Hey what’s up guys! I am Miyah Stewart and I am currently a junior pursuing a degree in Electronic Media and Mass Communication with a minor in Theatre at Texas State University. A few months ago I created Miyah Breaun Collection, which at the moment only includes luxury mink lashes. My goal is to soon expand into a full cosmetics line that includes makeup palettes, brushes, lashes, lip gloss, edge control, etc. I do enjoy getting all glammed up, however keeping my natural skin clean and clear is also a big part of my everyday life; Which is why I would like to own a skin care line. Apart from my businesses, I am also a video creator. I like to film literally everything. Ever since I was a little kid I would make little action movies with my mothers blackberry at the time. I someday would like to be able to create full length major motion films.I take my camera everywhere with me and just rack up different content. I will start uploading on my Youtube channel soon, so go subscribe! Someday I would like to have my own production company. Right now I’m just taking life one day at a time. I am so blessed that I get to enjoy the process. I’m just happy to be here.

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Biz of Film

Miyah Stewart

While the South was constitutionally segregated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, segregation was already prevalent in some areas, rendering it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. In 1965, the battleground of the struggle for suffrage became the city of Alabama. Selma shows the story of Martin Luther King , who is played by David Oyelowo, at the height of the civil rights movement when he organizes the famed marches. Selma, to be honest, is a decent film. It’s not a terrific movie, but it’s decent. Despite feeling like a bit of a miscast, David Oyelowo gives a fine performance as MLK, but it is not enough to maintain interest in his character, which is shameful given the great and brilliant man he portrays. I honestly think that they should have cast someone else more interesting, but I’m not taking anything from David Oyelowo, he played the part very well. Before watching the film, I already had previous knowledge of what had gone down in Selma, Alabama. My grandfather had marched with the King front line. He never misses an opportunity to tell us about the things he saw and the fear those people felt. Seeing it on film, made me feel connected to all of those people. It made me confused, and at one point I felt anger and sadness as I did when watching Queen and Slim. Even till this day, I wake up not knowing how someone will react to my skin color or how I will be treated for having the skin color that I do. With that being said, I cannot even begin to imagine how blacks felt during that time period. Racism was much more open and it wasn’t really seen as an issue to those who were not being affected by it. Overall, I enjoyed the film and how the director’s choice to tell it. Although, there were some parts added to make the film more interesting, I really enjoyed it

Miyah Stewart

Biz of Film

Apollo 13

Aug 31

Apollo 13 is a 1995 space film that shows the events leading up to NASA’s third moon landing mission. Due to an oxygen tank explosion onboard, the astronauts never reached the moon. Instead they had to shift their focus on making it back into the atmosphere safely. Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell, Bill Paxton as Fred Haise, Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert, Ed Harris as Gene Kranz, Kathleen Quinlan as Marylyn Lovell, and Gary Sinise as Ken Mattingly. 

As soon as the film began, I felt a sense of urgency. I knew that at some point something would go wrong based on my previous knowledge of the Apollo 13 mission. Therefore, I paid attention to how the director would fill in “gaps”. I was happy to see the director made sure that no details were left out from the beginning all the way to the very end. I think that it was important for the director to show the interaction between the characters while they were “off-duty”. This was an important part that stood out to me because it showed a life that was more than just aeronautics and spacecrafts. Aside from their occupations they are someone’s father, someone’s husband, someone’s brother, someone’s son and someone’s friend. Although we obviously know they were/are normal people like us, it added to a more intense feeling having that knowledge.This film executes all of the critical aspects of film itself as a whole. From the cinematography to the editing it all flowed well. Cinematography played a major role in this film. Capturing every single emotion of the situation on-screen was important because the film is supposed to feel like we are there in the room while everything is happening and that is exactly what it felt like.

Queen and Slim

Miyah Stewart

Biz of Film- 002

September 6

Queen and Slim is about a young couple who are out on a first date, matched through tinder. On their way home, they are pulled over by a white cop. As calm as the couple were, the cop seemed to get more agitated. An altercation breaks out and it leads to Slim shooting the cop and ending his life. Queen suggests they have no choice but to leave the scene. Feeling like their only resort was to flee the city, they go on this journey in hopes of finding peace and clarity and although the journey was short lived, they find peace and clarity in each other. Directed by Melina Matsoukas, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Jahi Winston, Indya Moore,and Chloe Sevigny. The word I would use to describe this film is ‘real’. I remember feeling uneasy- the entire time. To some people this was just a very good film. Unfortunately for others it is reality. The movie is reality. “Queen and Slim” represents my culture in a beautiful way that I feel is necessary during this time in modern day society. In reality there is a line that separates beauty and art from politics. In this film, that line becomes very thin and as they merge into one; We are able to find beauty in the simplicity of things. The style of cinematography was very different to me. Tat Radcliffe did an amazing job capturing even the slightest bit of interaction that made the film whole. What I enjoyed most about the film was the editing. It gave off a vibe that I wish I could explain. Even though the series of events leading to them running away in the first place are nothing short of horrific, I had this feeling of serendipity. The very end is what got me. Melina takes us on this journey with people we get to know and love, we are rooting for them and their escape, and then within the blink of an eye everything just ends. There were so many different ways it could have ended however I think this way was very necessary. I cried because it was very real. I can honestly say that a film has never made me cry as much as I did before watching Queen and Slim. It was heartbreaking to see that they felt they had no other choice but to run from the ones that are supposed to be protecting them. One thing that I absolutely adored about the film was the simplicity of it all. So simple, yet nonetheless captivating. The characters compliment each other very well. Queen is lonely and takes pride in being an excellent attorney. Slim is very simple and family-oriented. They compliment each other and at the end we see they were the missing piece in each other’s life.

Miyah Stewart

Biz of Film- 002

9/21/20

Roma

Roma is a film that follows the life of a young lady as a servant. She takes good care of a doctor, his wife, and their four children. The servant gets pregnant and is left to be a single mother. In the start of the film I wanted to fast forward so badly. I’m thinking to myself “where is all of this water coming from”? As I watched the film I closely examined the different angles. Each scene was different and it had meaning. One thing that I noticed throughout the movie is that there is always multiple things happening in one scene. My favorite for example, when the woods had caught on fire and chaos had erupted, they were still counting down from ten until they could say “HAPPY NEW YEARS”. While that was happening a man started to sing and in the background you could see everyone running around trying to put the large fire out. Another example is when Cleo told Fermin that she was pregnant in the movie theatre and he told her that he was going the restroom for a minute. After the movie was over she realizes that he’s not coming back. While walking out of the theatre all of the people are trying to sell things and it just looks a little too much, during all of that chaos she sits down on the stairs. When the doctor leaves for his “business trip” I noticed that the pace starts to speed up a little bit. The tone changes and everyone becomes easily triggered. The cinematography was nonetheless different. It was very simple to me and I felt like that made such a huge difference. The film had a lot of tragic scenes in it and I think the director did a great job with capturing the emotion during these tragic events.