News Articles & Reviews
BEYOND CHRON: “ASMR for White Liberals” and other Reviews from Slamdance 2021 (2021-03-02)
The website provides a review of the film.“The Redmond and [Hollander] documentary gains its power by making the viewer hope the film’s young black subjects escape socially preordained fates.”
https://beyondchron.org/asmr-for-white-liberals-and-other-reviews-from-slamdance-2021/
EYE FOR FILM: Documentary Features (2021-02)
The website notes Anatomy of Wings in its documentary list.
https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/festivals/slamdance/2021/slamdance-2021-documentary-features
TWO OH SIX: Anatomy of Wings Documentary Review (2021-02-28)
The website provides a review of the film.
“This story really should be looked at as a blueprint for every school to have some sort of program like Wings or maybe run by some community or non profit organization.”
https://www.twoohsix.com/2021/02/anatomy-of-wings-2021-slamdance.html
FILM THREAT: Anatomy of Wings by Sabina Dana Plasse (2021-02-23)
The website provides a review of the film. “Throughout Anatomy of Wings, co-director Nikiea Redmond provides commentary on what is happening and why along with the racial division that is a major undertone for the entire project.”
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/anatomy-of-wings/
BMORE ART: Anatomy of Wings
The website focused on Baltimore area art programming featured the film’s Slamdance Extravaganza during the film festival.
https://bmoreart.com/event/slamdance-extravaganza-anatomy-of-wings
SCREENFISH: Reporting from Slamdance – Docs of Empowerment by Darrel Manson (2021-02-18)
This nonprofit website devoted to engaging the stories that matter in our culture featured Wings in an article about films about community, voice, and empowerment. “They discovered that the cameras not only recorded the world around them, it created a way for them to be heard.”
https://screenfish.net/reporting-from-slamdance-docs-of-empowerment/
UNSEEN FILMS: Anatomy of Wings (2021) Slamdance 2021 by Steve Kopian (2021-02-13)
Wings received a favorable review on this website featuring films that are “from off the beaten path.” “This is way too special a film for me to ruin it...what you need to know is that every year I see [a] good number of similar films. There is a sameness to a lot of them. That isn't the case here. Here we are watching something special.”
http://www.unseenfilms.net/2021/02/anatomy-of-wings-2021-slamdance-2021.html
WHAT (NOT) TO DOC: Slamdance 2021: Documentary Overview by Basil Tsiokos (2021-02-12)
Basil Tsiokos included the film in his curtain raiser
https://whatnottodoc.com/2021/02/12/slamdance-2021-documentary-overview/amp/
BROKE ASS STUART’S WEBSITE: Slamdance Film Festival is Online This Year and It is Awesome! by Peter Wong (2021-02-12)
Peter Wong included Anatomy of Wings in his curtain raiser about Slamdance on this San Francisco area focused site. “...the class morphed into a forum for the kids to share their growing-up struggles…and the resulting teacher-student bond would last 10 years.”
http://brokeassstuart.com/2021/02/12/slamdance-film-festival-is-online-this-year-and-it-is-awesome/
BALTIMORE FISHBOWL: Baltimore documentary about Dunbar Middle School women to premiere at Slamdance Film Festival by Marcus Dieterle (2021-02-09)
Local Baltimore news source features the film and its feature at Slamdance.
“Just as it takes many feathers to make a wing, the new documentary “Anatomy of Wings” needed all of its subjects to make the project whole…”
CITY BIZ LIST: Baltimore Documentary About Dunbar Middle School Women to Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival (2021-02-10)
Local news compilation directs readers to the Baltimore Fishbowl article.
DAILY ADVENT: Baltimore Documentary About Dunbar Middle School Women to Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival (2021-02-10)
Local news compilation directs readers to the Baltimore Fishbowl article.
NEWSBREAK: Baltimore Documentary About Dunbar Middle School Women to Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival (2021-02-10)
Local news compilation directs readers to the Baltimore Fishbowl article.
