has been interviewing each of its six performers for a deeper look into the film and the world that inspired it. The documentary pairs interviews with drag performers, goes behind the scenes as they prepare for gigs, and shows a short-film fantasy of each queen’s creation.
It’s not easy to describe the wonderfully transgressive experience that is The Wild Boys. Sex and violence linger everywhere, be it on a ship full of masculine power plays or a jungle of phalluses begging to be sucked. With his feature debut, Bertrand Mandico has created a work of art that’s as full of angst as it is horny, a queer fever dream that’s as much a nightmare as it is an erotic fantasy.
Director Josephine Decker laughs when New Times describes her latest film, Madeline’s Madeline, as grounded. “It’s funny that you call this work grounded, because the truth is I thought this was the least accessible film I was making. I thought I was making something crazy, intense, and maybe poetic — something that was a lot like ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ and followed musical motifs more than narrative motifs,” she says.
“Tonight I’m resolved to be led by fate!” a young woman proclaims in Masaaki Yuasa’s wild animated feature, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. From beginning to end, the character known as the Girl With Black Hair (Kana Hanazawa) rolls on like a train with an endless track, chugging her way through as many bottles of alcohol as there are stars in the sky over Kyoto.
Last month, the filmmaking duo of Karli Evans and Cassandra Keith launched an Indiegogo campaign to help finish funding their film, Emergence. The documentary pairs interviews with drag performers and behind-the-scenes looks at them preparing for gigs, and then dives into a fantasy of each queen’s creation in a short film sequence.
You’ve probably already upped your movie intake recently — it’s a foolproof way to escape the summer heat. But if you need more inspiration to buy those tickets, here it is: Miami’s art cinemas have quite the collection of classics available for viewing this August. Bill Cosford Cinema. Flaming Classics…
This year, Florida’s premier horror film festival, Popcorn Frights, moves its series of chilling works to Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale. The festival gave New Times film critics Juan Antonio Barquin and Hans Morgenstern a preview of several of the movies premiering at the festival. Here’s their guide to the films you must see and ones to miss, ranging from science fiction to zombie horror and ghost stories.
Miami’s drag scene has exploded in the best way. New Times has been there to capture much of it through the lens of photographer Karli Evans. During the past year, Evans and filmmaking partner Cassandra Keith have chronicled the evolution of the scene in a documentary that creates a dialogue with six local performers and brings their fantasies to life.
Even if you didn’t know it, you’ve probably seen Josue Garcia around Miami — at El Tucán, Gramps, the Corner, on New Times’ site — in or out of drag as half of the duo Juleisy y Karla. But with his new Microtheater Miami play, Garcia brings something new to the city: a one-man show that’s uniquely him.
In the exhausting South Florida summer heat, the cool interior of a cinema is the only place to be. You could take your pick of any blockbuster feature hitting the screens this year, or you could take a trip back into a different era with any number of classics showing…
With a new month comes a new wave of horror from Popcorn Frights Film Festival, which has announced the rest of its lineup for the 2018 season. The complete program includes over 50 films, both features and shorts, premiering at Fort Lauderdale’s Savor Cinema August 10 through 16…
Juno, Young Adult, and the newly released Tully are a fascinating trilogy. Each follows a character at a time of transition. Juno, Mavis, and Marlo are all people in stasis, but they each stand at a turning point. Director Jason Reitman discussed that theme with New Times at the premiere of Tully during its opening-night premiere at Miami Film Festival.
The 35th Miami Film Festival announced its award winners before the closing-night screening of Holy Goalie at the Olympia Theater this past Saturday. A diverse group of films won, and the names of audience picks were shielded until the fest came to a close last night. After every audience vote was counted, The Last Suit won for best feature, and The Driver Is Red scored big for best short.
On March 16, Miami Film Festival will honor one of the most talented actresses in modern cinema. The night will reflect on an extensive career that spans more than a hundred films, highlight one of her latest leading roles, and finish with a birthday celebration on the stage of the Olympia Theater. This performer is Isabelle Huppert.
Marco Rubio is having a tough month. The senator’s response to one of the worst school shootings in history was widely criticized. He got owned by high-school students, parents, and even himself on live television. His gun-reform plan is garbage. All of this after a career of repeatedly proving he is a spineless creature…
Happy birthday to Miami Film Festival — it’s finally fully legal. In its 35th year, the fest will show 148 films on movie screens around Miami, as well as host parties, dinners, panel discussions, and other celebrations of cinema in South Florida. Even the most devoted moviegoer couldn’t see and do it all. But if you’re looking for a place to start, check out New Times’ best bets.
Come on, Miami, why don’t we paint the town? And all that jazz. The production coming to Miami this weekend is good — it’s grand, it’s great, it’s swell, and it’s fun. Ladies and gentlemen, coming to Villain Theater: It’s MissCellaneous, a monthly event that mixes cabaret and drag; and Sexcago…
The season for cinema has begun. It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you need something to talk to your date about, so why not catch a film and discuss it over drinks and dinner? With nothing but Oscar contenders and a slate of not-so-interesting releases populating theaters, it’s best to turn to a bona fide classic.
Fans of Juno and Young Adult will be thrilled to hear what Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival has up its sleeve for 2018. The latest project by director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody will hit the big screen early thanks to MIFF. The 35th-annual festival will open March 9 with Tully, and the director will be in attendance.
Just a few years ago, the streets of Miami weren’t nearly as queer as they are today. With each passing month since Counter Corner began flooding the streets of downtown, queer performers have popped up everywhere, from local bars and clubs to improv theaters and art cinemas. As WLRN-TV recently…
The Miami Jewish Film Festival will screen a homemade documentary for its world premiere right in the city it covers. With The Last Resort, Dennis Scholl, president of ArtCenter/South Florida and former VP for arts at the Knight Foundation; and Kareem Tabsch, cofounder of O Cinema, will take audiences on a journey through South Beach in its infancy via the photographers who documented it beautifully over the years.
