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2024 Sundance Film Festival ...
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival will take place from January 18 to 28, 2024. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 6, 2023. Official Sections U.S. Dramatic Competition World Cinema Dramatic Competition U.S. Documentary Competition World Documentary Competition Premieres Next Midnight Spotlight Special Screenings Episodic 40th Anniversary Screenings References {{Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival Sundance Film Festival January 2024 events in the United States Sundance A Sun Dance is a Native American ceremony. Sun dance or Sundance may also refer to: Places ;Canada *Sundance, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood *Sundance, Manitoba, a ghost town ;United States * Sundance, New Mexico, a census-designated place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. At the core of the programs is the goal to introduce audiences to the artists' new work, aided by the institute's labs, granting and mentorship programs that take place throughout the year in the United States and internationally. The institute has offices in Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City, and provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights and theatre artists through a series of Labs and fellowships. The programs of Sundance Institute include the Sundance Film Festival, which is critically acclaimed. It promotes independent filmmakers, storytellers, and composers. The Sundance Institute's founding staff, asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinas (film)
''Reinas'' () is a 2024 coming-of-age drama film directed by Klaudia Reynicke from a screenplay she co-wrote with Diego Vega which stars Abril Gjurinovic, Luana Vega, Jimena Lindo, Gonzalo Molina, and Susi Sánchez. It is a Swiss-Peruvian-Spanish international co-production. Premise In 1990s Peru, two sisters are about to leave their country when they unexpectedly reconnect with an absent father. This relationship will both amplify and ease their pain of change. Cast * Abril Gjurinovic as Lucía * Luana Vega as Aurora * Jimena Lindo as Elena * Gonzalo Molina as Carlos * Susi Sánchez Production Principal photography began on January 31, 2023, and wrapped on March 14, 2023, in Peru. Release The film premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024, then screened on February 17, 2024, in the Generation 14plus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. It was commercially released on August 22, 2024, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly O'Sullivan
Kelly O'Sullivan (born 1983/1984) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She wrote and starred in '' Saint Frances'' (2019), which won the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award at 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Biography O'Sullivan was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas to an accountant mother and a father who worked in health insurance. She was raised Irish Catholic and attended Immaculate Conception school until eighth grade. O'Sullivan always wanted to be an actor and, supported by her cinephile parents, she performed in local children's theatre plays from age five. She studied theatre at Northwestern University and is also an alumna of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's School at Steppenwolf in Chicago. Inspired by Greta Gerwig, who directed '' Lady Bird'', O'Sullivan wrote ''Saint Frances'' based on the experiences she had while working as a nanny to support her struggling acting career in her 20s and an abortion she had in her early thirties. She started w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Boden And Ryan Fleck
Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. They are best known for their collaborations on the films ''Half Nelson (film), Half Nelson'', ''Sugar (2008 film), Sugar'', '' It's Kind of a Funny Story (film), It's Kind of a Funny Story'', ''Mississippi Grind'' and ''Captain Marvel (film), Captain Marvel''. Early life Boden is originally from Massachusetts and grew up in Newtown, Massachusetts, Newton while Fleck graduated from Castro Valley High School. Before attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied film, Fleck went to Diablo Valley College to study science and math. Boden attended Columbia University. The two met on the set of a student film where they bonded over the works of Robert Altman and, after Fleck had finished his thesis short film ''Struggle'', they decided to collaborate. Fleck was born in Berkeley, California and raised there and in Oakland, California, Oakland. Fleck had grown up on classic fan favorites such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freaky Tales (film)
''Freaky Tales'' is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Premise Depicts four interconnected stories taking place at real locations and during real historical events in 1987 Oakland, California. Cast * Pedro Pascal * Ben Mendelsohn * Jay Ellis * Jack Champion * Angus Cloud * Dominique Thorne * Keir Gilchrist * Michelle Farrah Huang * Normani * Ji-Young Yoo *Sedrick Cabrera *D’Angelo Mixon Production It was announced in August 2022 that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck would be writing and directing the film. It is based on Fleck's memories of growing up in Oakland, California in the 1980s, and be a celebration of the city's culture. Oakland musician Too Short will serve as an executive producer. In November, Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn and Jay Ellis were among the cast announced for the film, which will also includes multiple notable figures from the Oakland area. Ji-Young Yoo would join the cast the following month. Filming began on N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Different Man
