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  • First Look Review: The Girl In The Street 

    First Look Review: The Girl In The Street 

    By Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural The Girl In The Street, a new horror short, featuring a SAG-AFTRA cast, written and directed by Chris Paicely and Miles August of Swym Good Films, dares to consider the dark realities that can occur during the full light of day.  A young man leaves his dying sister to pursue…

  • Review: Bau, Artist At War

    Review: Bau, Artist At War

    Dr. Laura Wilhelm of LauraWil Intercultural offers her early review of Sean McNamara’s powerful historical drama Bau, Artist at War, starring Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild, Milk, Lone Survivor, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Inbar Lavi (Lucifer, Imposters).  The film will have its world theatrical premiere on September 26, 2025, and is distributed by ShowBiz Direct and Republic Pictures. To the vast array of gripping Holocaust dramas such as…

  • Christopher M. Dukes, Hollywood Triple Threat

    Christopher M. Dukes, Hollywood Triple Threat

    –by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Christopher M. Dukes is a seasoned actor, stuntman, and entrepreneur whose career spans over two decades in film, television, and live performance. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Dukes moved to Los Angeles in 1995 after earning a degree in Speech Communications from the University of Nebraska. Known for his versatility…

  • Mombomb, Part 1 To Screen At Slamdance

    Mombomb, Part 1 To Screen At Slamdance

    Mombomb, Part 1 to Screen at Slamdance –by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Filmmaker Patricia Beckmann Wells is reinventing the fairytale genre with her ambitious series of 12 short films, the first of which is being developed into a feature film.  Mombomb, Part 1 tells the story of a weaponized Girl Scout named Pez who reenacts the story of Little Red Riding…

  • The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru Screens At Selected Events

    The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru Screens At Selected Events

    THE SINKING OF THE LISBON MARU Screens at Select Events in December—by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Chinese filmmaker Fang Li’s two-hour documentary THE SINKING OF THE LISBON MARU is about the 1942 torpedoing of a Japanese freighter that carried over 1,800 British prisoners of war from Hong Kong to Japan during World War II.  The film tells…

  • The Raw Story Debuts on Digital

    The Raw Story Debuts on Digital

    The Raw Story Debuts on Digital —by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural In celebration of Olympia Weekend 2024, Generation Iron announced the October 25th launch of the biopic The Raw Story on top digital platforms Apple TV, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Vimeo On Demand, and others.  The original documentary by award-winning filmmaker Vlad Yudin delves into the journey of Canadian bodybuilding superstar Chris Bumstead,…

  • The Activated Man Screens Worldwide On Festival Circuit

    The Activated Man Screens Worldwide On Festival Circuit

    THE ACTIVATED MAN Screens Worldwide On Festival Circuit — by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Grief is a complex human emotion.  The pain of losing those we love can seem to drive us mad.  But ruminating on our own mortality can both help us cope with our personal loss and put us in touch with higher purposes. These…

  • A Case For Love To Come Out On October 1st

    A Case For Love To Come Out On October 1st

    A CASE FOR LOVE To Come Out On October 1st –by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Brian Ide’s film A CASE FOR LOVE is inspired by the writings and teachings of Bishop Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, best known for his passionate sermon about “The Power of Love” at the royal wedding of…

  • Noble Vision Screens at the Silicon Beach Film Festival

    Noble Vision Screens at the Silicon Beach Film Festival

    NOBLE VISION Screens at the Silicon Beach Film Festival–by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural ”Everybody has eyes, but not everyone can see.”–Dr. David Lang, Noble Vision We recently saw the Prometheus tale played out in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed 2023 biopic Oppenheimer.  This tragic myth about a mortal who tried to steal fire from the gods is…

  • Aging Evolution To Premiere In September

    Aging Evolution To Premiere In September

    AGING EVOLUTION to Premiere in September—by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural “Getting rid of fear makes you immortal.”–Robert Edward Grant The postwar Baby Boom that began in 1946 and ended in 1964 saw millions of Americans literally come of age thanks to comfortable incomes and major improvements in healthcare.  Now Generation X will start turning…

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