
At its best, the movies of Borscht, founded in 2004 by students at New World School of the Arts, are funhouse mirrors reflecting the mood and melting-pot madness of Miami, Bassett says. And Borscht wears its weirdness as a badge of honor, its movies having gone on to capture acclaim at major museums and festivals around the globe including Sundance, Cannes, TriBeCa and the Guggenheim. The Oscar-winning made-in-Miami drama “Moonlight” sprang from an earlier collaboration with director Barry Jenkins and Borscht Corp., the youthful artist collective that programs the festival.