Author: Elizabeth Dickson

As New York City reopens, life seems (a bit) more promising

The health crisis keeps reshaping life in New York. Beyond the headlines, members of our community share their first-person accounts on navigating the outbreak and life post-pandemic. Today, meet Elizabeth, from Australia. She reflects on the wide array of emotions she has felt, from the stay at home order in March to the reopening in late July Now that we have reached summer, the days have grown longer, the streets have become busier, and stores and other businesses are continuing...

NWNY Virtual Entertainment Selection

Even though events and venues have closed across the country, there is plenty of entertainment available online Over six weeks ago now, theatres, museums, galleries, and venues shut their doors in New York City, and across the country. Our social lives and weekend activities took a hit, and we saw artists without a stage, an audience, or a crowd, in which to present their work. In trying times, content quickly and increasingly became virtually available, and self-isolation became a little...

Cristina Ibarra has created a range of award-winning films chronicling the Mexico-US border, Mexican traditions, and coming-of-age stories, with the border serving as a muse for her work

Filmmaker Cristina Ibarra on her movie The Infiltrators, coming to theaters today

The docu-thriller tells the true story of young immigrants who are detained by Border Patrol on purpose to expose the injustices of the system. Interview by Elizabeth Dickson Cristina Ibarra grew up along the Mexico-United States border in El Paso, Texas, and in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico,“straddling both cities between two nations”, as she recounts. Initially studying Law, she discovered Chicana and media studies, and quickly realized that her passion laid in filmmaking. Since moving to New York City 16 years...