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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.

A still from 20 Days in Mariupol by Mstyslav Chernov

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."

Roger Ross Williams attends the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 02, 2023 in Telluride, Colorado.

‘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.

Klondike

‘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.

Earth Mama

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.

Shortcomings

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.

'Tuba Thieves' film still

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?"

Director Joe Peeler attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival "Bad Press" Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah.

‘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.

Jonathan Majors in Magazine Dreams.

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.

The Persian Version Sundance movie

‘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.

Landscape With invisible Hand

‘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.

Xoliswa Bongela appears in Milisuthando by Milisuthando Bongela

‘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.

Rita Edochie appears in a still from Mami Wata by C.J "Fiery" Obasi

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