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Cinematic Storytelling : Bridging Connections Through International Storytelling

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         Back in 2020, as I sat watching the Academy Awards I witnessed a historic moment that truly impacted my views on cinema. For the first time ever in its history a movie other than English won the Best Picture award. Bong Joon-ho's picture "Parasite" not only won the prize, but made a significant impact on the world about the universality of storytelling. During his acceptance speech, the director proudly said, "Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films."   While I was watching the show behind the tv screen, this particular statement left a huge impression on me. Until then, I hesitated watching international films, because I found reading subtitles while watching films would be inconvenient. However, his statement left a curiosity in me, driving me to broaden my horizon in watching international films.   With the support of my friends who have a wider knowledge about...

Night Out Ft. 5 girls

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 Night Out Ft. 5 girls  Step 1 - Dream of having a night out with your friends  Hey! Anisha here, this blog is about the greatest night of my life and I  promise you it is going to be just as amazing as it sounds so lets begin.  My Best Friends!  We have been friends since class 6, (this photo is from that time as well so don't judge) there has been alot of ups and down between us but we didn't break. Since a very long time we have been planning to run away to Sylhet and settle down there , selling tea leaves . Well, very evidently that plan didn't work out for us but we did for one night experience the freedom that we were looking for since ages ! Step 2 - Completely forget about that dream and see it somehow coming true As time passed we almost forgot about our dream but I still don't know how it all came together and worked out so well , just like a dream . It was Mithila's birthday and she suggested we go to her house and stay with her. We all got our p...