“$30 to Antarctica” – If someone mentions Antarctica, what is the first word that comes to mind? Cold, perhaps? These days, it unfortunately could be melting as well. Even though many of us have seen pictures or video of the world’s most southern continent, actually experiencing this mysterious locale in person might conjure different words such as unexpected and inspiring. Writer/director Joey Chu’s documentary short “$30 to Antarctica” – featured at the 2018 Phoenix Film Festival – is also unexpected and inspiring. As the doc unfolds, we realize that only…
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‘The Final Year’ fills the screen with grace and a ticking clock
“The Final Year” – If a doctor said that you had one year left to live, what would you do? Just before that moment, you might believe that time is a forever-companion, and after it, realize that it is an extraordinarily precious commodity. Whether attempting to experience previously-evasive fruits of life, tether distant relationships or write the next great American novel, the clock is ticking. It is counting down, impossible to ignore. Conversely, a high school student enters a scholastic institution with a clearly-defined, four-year construct, and even though an…
