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The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans.” Legendary poet Nikki Giovanni’s revelation is a launching pad to an inspiring exploration of her life and legacy. Through a collision of memories, moments in American history, live readings of her poetry, and impressions of space, Giovanni urges us to imagine a future where Black women lead, and equity is a reality.
Directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (American Promise, The Changing Same) craft a visi...
Smiles & Hugs say it all for Sundance 2023 following awards presentation: thrilled filmmakers
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On the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a team of Ukrainian journalists enter the strategic eastern port city of Mariupol. During the subsequent siege and assault, as bombs fall, inhabitants flee, and access to electricity, food, water, and medicine are severed, the team — the only international journalists left — struggles to cover the war atrocities and to transmit their footage out. Eventually surrounded by Russian soldiers, they shelter in a hospital, unsure of how th...
Short film directed by Directed by Anggun Priambodo produced by Reno F Junirman. Indonesia, 2022
A prisoner is granted a temporary release to help evacuate his mother from the danger of tsunami, and is escorted by a Javanese female prison warden. Their journey opens their eyes to many things, especially about people who take advantage of tragedy for personal gain. Video by James Nelson, filmfestivals.com Sundance correspondent.
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White Ant which is playing in the Shorts Program section at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival : Directed by Shalini Adnani. With Denzil Smith, Harish Kesariya, Sushannt Sapare, Pushpa Madam Singh Chauhan. Video by James Nelson, filmfestivals.com Sundance correspondent.
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CHASING LINEN gives festival goers a souvenir from the film festival in Park City, Utah January 21
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Passages is a 2023 French romance drama film directed by Ira Sachs starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos. It depicts a long-time male couple one of whom has an affair with a woman. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2023. Shortly after, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Latin America. It is set to screen in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival in F...
Selma Cervantes is an up-and-coming director whose films advocate human and social perspectives and female narratives. She’s based in Mexico City, where her biggest influences come from everyday life and stories that her parents share with her.
Video by James Nelson
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Filmmaker Daniel Roher showing the sketch he made DURING his interview with filmfestivals.com correspondent James Nelson. It's an image of Nelson hiding behind a gopro video camera. LOL. Roher apparently does the quick sketches while being interviewed. It will make a fun book someday!
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Talented filmmakers and actors will come to the Chandler International Film Festival the weekend of January 21-29, but there are 6 people to be on the lookout for. Don’t get star struck if you come across any of them walking around Downtown Chandler:
1) ROB SCHNEIDER
Rob Schneider is a famous Hollywood actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has thrilled audiences all over the world with his hilarious roles in feature films including Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1...
By James Nelson
Inés works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where pregnancy tests are periodically administered. When she becomes pregnant, she is sure that her condition will get her fired. She does everything she can to keep it a secret.
Sweatshop Girl Sundance 2023 short film was wiritte, directed and produced by SELMA CERVANTES interview with: SOUND DESIGNERS: IVÁN LOPTO AND DANIEL LOPTO, CINEMATOGRAPHER: BRUNO GAETA
Selma Cervantes is an up-and-coming director wh...
Video by James Nelson
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RAUL GASTEAZORO and ARYEH-OR at the 2023 SFF
Interview by James Nelson
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Interview by James Nelson
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More videos from Park City SUNDANCE Festival
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By Emmanuel Itier
DEEP RISING is a tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue: investigating the future of the world's energy crisis and how it is currently tied to the fate of the deep ocean floor, which is intricately tied to our survival.
5 years after Anote’s Ark, Matthieu Rytz returns with this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massiv...
NEW STOCKFISH 2023 - ICELAND
“An industry and film realm for all.”
Stockfish festival is a non-profit organisation, funded by the professional societies of filmmakers in Iceland, with a focus on establishing meaningful connections to implement and benefit cross-border collaborations between the Icelandic and International film industries.
The ninth Stockfish Festival will be held from March 23rd - April 2nd 2023.
NEW BOARD AND NEW CREW
With Hrönn Kristins...
The Sundance key staff welcoming media in Park City: Eugene Hernandez, Joana Vicente, Kim Yutani, and John Nein
First question from the floor to the SFF leaders at Cinema Cafe
and Selfie time and photo opportunity with Eugene Hernandez, Joana Vicente, Kim Yutani, and John Nein ...
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Check this excellent interview for the Adobe Video & Motion channel, where Sundance Film Festival director Kim Yutani shares the consideration process for selecting films, what themes stand out for the year, and more.
Interview by Matt Rosen
Matt Rozen
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Heidi Zwicker is a Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, focusing on international and U.S. Narrative Feature Films, Midnight and Shorts.
She has been contributing to various Sundance Institute programs for over ten years, beginning with the Feature Film Program, International. Heidi was a Programmer at Palm Springs International Shortfest from 2011-2014 and also programs at the Provincetown International Film Festival. Originally from the north shore of Boston, she has a degree i...
Of the 101 feature films so far announced as part of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival program, more than half are directed or co-directed by women.
That’s a fairly striking number for an industry in which women leaders have historically been underrepresented — the World Economic Forum reported in March that only 17 percent of directors and writers in the top films of 2021 were women.
This inequality is something the Sundance Ins...
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