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Jockey Clint Bentley Greg Kwedar
December 23, 2021
Jockey co-writers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley have worked together for 10 years. Here they explore what goes into a…
Passing director Rebecca Hall describes every stage of production
November 10, 2021
Our guest editor, Passing writer-director Rebecca Hall explores the screenwriting, development, production, post-production and distribution of her latest
john and the hole pascual sisto
August 6, 2021
John and the Hole director Pascual Sisto says John's early actions in the film are not as clear cut as…
ben wheatley in the earth
February 4, 2021
Influenced by the origins of conspiraces like QAnon, In the Earth director Ben Wheatley explores ideas of myth-making in his…
Knocking Frida Kempff
February 2, 2021
The visual language of Knocking is always rooted in its lead's point of view. As she becomes more unhinged, the…
sundance film festival awards
February 2, 2021
A complete rundown of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony. From Grand Jury prizes to Audience Awards these are…
Cusp Lil Peep
February 2, 2021
Four Lil Peep tracks make their way into the documentary Cusp. Its directors didn't know who the late rapper was…
Strawberry Mansion Kentucker Audley Albert Birney 16mm
February 2, 2021
Strawberry Mansion shot digitally on the ALEXA AMIRA and then transferred to 16mm film stock in post-production, a process known…
Mass Fran Kranz
February 2, 2021
Mass brings two couples together for reconciliation after a school shooting. The leads dealt with the serious subject matter by…
Eight for Silver - Sean Ellis
February 1, 2021
Inspired by the original The Wolf Man, Eight for Silver director Sean Ellis used the metaphor of addiction when designing…
Jockey Clint Bentley
February 1, 2021
MovieMaker Clint Bentley is the son of a jockey, and in his deeply felt portrait of an aging rider, a…
How it Ends Zoe Lister-Jones
January 31, 2021
How It Ends, from Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, won me over as soon as Nick Kroll's character referred to…
cryptozoo dash shaw Jane Samborski
January 31, 2021
In his introduction before the world premiere of Cryptozoo, Sundance programmer Charlie Sextro laid out exactly how unique this film
Touch of the Master's Hand Sundance Short
January 31, 2021
Sundance short "The Touch of the Master's Hand" takes a humorous yet sensitive look at young Mormon missionary struggling with…
On the Count of Three Jerrod Carmichael
January 31, 2021
In On the Count of Three, Jerrod Carmichael (who also directs) and Christopher Abbott are two longtime friends who make…
Baltimore Strawberry Mansion
January 30, 2021
Strawberry Mansion directors Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley on the three children's movies of the '80s that inspired their latest…
Prano Bailey-Bond Censor
January 29, 2021
To create the haunting sound design of a film censor's office in the '80s, Censor director Prano Bailey-Bond imagined the…
Tabitha Jackson Keri Putnam Sundance Film Festival
January 28, 2021
Sundance Film Festival 2021 kicked off with a Zoom version of their press conference. Keri Putnam, Tabitha Jackson, and Gina…
Sundance Film Festival Sundance Survey 2021
January 28, 2021
As Sundance 2021 pivots to online and satellite venues, their programming continues a commitment to boundary-pushing narratives. Our annual Sundance…