C#CKFIGHT

A beautifully brutal short film by Miami filmmaker Julian Yuri Rodriguez

Screening at this year’s prestigious Slamdance Film Festival (in the Anarchy Shorts category), “C#CKFIGHT” is a nine-minute long mind-bending and voyeuristic exploration of a sweat-soaked back-room brawl. Born and bred in Miami, filmmaker Julian Yuri Rodriguez—a Knight Foundation Fellow at the Sundance Institute—co-wrote and directed the film. While it’s Rodriguez’s first narrative fiction piece, it also happens to be another stellar offering from the producers …

House of La Cruz

A fine arts retailer and exclusive online gallery of carefully selected pieces and performances

LA-based fine arts photographer and filmmaker Alex La Cruz found the perfect way to sell his mesmerizing, oftentimes eerie, large-format architectural and landscape photographs: On a sharply curated website, among other artists he respects. In founding House of La Cruz, he has created an online gallery showcasing only a small collection from artists he believes in. From painters and photographers to a jewelry-maker and a …

Cunningham: The Passion, The Cars, The Legacy

An expansive book outlining the career and contribution of the humble and passionate racing pioneer

Briggs Cunningham is the most important American racer and sportsman you have never heard of. Not only is he responsible for racing stripes on cars, but he also owned the first Ferrari (166SC) ever raced and sold in the USA. Cunningham—who was tremendously rich—would be seen sweeping his garages at races and doing other menial tasks, insisting the mechanics were too important and he was …