#SUNDANCE: “CALL JANE”
By Mr. Will Wong
Set in the late '60s as Chicago is about to witness a major political upheaval sparked by the assassination for Martin Luther King Jr.. CALL JANE tells the story of Joy (Elizabeth Banks), whom after becoming pregnant, faces a life-threatening condition. She decides to get an abortion, but is faced with great obstacles. She is able to find the support of the Jane Collective, an underground group of women who support one another in their fight for women's rights and safer ...
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#SUNDANCE: “NOTHING COMPARES”
By Amanda Gilmore
This in-depth Documentary examines Sinéad OʼConnorʼs phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, leading to her being exiled from the pop mainstream.
Director Kathryn Ferguson focuses on the years 1987 to 1993, when O'Connor made headlines repeatedly. This spans the years where O’Connor was establishing herself as an artist up to the moment on SNL that changed everything. Ferguson boldly makes this an archival ...
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#SUNDANCE: “892”
By Mr. Will Wong
On July 7, 2017, former Lance Corporal Bryan Brown-Easley (John Boyega) was shot to death after barricading himself inside a bank where he held two bank workers hostage, pretending to carry a bomb. After an honourable discharge from the Marines, he had been struggling to get by and after a payment of $892.34 he was due from the Department of Veteran Affairs was withheld after it was used to pay off a garnishment from a past college loan, he decided to take matters into his ...
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#SUNDANCE: “LIVING”
By Amanda Gilmore
Williams (Bill Nighy) is a veteran civil servant and bureaucratic cog in the rebuilding of Britain post-WWII. He spends his days pushing paper and simply existing until he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. With an estimated six-months remaining, Williams goes on a quest to feel what it’s like to live again.This Film is a British remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru (To Live) and is exquisitely adapted by Nobel and Booker Prize-winning Author Kazuo ...
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#SUNDANCE: “RIOTSVILLE, USA”
By Amanda Gilmore
This riveting Documentary unearths the horrifying truths that followed the uprisings in the 1960s USA. In the aftermath, the US military received increased federal funding which was used to create model towns called “Riotsvilles,” where military and police were trained to respond to domestic civil disorder.Director Sierra Pettengill uses only archival footage that was shot by the US military or appeared on broadcast television. What starts the documentary is ...
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#SUNDANCE: “FRESH”
By Amanda GilmoreFRESH is a delicious Horror film that’s perfectly twisted, fun and well — fresh.
Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is sick of online dating. It’s only led to bland, often repulsive dates. So when she runs into the seemingly enchanting Steve (Sebastian Stan) she takes a chance and gives him her number. What she soon finds out is that behind Steve’s charming grin lays a surprising appetite.
Screenwriter Lauryn Kahn has written a knockout Horror about the risks women face in ...
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#SUNDANCE: “EMERGENCY”
By Mr. Will Wong
Carey Williams makes his Feature directorial debut EMERGENCY and Sundance '22, based on his 2018 Short Film of the same name. We appreciate where Williams is going in making a statement about what it means to be a Black person in America today in the face of the scrutiny they receive from others and law enforcement.
The Film centers on best friends Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) and Sean (R.J. Cyler). The former loves to party and vape, while the latter is very driven in ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “JEEN-YUHS: A KANYE TRILOGY” TEASER
Premiering at Sundance, here's a first look at a Teaser for jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, a Docu-Series about Rap and Fashion icon Kanye West.
Synopsis:
A landmark documentary event presented in three acts from Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is an intimate and revealing portrait of Kanye West’s experience, showcasing both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist.jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy will ...
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#SUNDANCE: 2022 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING LINEUP
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival takes place January 20–30, 2022; ticket packages go on sale on December 17, 2021 at 10am MT and single film tickets go on sale January 6, 2021 at 10am MT.
Factoring-in the current climate we are in, the Festival once again will take on a hybrid format. Feature films will premiere in person in Utah, before premiering online with a live Q&A and premiere party on platform The Spaceship. Subsequent screenings will take place in-person and in on-demand ...
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#SUNDANCE: “THE WORLD TO COME”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
In eighteenth-century upstate New York, Abigail (Katherine Waterston) is grieving the loss of her daughter. She begins keeping track of her mundane rural life and interactions with her husband, Dyer (Casey Affleck), by journaling. Her grief slowly begins to alleviate when Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) and her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott) move into a neighbouring cabin.
Director Mona Fastvold creates a ...
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