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Oscars: Ukraine Picks ’20 Days in Mariupol’ Doc for International Feature Category
Mstyslav Chernov's harrowing film about the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city premiered at Sundance.
- Movie News
- Sep 18, 2023 10:01 am
- By
Scott Roxborough
With ‘Cassandro,’ Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams Leaps Into a New Ring
The Gael García Bernal drama about a gay lucha libre wrestler marks a career transition for the Oscar winning documentarian: "He took the stage in his full gown and spins around and rips his train off and throws it to the audience. And I was like ... This is my first scripted film."
- Movie Features
- Sep 14, 2023 11:28 am
- By
Rebecca Keegan
‘Klondike’ Review: A Harrowing Ukrainian Drama Set at the Start of the War
Maryna Er Gorbach’s fourth feature won the World Cinema directing award at last year's Sundance Film Festival, while also scooping up prizes in Berlin and Sarajevo.
- Movie Reviews
- Aug 4, 2023 9:41 am
- By
Jordan Mintzer
‘Earth Mama’ Director Savanah Leaf Says Getting Her Film Made Was Harder Than Making it to the Olympics
"As a Black woman, oftentimes I feel like I'm not supposed to be in this space," says the former professional volleyball player.
- Movie Features
- Jul 8, 2023 10:40 am
- By
Brande Victorian
Randall Park Sundance Feature ‘Shortcomings’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
The film, from Tango and Topic Studios, screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the festival.
- Movie News
- Mar 7, 2023 7:30 am
- By
Mia Galuppo
Guest Column: How the Use of Open Captions Can Enhance Creativity, Not Just Accessibility
The recent Sundance docudrama 'The Tuba Thieves' is a case study in the creative — and inclusive — potential of open captions, writes producer and deaf media advocate Delbert Whetter.
- Movie Features
- Feb 14, 2023 1:05 pm
- By
Delbert Whetter
Sundance: From Barista to Award-Winning Documentary Director
Filmmaker Joe Peeler was pinching himself when asked to look back on the journey from being a barista in the Acura lounge to having his film in this year's fest: "I know what it's like to have dumped ice out on the curb after a long shift, you know?"
- Movie News
- Feb 7, 2023 3:02 pm
- By
Chris Gardner
‘Magazine Dreams’ Pushed Jonathan Majors and Filmmaker Elijah Bynum to the Limit
The duo shot their bodybuilding film over 24 grueling days — and recently took home Sundance's creative vision jury prize for their efforts.
- Movie News
- Feb 7, 2023 1:57 pm
- By
Aaron Couch
Sundance Winner ‘The Persian Version’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Maryam Keshavarz’s crowd-pleasing mother-daughter dramedy won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in Park City.
- Movie News
- Feb 3, 2023 8:31 am
- By
Etan Vlessing
‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ Review: Tiffany Haddish in a Sci-Fi Comedy That Lacks Bite
Asante Blackk and Tiffany Haddish star in the latest from 'Thoroughbreds' and 'Bad Education' director Cory Finley.
- Movie Reviews
- Feb 2, 2023 2:52 pm
- By
Jourdain Searles
‘Milisuthando’ Review: Poetic Meditations on a Complicated South African History
Filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela reexamines her childhood in apartheid South Africa in a documentary that doubles as a lyrical memoir.
- Movie Reviews
- Feb 1, 2023 5:07 pm
- By
Lovia Gyarkye
‘Mami Wata’ Review: A Nigerian Allegory’s Energizing Experiments in Black and White
C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi's third feature, which won the Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Prize in Cinematography, weaves the lore of a water deity into a propulsive narrative of village change.
- Movie Reviews
- Jan 31, 2023 6:40 pm
- By
Lovia Gyarkye