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All content by Kenneth Talbott La Vega

“Tamara”, Biopic of Trans Politician, Tackles Representation in all its Forms

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
May 8, 2017

“Ayiti Mon Amour” Brings Magic and Mystery to Latino Film Festival

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
May 4, 2017
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The Beauty of Familiarity: “Una Noche de Amor” Marries Classic Tropes and Whimsy

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
May 1, 2017
A still from Julia Rose Camus's "BPM."

Fire Escape’s Winter Screening Heats Up Max Palevsky Cinema

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega and Nick Ogilvie
March 16, 2017

MCA Hosts First Look of Subversive New Shows

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
February 2, 2017

The Queen is Never Early: Logan Screens a Queer Cult Gem

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
January 26, 2017
A still from "Moonlight," directed by Barry Jenkins and based on a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Moonlight Director, Playwright Talk Identity

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
November 3, 2016
Actor Jarkko Lahti takes the lead in this romance driven film in Juho Kuosmanen's directorial debut.

Finnish Biopic Pulls Punches and Heartstrings

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
October 17, 2016
In Cristian Mungiu's Graduation, a father (Adrian Titieni) struggles with his daughter's (Maria-Victoria Dragus) sexual assault ahead of her final exams.

Double the Drama: Graduation, Neruda Hit Chi Film Fest Cum Laude

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
October 13, 2016
Lingering shots build tension in the film, which took Best Screenplay at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

Chi Film Fest: The Salesman Peddles Meditative Drama

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
October 10, 2016
Pictures that Max Asaf found in his father’s closet are the basis for his documentary, Memories From a Vanished World.

Film by UChicago Student Director Is Cannes-Bound

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
May 12, 2016

Latino Film Festival Explores Oppression, Tragedy

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
April 18, 2016

Art and Activism Intertwine in Thompson Talk

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
April 4, 2016

And the Oscar Goes to . . . Part 3: Predictions

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
February 25, 2016

And the Oscar Goes To, Part II: Sitting Down with Fire Escape’s Kanisha Williams

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
February 18, 2016

And the Oscar Goes to, Part I: The Depth of Animation

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
February 8, 2016
Huddled civilians-turned-exiliados during the Spanish Civil War, which raged across Spain in the late 1930s.

The “Most Photogenic War”: The Spanish Civil War and the Aesthetics of Brutality

By Kenneth Talbott La Vega
January 15, 2016
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