''A Different Man'' is a 2024 American black comedy psychological thriller film written and directed by Aaron Schimberg, starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, and Adam Pearson. The film premiered at Sundance on January 21, 2024, and it is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 20, 2024. Premise After undergoing surgery for a new start in life, Edward, a man with neurofibromatosis, becomes fixated on Oswald, an actor with the same condition who is playing Edward in a stage production based on his former life. Cast * Sebastian Stan as Edward * Renate Reinsve as Ingrid * Adam Pearson as Oswald * C. Mason Wells as Carl * Owen Kline as Nick * Charlie Korsmo as Ron Belcher * Patrick Wang as a director * Michael Shannon as himself Production ''A Different Man'' was announced in June 2022, with Aaron Schimberg set as writer and director. Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, and Adam Pearson were also announced as the leads, with Christine Vachon, Gabriel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Smith (filmmaker)
Chris Smith (born 1970) is an American filmmaker. He directed ''American Movie'', which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Career Smith completed his first film, ''American Job'', while attending the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's Graduate Film Program. He was nominated for a "Someone to Watch Award" from the Independent Spirit Awards. Smith met Mark Borchardt, the subject of ''American Movie'', while editing ''American Job'', and began filming a documentary about the making of Borchardt's psychological thriller '' Coven''. Both films played at the Sundance Film Festival, and ''American Movie'' was bought by Sony Pictures for $1 million. Later works His resume also included the Emmy-nominated '' Jim & Andy'' (2017), about the making of the 1999 Andy Kaufman biopic '' Man on the Moon''. Smith wrote and directed the documentary '' Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened'' (2019), about the Fyre Festival fraud. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona Diaz
Ramona S. Diaz is a Filipino-American documentary filmmaker best known for creating "character-driven documentaries". Her notable works include the 2012 film '' Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey'', featuring the band Journey and its new lead vocalist Arnel Pineda, which won the Audience Award for the 2013–2014 season of PBS's ''Independent Lens''; and the 2003 film '' Imelda'', about the life of Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines.'Imelda': Don't Cry for Her ''''. Published on July 16, 2004. Retrieved on January 8, 2014. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobi Libii
Kobi Libii is an American comedian and actor from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was a cast member on ''the Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', a news satire television series that aired on Comedy Central. On the show, Libii was billed as a "citizen journalist". Other television series in which he has appeared include ''Doubt'', ''Transparent'', ''Girls'', and '' Madam Secretary''. He has also performed in several plays, including the documentary play ''Boiling Pot'', which he co-created with Evan Joiner. The play premiered at New York City's Cherry Lane Theatre in 2007. He later performed in an MCC Theater production of the Paul Downs Colaizzo play ''Really Really'' in 2013. Libii also made an appearance on ''Klepper'' as himself. Libii graduated from Fort Wayne's Snider High School in 2003. He went on to graduate from Yale University in 2007, where he studied theater and was a member of the improv troupe Just Add Water. He studied improvisation at the Second City in Chicago, Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American Society Of Magical Negroes
''The American Society of Magical Negroes'' is a 2024 American comedy film that satirizes the Magical Negro trope in featuring a young man who joins a clandestine group of magical African Americans committed to enhancing the lives of white individuals. It was written and directed by Kobi Libii in his directorial debut, and it stars Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, and An-Li Bogan. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and Focus Features released it in theaters in the United States on March 15, 2024. The film grossed at the box office. It received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported that critics noted that while it presented an intriguing concept, it fell short of thoroughly exploring its most challenging notions. Plot Aren, a young biracial African-American man, displays his yarn sculpture at an art gallery, facing rejection; no one buys his work. Advised by the white gallery owner to approach a specific patron, Aren is mistaken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiori Itō
is a Japanese journalist and filmmaker. Her work focuses on gender equality and human rights issues. Itō's activism led to her inclusion in the ''Time'' 100 Most Influential People of 2020. Early life Shiori Itō was born in 1989, the first of three children.Toku, Akari; 伊藤詩織、映像ジャーナリストとして生きる。現実から見出す、小さなともし火; https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/38517 Her father worked in construction and her mother was a housewife.https://www.liberation.fr/planete/2019/04/28/shiori-ito-la-verite-kamikaze_1723884/ She began modelling at age 9. In high school, she did a homestay with a family in rural Kansas in the US. She intended to study journalism, and attended a junior college while saving money to study abroad. She left Japan to study abroad in New York in 2012, where she majored in photography. She then transferred to Italy in 2013, and returned to New York in summer 2014, where she began an internship at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Story
Brett Story is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, most noted for her 2016 film ''The Prison in Twelve Landscapes''. The film was awarded a $5,000 Special Jury Citation in the Best Canadian Feature Documentary category at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, was the winner of the Colin Low Award for best Canadian documentary at the 2016 DOXA Documentary Film Festival, won the award for Best Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016, and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017. Her 2017 short documentary film ''CamperForce'' was adapted from Jessica Bruder's book ''Nomadland'', and influenced Chloé Zhao's 2020 film adaptation. She followed up in 2019 with '' The Hottest August''. In 2024, Story co-directed ''Union'' alongside Stephen T. Maing exploring the Amazon Labor Union. She is an assistant professor in film studies at the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |