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Robert St. Martin

Robert St. Martin
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Robert aka Jim is a native Angelo, with a wide range of interests. He holds several academic degrees from Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Los Angeles, and UCLA, in English & Comparative Literature, History, and Education. He has been a teacher and university professor for many years and am still active in the academic community. Being an avid movie goer, he writes on film, including foreign-language cinema, feature films, documentaries, independent and experimental film. Having lived so long in Los Angeles, he is quite interested in the history of this particular city and appreciates its ethnic and racial diversity, as well as its fascinating history of filmmaking and popular music. As a world traveler, he has wandered into many fascinating corners of the globe and writes about his experiences.

WATERDROP: A Probing Albanian Film by Robert Budina about Corruption and...

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By Robert St. Martin Waterdrop (Pikë Uji) directed by Robert Budina, was Albania’s Oscar entry in 2025 and included in the lineup of films at this year’s SEEfest...

DJ AHMET: An Upbeat Coming-of-Age Story from North Macedonia with Sheep...

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By Robert St.Martin DJ Ahmet –- the feature filmmaking debut of Georgi M. Unkovski from North Macedonia was the closing night film of this year’s SEEfest South East...

GRAND PRIZE: Anja Koprivsek’s Exploration of a Young Trans Man and...

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By Robert St. Martin An interesting smaller documentary at this year’s SEEfest 2025 was Grand Prize, a 40-minute-long peak into the lives of two younger people involved...

THE SOIL AND WINGS: Stefan Malešević’s Charming Documentary about a Turkish...

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Robert St. Martin Featured in the lineup at SEEfest 2025 on Friday, May 2 was The Soil and Wings (Toprak ve Kanalar) – an interesting 2025 documentary...

SUPERMARKET: Nemanja Bečanović’s Clever Critique of Consumerism and Our Post-Modern Sense...

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By Robert St. Martin One of the more surprising films of this year’s SEEfest Film Festival in Los Angeles was Nemanja Bečanović's Supermarket – a unexpected gem of...

WHEN SANTA WAS A COMMUNIST: Bosnian Film Director Kapetanović’s Comedic Road...

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By Robert St. Martin On Thursday, May 1, at the Laemmle Royal Theatre in West L.A. was a screening of new film When Santa Was a...

LA RAZON BLINDADA: A Revival of Arístides Vargas’ Brilliant Surreal Play About...

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By Robert St. Martin On Sunday, May 4, I was privileged to attend a performance of La Razon Blindada at the 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles. This...

THE DELICATE TEARS OF THE WANING MOON: Rebecca Alemán as a...

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By Robert St. Martin Saturday night was the opening night of a three-week run of The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon, an award-winning play at the Latino...

SEEfest 2025 South East European Film Festival: Lineup of Additional Film...

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By Robert St. Martin This weekend and week following is SEEfest 2025. the 20th Anniversary of the SEEfest South East European Film Festival, which run through Wednesday,...

AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE, WHO WILL COME KNOCKING: A...

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By Robert St. Martin In At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking (Bosnia/Herzogovia, 2024), Maja Novaković tenderly portrays the solitary life of Emin, an...
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