by Jonel Juste
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Haitian journalist and communicator Wilner Jean-Louis says the country’s music landscape is experiencing a historic shift, with female artists now driving the industry and setting the tone for popular hits.
By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami. Also on on The Miami Herald
The 10th Annual Urban Film Festival (UFF) brings three days of film screenings, master classes, and networking events to Miami, from August 29th to 31st. The festival, founded in 2015 by Florida Film House co-founder Marco (Mall) Molinet, was created to highlight urban storytelling after he found that Black filmmakers were underrepresented at traditional film festivals.
Continue reading “Urban Film Festival Paves Way For Aspiring Filmmakers, World Premieres”Par Jonel Juste
Dans Superman (2025) réalisé par James Gunn, les spectateurs qui s’attendent au spectacle habituel de combats et de voltige pourraient être surpris par une force plus discrète qui façonne l’intrigue : le journalisme. Non pas simplement une profession ou un décor, le journalisme est présenté comme l’un des héros essentiels du film, au même titre que les guerriers cosmiques. Il joue un rôle aussi vital et décisif que Superman, Mister Terrific, Green Lantern ou Metamorpho.
In the 1983 film WarGames, a teenage hacker nearly triggers nuclear war by mistaking a military supercomputer for a game. The plot hinges on isolation: no quick internet search to identify the system, no smartphone to alert authorities. Today, such a premise feels almost unthinkable. A single text or Google query could resolve the crisis in minutes.
Continue reading “Cinema: How Technology Changed the Stories We Tell”By Jonel Juste
When WPLG, Miami’s longtime ABC affiliate, announced last March it was parting ways with the network after more than 60 years, it marked more than just a local programming shakeup. It was a signal flare from the shifting frontlines of a media war that has been brewing quietly for years, a conflict between broadcast tradition and the rising tide of streaming.
Continue reading “How Streaming Is Unraveling the Local TV Network Model: The Case of WPLG (Local 10)”By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami
Also on The Miami Herald, the Miami Times, and MSN
Haitians and Black Americans have lived side by side in South Florida for decades. While the relationship between the two communities has not always been smooth, they have managed to coexist, “building families, businesses, churches, and communities that defied the odds,” according to Bart Mervil, CEO of My Urban Contemporary Experience (MUCE) and organizer of the “Joined at the Roots” exhibit, currently on view at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex through Saturday, Aug. 30.
Continue reading “‘Joined at the Roots’ an Exhibition to Change the Haitian and Black American Narrative”
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