Mountains: A Mille-feuille of Layered Subtexts In Monica Sorelle's "Mountains", a seemingly simple film about gentrification is much more than urban transformation. In one of several subtexts of this rich film, it's a profound exploration of how unmet expectations erode the human spirit. Set in Miami's Little Haiti, the film follows Xavier, a demolition worker whose daily labor of tearing dover mais...

When an established community (and its associated culture) begins to disappear, its constituents (particularly those who come from an immigrant background) start to experience a palpable sense of passing into oblivion. At the same time, though, some of the residents of those neighborhoods are faced with the dilemma of having to ask themselves, “Am I part of the loss or part of its cause? And, in ever mais...