A Fantasy Epic Forged in Albania

Not only did Steven Kastrissios write, direct and produce the indie fantasy feature Skybreaker. He also served as director of photography, VFX supervisor and supervising sound editor.

Former Green Book Venue Roars Back to Life in New Orleans

This past spring, the Dew Drop Inn in New Orleans hosted an original stage musical, Irma Meets Etta, which imagined what might have happened if R&B greats Irma Thomas and Etta James had crossed paths at the historic establishment.

Tom Waits Returns For Another Year of HISFF Jury Duty

In 2021, post-COVID, the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival relocated to the Raven Performing Arts Center in the picturesque Sonoma County, California river town of Healdsburg. A year later, Tom Waits joined the festival jury.

The Wild and Woolly Life of Bill Fuller

This year has turned out to be a big one for the late Bill Fuller, an Irish-born music impresario and ballroom dance hall owner who passed away in Santa Monica in 2008 at the age of 91.

Kenya Hosts African Premiere of Cutting-Edge Rhino Doc

Tom Martienssen worked as a journalist for the BBC from 2013 to 2015 after joining the news giant through its extensive and ongoing apprenticeship program. He was able to log some impressive reporting from both Afghanistan and Nepal.