From an adrift 20-something on Girls to an ageless boy who can fly in Peter Pan to the lead in the horror film Get Out, actress Allison Williams has certainly shown range in the short span of her career. It is this range that has made 28-year-old Allison the Sun […]
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Las Cafeteras: East L.A. Musical Fusion by Courtney Lauck
“This will be our first time in your state,” Hector Flores says, in reference to our gem state of Idaho. And it’s true, as a member of Las Cafeteras, a genre-bending, musically revolutionary Chicano band from East Los Angeles, Flores knows that their group will find themselves in a very […]
The Lemon Twigs by Hayden Seder
Playing the Sun Valley Film Festival’s Saturday night award bash at Whiskey Jacques is Long Island band The Lemon Twigs. The duo, fronted by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario (ages 19 and 17), has only just released a debut album, Do Hollywood, in October of 2016 but is already receiving […]
Locally Grown: Sun Valley Filmmakers Shine by Kim Frank
This year’s Sun Valley Film Festival features several selected films that have locally connected actors, filmmakers, and/or producers. To honor the local talent and these spectacular films, SVPN sat down with a handful of the filmmakers to discuss the making of their films and the ways the Sun Valley area […]
A League of Her Own: Honoring Geena Davis by Kim Frank
Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actress and gender-rights advocate, is this year’s recipient of the Sun Valley Film Festival’s Vision Award and Zions Bank-sponsored Grand Dame Award. With a career that includes decades of films that push the envelope for women’s roles, including her most recent virtual reality film, Dear Angelica, […]
Donavon Frankenreiter by Hayden Seder
World champion surfer and musician Tom Curren once said, “There’s really only three things you can write music about: girls, cars, and surfing.” Fellow surfer and musician Donovan Frankenreiter, often called the protégé of musician Jack Johnson, certainly has no trouble following that adage, bringing his passion for surfing and […]
Point of View: Family of Woman Film Festival POV Series Offers a Wealth of Knowledge by Sabina Dana Plasse
More often than not so much of what happens in the world has been diluted, filtered, or ignored. In 2015, the Family of Woman Film Festival added the Point of View (POV) Breakfast Series at the Knob Hill Inn to its line-up of events. This feature was created to give […]
A Girl and Her Eagle: Coming of Age in Mongolia by Mark Menlove, Photography by Asher Svidensky
It is poignant irony that the elderly male Kazakh eagle hunters, most of whom vehemently reject the idea of any female taking part in their ancient tradition, capture and hunt exclusively with female golden eagles because they are larger, stronger, and fiercer than their male counterparts. This stunning film celebrates […]