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Navigating Waters: How ‘Shut Up & Fish’ Anchors Itself in Youth, Culture, and Black & White Cinema

By Alan Ng | February 2024

I had the privilege to interview directors Raul Sanchez and Pasal Gutierrez, discussing their film Shut Up & Fish. They share their…

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