One of the primary functions of documentary filmmaking is to educate audiences, and to expose something previously unknown to a wider breadth of people. The hope is that the world learning about an injustice will help to prevent it from happening again. Yet, unfortunately, that’s not always the case, and history all too often repeats…
2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films. Find Out Why All Eyes Are On Independents. In-Person Ticket Packages Now On Sale; Online Ticket Package Sales Begin December 13. Top L–R: Bravo, Burkina!, Girl, Polite Society, Mami Wata. Center L–R: Going Varsity in Mariachi, The Accidental Getaway Driver, Deep Rising, Cassandro. Bottom L–R:…
Mounting a campaign against a powerful regime in any environment can be a challenge. But when the reason for action is because of widespread corruption, it’s a battle that may be impossible to win since the other side will be willing to take any and all necessary action, regardless of its legality. The current state…
Longtime journalists-turned-directors Julie Ha and Eugene Yi capture a sensitive and unique moment in Asian American history. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, they debuted “Free Chol Soo Lee” — their recent documentary feature — which shed a new light on the story of Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee, whose life was brutalized by America’s…
When a filmmaker comes out with an acclaimed work that marks their breakthrough, it’s worth paying attention to what comes next. Cooper Raiff delivered S#!&house, a story of a college freshman who spends a night with his RA, at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, taking home the grand jury prize. Raiff returns with Cha Cha…
As the 2022 Sundance Film Festival heads into its final weekend, its awards have been announced. The @sundancefest Twitter account unveiled the winners beginning early this afternoon. Though the festival was once again online for the second year in a row, the diversity of content and quality of programming were celebrated by those in charge….
Self-expression can be a difficult thing when society has so much to say about who and what people are supposed to be. It would be considerably easier to navigate this world without preconceived notions about when important milestones should occur, if they should at all, and without constructs like gender and other defining characteristics. Unfortunately,…
It’s not easy to reckon with the idea that someone who was so inspirational and important in the advancement of culture and progress within any space has done horrible things. But doing so can be crucial, since if the main lesson a person has taught others is to do good, recognizing the failures of that…
While modern civilization has evolved in certain respects, it is still horrifying and disturbing to see how people continue to be led to believe that they occupy a particular rank or place where they must do what is asked or expected of them. Too often, young individuals – and individuals of any age – are…
Synopsis : Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989. Directed By: Ben Klein and Violet Columbus Produced by Maria Chiu, Ben Klein, and Violet Columbus Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus Sales: Endeavor TRT:…
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