“What makes “Earth Mama” especially noteworthy is Leaf’s subtle social commentary [with costume design by Natasha Hester]. Rather than telling us how society is failing young Black women, Leaf shows ... [Read More]

“Based on her own documentary short The Heart Still Hums, Leaf’s debut is strikingly straightforward, delivering a slice-of-life portrait of poverty that never wallows in misery or tries to be patronisingly ... [Read More]

“Savanah Leaf’s feature debut “Earth Mama” is starting to look like an early awards season prospect for distributor A24. After successful premieres at both Sundance and New Directors/New Films, the drama ... [Read More]

“Conceived with a remarkable amount of filmmaking confidence, Savanah Leaf’s directorial debut Earth Mama follows the trials and tribulations of a pregnant single mother struggling to get by day-to-day, restricted to ... [Read More]

“Applying sensitivity rather than sentimentality, the film assumes a feminine form in a traditionally masculine medium [helped by costume design from Natasha Hester]: elliptical and observational, as opposed to being ... [Read More]

“Savanah Leaf’s directorial debut, which follows a single mother struggling to navigate the welfare state with her third child on the way, was widely seen as the arrival of a ... [Read More]

“‘Star Trek: Picard’ cinematographer Crescenzo G.P. Notarile on being ‘daring’ and ‘disciplined’ behind the camera. When he came over to the series, the visual style ‘became a little more introverted, ... [Read More]

“In this episode we speak with Editors Nathan Easterling, Tamara Meem, Trevor Baker about working on “The Last Thing He Told Me.” Tune in as they discuss the changes from ... [Read More]

“Stylistically, the 15- and 30-second spots (which will run on TV as well as online platforms) focus predominantly on colors [designed by Carl Swanberg]—highly saturated shades of blue, red and ... [Read More]

“QAASIM: I think that’s one of the things that we modulate in the show as an editor. Episode Eight, The Orpheus Syndrome, which Natasha Lyonne directed – there was a Hitchcock inspiration ... [Read More]