Sophie Carpenter

Articles

• Wonder

  Nelson Mandela, former South African president and renowned anti-apartheid protestor, once said “it always seems impossible until it’s done." Carrying a similar message to Mandela's quote, Wonder, directed by Stephen Chbosky, is an inspirational tale of bravery, independence, confidence, and daring to dream big. The film is about August Pullman, a young boy born with genetic differences causing ...

  Pillbox | April 2, 2018
• CMU IFF: Pure Untouched Reality

  The crowd is bustling around me with an excited energy to witness opening night of the 12th International Film Festival at Carnegie Mellon: Faces of Inequality. Being that this topic is very relevant to our lives today, it drew in a large crowd. The film being featured on this opening night is Life And Nothing More by Antonio Méndez Esparza. I sit on the left side of the auditorium in the middle...

  Pillbox | March 26, 2018