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Memory & Chilean Cinema
Change is hard. This summer, my family packed up and left Santiago, our home of three years, threw a b’not mitzvah for our girls and their close friend together, visited family, did tons of paperwork,...
Finish Line!
Chariots of Fire This quote and image posted without context. Indeed, does it need any? Hopefully the gif above captures a little bit about how you are feeling right now! The last thing you might care...
Site Updates 2/2026
Here we go, rounding the corner towards the final stretch of IB. Its a good time to look at our calendars and make sure that all of our internal due dates align with the Final Deadlines and give us enough...
A Good Pessoa is Hard to Find
This is not an easy blog post for me to write. When Erick Pessoa invited me to work on this site with him a few years back, I was ecstatic. Heather McReynolds' InThinking Visual Arts site had had been...
Staying on Track: Suggested Deadlines for IB Film Final Assessments May 2026
One of the biggest challenges in teaching IB Film is time. There is so much I want to teach and show; between shoots, edits, research, and reflection. When we arrive in Y2, it tends to move at lightning...
Why IMAX Still Matters
I travel to London almost every month since my wife is working there, and one of my personal rituals is heading to the BFI IMAX. This cinema, run by the British Film Institute, has become my go-to spot....
From Senna to Brad Pitt: A Brazilian Memory of Formula One Sundays
Growing up in Brazil in the 1980s and early 1990s, Formula One wasn’t just a sport. It was a ritual. Sunday mornings meant the buzz of turbo engines and the unmistakable voice of Galvão Bueno, calling...
I Don’t Care About Baseball. So Why Do I Know So Much About It?
By Erick Pessôa Babe Ruth. The Atlanta Braves. The Yankees. The Bambino Curse. I even know what a curveball is. Why? Because of… (now say it with a Vin Diesel accent) “the movies.” When I was a kid in...
Andor: A Cinematic Text Worthy of IB Film Classrooms
By Erick Pessôa My earliest cinematic memory was The Empire Strikes Back (1980). That film did not just shape my childhood; it defined my sense of wonder. Over four decades later, I find myself finishing...
From a Classroom Conversation to a Film Festival Premiere
Yesterday I reached a moment in my career that, when I reflect on it, I could never have imagined back when I started. I just watched a film that was part of the official competition at the Brazilian...