The Sundance film festival takes place annually in Park City, Utah, where filmmakers and film-goers experience a full week of watching independent films from across the globe. The intentions behind the most popular films today are loved by fans because they comfort the afflicted. Yet, the Sundance film...

Fashion brand Balenciaga recently sparked controversy across social media after launching a campaign that featured photos portraying children with sexually-implicated objects, implying that the brand condones child exploitation. After people expressed their concerns on social media, the brand publicly...

According to a study from McKinsey and Company only eight percent of all US-produced films have a Black producer and six percent have a Black director. While the film industry remains predominantly white, African-American filmmakers have made strides in improving representation. To celebrate Black History...

During the pandemic, the world experienced a type of unity during difficult and unusual circumstances. The cornerstone of the United States is its namesake—the unification of people from all walks of life. However, over the past few months, people have begun to see divisions rise because of the social...

The Department of Media Journalism and Public Relations announced they will launch into two separate departments starting Fall 2020. Department chair Tamara Welter wrote in an email last week that this change will help each department focus more on their students. Professor of journalism Michael Longinow...

PAK7 challenged traditional views of media ministry at a Cinema and Media Arts presentation on Monday night. Founded in 2018, PAK7 is an emerging television ministry that seeks to empower the marginalized church in Pakistan through producing quality TV shows, movies and video workshops.  WHY PAKISTAN? Founding...

In the film “Sex and the City,” one of the main protagonists, Miranda Hobbes, said, “the only two choices for women are witch and sexy kitten,” with Carrie Bradshaw replying, “You just said a mouthful there, sister.” And indeed, she did. Thanks to the media, society views women to be one...

The recent atrocity at a New Zealand mosque that left 49 people dead on Thursday rightfully reinvigorated concerns about white supremacy, anti-Muslim bigotry and domestic terror. It also revealed how utterly incapable we are at addressing mass tragedy.   It is important to make conscious changes...

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Biola’s art department will be screening the documentary “More Art Upstairs,” directed by Jody Hassett Sanchez, in Calvary Chapel from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The film displays the story of four artists competing at ArtPrize, a competition that gives the public the chance to vote...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 14, 2019). On Jan. 19, a Twitter account called “Talia” posted a video that allegedly showed an altercation between students from Covington Catholic High School and an elderly Native American man in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The video...

“You were born to do great things. You are a culture-changer!” Young people are constantly accosted with a message of intrinsic greatness. From the high school graduation speeches urging teens to “do big things” to the emotional youth group rallies that glorify “big sacrifices” for the...

The term “compassion fatigue”—used by journalists to describe the public’s gradual desensitization and apathy to news of war in the electronic age can also be used to describe the behavior people exhibit when they hear another news story about the latest online privacy violation. Most social...