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COOL RUNNINGS: Where Are They Now?

Rawle D. Lewis is an award winning Hi Alum.  His hilarious directorial debut, Poet Heads, won Best Mockumentary Feature at Harlem International Film Festival in 2007. The following article was originally published by Empire magazine. Inspired by Jamaica's bobsledding team making a welcome return to the Winter...

Nuwebe Actress Wins at Hi 8!

The film is inspired by the actual story of one of the youngest mothers in Philippine history. Krista was just 9 years old when she got pregnant. Her mother believes that she was impregnated by malevolent supernatural creatures called "nuno sa punso" but the real...

Foreign Eye in the Storm (World Premiere)

Angelique Papadelias captured Hurricane Sandy from it's onset until its devastating aftermath. She was initially a volunteer helping victims, but while out in the field, it allowed her to get in to the thick of what was going on from the perspective of those that...

Meet Sangeeta Nambiar!

Things never slow down for hardworking filmmakers like Sangeeta Nambiar, last year’s recipient of our Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker.  Since taking the honor for her first feature film, A GRAN PLAN (Farida Jalal also received Best Actress Award for her stunning role...

Opening Night Dance Showcase 2012!

(New York, NY) – Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott’s legendary dance company Deeply Rooted Dance Theater comes to life on and off the big screen at the World Premiere Showcase of Theodore Collatos’ film MOVE and the New York Premiere of HERMAN'S HOUSE set to kick off...