By: Claus Mueller, Senior Editor Premiering at the 2022 Toronto Hot Docs documentary film festival, TOLYATTI ADRIFT is a persuasive account of the decline of Tolyatti, a city created by the Soviet Union in 1966 as a response to the US car industry and built by Russian and Italian engineers. On virtually empty lands, huge car factories and a large city were constructed. The city was named after Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist party, and manufacturing was car

When an entrepreneur with an eye for Art meets artists, creation is inevitable. Redouane Guebli is an entrepreneur and founder of A&R New York. As a business strategist with a creative flare, he strives to empower the Artists, whose vision lies somewhere between pragmatism and feelings. Based in the heart of New York City, A&R NY develop a sustainable pieces from inception to creation and work with local artisans to support local economy. Fashion is art, so why can’t art beco

By: Khaled A. BaRahma Background: As Moscow demonstrated its destructive power with missile strikes in the west of the country and deadly attacks in the east, the European Union took a major step on Wednesday toward weakening its president Vladimir Putin's financial access to the Ukraine war. The EU proposed an oil embargo to weaken its ability to finance the conflict. Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the E.U. executive branch, outlined plans to eliminate crude oil imports b

By: Claus Mueller, Senior Editor In her first feature documentary set in contemporary Vietnam, director and cinematographer Diem Ha Le contrasts the conflict prompted by established cultural community values and governmental stipulations that set a legal framework for marriages. The film elucidates the interpersonal problems of reconciling archaic family traditions in a rapidly modernizing society where young people have constant contact through social media and a secular edu