Television
“Sacred Lies” on Facebook Watch: A New Era in International TV
Sacred Lies on Facebook Watch Based on the classic Grimm Brothers tale, “The Handless Maiden” and Stephanie Oakes’ novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, and adapted and updated by writer Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”), “Sacred Lies” is about a […]
Australian web thriller boasts culturally fluid cast
Award-winning “Jade of Death” tantilizes A dark, steamy and thrilling series, Jade of Death is an award-winning supernatural thriller series presented by Screen Australia and Last Frame Productions. It’s been featured around the globe as an official selection for numerous […]
Gripping New NBC Medical Drama Steeped in History
https://youtu.be/vY_5EvoL1Is Medical Drama: New Amsterdam Cue the tissues! New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series set to premiere at 10 pm Eastern, September 25 on the NBC television Network. New Amsterdam was the original Name for New York City, and the […]
Web Series Shows Candid Look on Transformation to Adulthood
By Tammy Matthews, Culturs Senior Editor Seeds is a web series that offers a candid and hilarious look into the lives of young black women as they transition from young women to adults, featuring four millennial-aged characters: Beth, Danielle, Jade and […]
CCks React to Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None”
Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” follows a young Indian American man, Dev, who is the first generation in his family to live in the United States. Dev is modeled after Ansari himself whose parents immigrated from India. The show tackles […]
Empire of The Sun, a TCK Movie Analysis
Third-culture-kid (TCK) and cross-cultural-kid (CCK) lifestyles — and the subsequent benefits and struggles — rarely enter the media. Often, only TCKs themselves seek to tell their stories while those who have experienced a less nomadic upbringing remain unaware of this […]
SERIES, PART III OF III – Love & Ohana: The Story of an Unstoppable Cross-Cultured Family
Parts one and two of this family-based series explored the lives of Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile, the two daughters of Fauna Hodel. Hodel was born in 1951 to a prominent white family in California. Before birth, Hodel was bargained […]
Giving Thanks in more than one way: How Thanksgivings of other cultures are celebrated and shown in the media
Many different countries and cultures have different ways to give thanks and celebrate their country’s versions of thanksgiving. With the United States having their Thanksgiving coming up we are going to look at how other cultures celebrate their Thanksgivings and […]