#BLACKHER WEEKLY (2021-02-08)
News and trailer posted by Jocelyn Harmon #BLACKHER Weekly Newsletter.
https://preview.mailerlite.com/t5v1h8
ANDERSON VISION: The Wings Collective Debuts a New Film at Slamdance 2021 (2021-02-08)
Wings featured in Troy Anderson’s curtain raiser posting of news in film.
https://andersonvision.com/level-33-brings-a-litany-of-new-films-to-you/#The_Wings_Collective_debuts_a_new_film_at_Slamdance_2021
MOVIEJAWN: Curtain Raiser 2021 Slamdance Festival Preview by Benjamin Leonard (2021-02-08)
Independent writing collective reviews Slamdance Film Festival and highlights Anatomy of Wings as one of the documentaries to watch.
“Anatomy of Wings is directed by Nikiea Redmond & Kirsten D'Andrea Hollander and sounds like it might be a rough, but important ride.”
http://www.moviejawn.com/home/2021/2/7/2021-slamdance-festival-preview
TWOOHSIX: TwoOhSix Picks - Slamdance Film Festival by Marc Morin (2021-02-08)
Film review website features Anatomy of Wings as one six films to watch at Slamdance.
https://www.twoohsix.com/2021/02/twoohsix-picks-2021-slamdance-film.html
VARIETY.COM: Slamdance Film Festival Unveils Mostly Virtual 2021 Lineup by Dave McNary (2020-11-30)
Wings is featured in Variety’s reporting about the announcement of the Slamdance lineup.
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/slamdance-film-festival-virtual-2021-lineup-1234841884/
Podcasts & Interviews
BITCHTALK PODCAST: Slamdance 2021 - Anatomy of Wings with Kirsten D'Andrea Hollander & Danisha Harris (2021-03-01)
A conversation about mentoring, inequity, and inspiration with Kirsten D'Andrea Hollander and Danisha Harris of the Slamdance documentary Anatomy of Wings.
“We get into the importance of giving kids a space to talk, the difficulties of following 10 different lives for 12 years, and how the line between mentor and mentee is often blurred. We hope this film and conversation inspires more programs like Wings, and more open dialogue, regardless of age.”
LRM ONLINE: Nikiea Redmond and Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander Discuss Their 10-Year Documentary with Anatomy of Wings (Slamdance 2021) by Gig Patta (2021-02-20)
LRM’s Gig Patta discussed with co-directors Nikiea Redmond and Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander the 10-year documentary and its impact on their own lives.
WBJC 91.5 FM RADIO: Anatomy of Wings at the Slamdance Film Festival by Judith Krummeck (2021-02-13)
Judith Krummeck interviews Co-Producers, Co-Directors, and Mentors, Kirsten Hollander and Nikiea Redmond, and one of the Wings women, Mentee and Cinematographer, Sheila Butler.
https://www.wbjc.com/2021/wbjc-programs/interviews/anatomy-of-wings-at-the-slamdance-film-festival/
MIKE KASPAS’S FILM SCHOOL RADIO PODCAST: Anatomy of Wings Co-Directors Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander and Nikiea Redmond (2021-02-10)
Mike Kaspar covers Anatomy of Wings in his podcast and interviews the film’s Co-Directors.
“The co-directors Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander and Nikiea Redmond join us for a conversation on the power of storytelling, especially for young women of color, living in a community bereft of opportunity can be a powerful and unmistakable call to arms for real social change.”
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY RADIO PODCAST: 8 - Jig-A-Bo by Ashley C. Ford and Shannon Houston (2020-10)
Podcast that debriefs the HBO Show Lovecraft Country Radio features Anatomy of Wings as a resource for listeners.
https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country/podcast
WYPR 88.1FM: 'Anatomy Of Wings': Local Documentary Spotlights Black Womanhood & Kinship by Tom Hall and Cianna B. Greaves (2020-08-27)
Local Baltimore NPR radio station interviews filmmakers Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander and Nikiea Redmond about their experiences making the film, and the bonds that were created.