Erin Trahan
Film Writer
Erin Trahan writes about film for WBUR and has also contributed to The Boston Globe, The Independent, MovieMaker Magazine, Women's Review of Books and AGNI.
Recently published
For two New England folk legends, friendship and music can weather any storm
A new documentary premiering at the Independent Film Festival Boston tells the story of a North Shore musical friendship 50 years in the making. Mason Daring and Jeanie Stahl made...
Under new leadership, Boston Underground Film Festival still rejects the status quo
At this year’s 26th annual BUFF, running March 18-22 at the Brattle and Coolidge Corner Theatres, two new co-directors will be at the helm. Horror and genre fans can still...
10 Greater Boston film festivals to explore this spring
As the snow retreats, Boston's film scene awakens with more fests and series happening this spring than will fit on WBUR film writer Erin Trahan's calendar.
5 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this winter
The region’s film festivals and series offer plenty of reasons to get out of the house and into the theater this season. WBUR film critic Erin Trahan shares the ones...
The best films of 2025, according to critic Erin Trahan
WBUR film critic Erin Trahan selects five films that brought joy through the experience of seeing them in a theater. "Those irreplaceable moments shared with strangers and friends turned every...
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Local life on the big screen
Shot on an iPhone, filmmaker Federico Muchnik's anthology-style documentary “Massachusetts Avenue” explores the people and places along this "main artery." In Lukas Dong's sumptuously shot short documentary “Love, Chinatown,” activist...
10 Greater Boston film festivals and series to check out this fall
From the Boston Asian American Film Festival to IFFBoston's expanded Fall Focus series, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan shares 10 film events that offer hope, experimentation and challenge perceptions.
Six or more films to see at the Taiwan Film Festival of Boston
Now in its seventh year, TFFB will be held Sept. 19-25 at venues around Boston and online Sept. 26-Oct. 12.
6 film festivals and series to check out this summer
From Boston to Provincetown, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan highlights the many places to enjoy documentaries, indie films, and local shorts this season.
12 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this spring
From Salem Horror Fest to Independent Film Festival Boston, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan rounds up 12 ways to connect to community through cinema this spring.