Buffalo Designers Take Cannes by Storm with Spike Lee and Tribute to Malcolm X - Buffalo Rising

Buffalo Designers Take Cannes by Storm with Spike Lee and Tribute to Malcolm X - Buffalo Rising

Two Buffalo designers, Jordan Mackey and Bryce LeMay, recently made a powerful fashion statement at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The duo (founders of @cointel) created a custom look alongside the legendary Spike Lee as a tribute to Malcolm X’s 100th birthday and his character Shorty from the film Malcolm X. The fashion statement was a modern take on the iconic zoot suit, which made for a bold look on the Cannes red carpet. Mackey and LeMay wor…

Buffalo’s ‘Valkyrie International Film Festival’ Aims to Raise Profile of Women Filmmakers

The 3rd Valkyrie International Film Festival — a Buffalo-based celebration of film directed by women of all backgrounds — is set to take place this Friday through Tuesday, June 3, at the Screening Room Cinema & Arts Café at 880 Alberta Drive in Amherst. The festival was founded by Tamar Gonzalez Lamberson and her daughter, Kaelin, whose husband and father, respectively — film director Gregory Lamberson — ran his own film festival in Buffalo for …