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2021 Sundance Film Festival
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 28 to February 3, 2021. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, the festival combined in-person screenings at the Ray Theatre in Park City, with screenings held online as well as on screens and drive-ins in 24 states and territories across the United States. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * '' CODA'', written and directed by Siân Heder * '' I Was a Simple Man'', written and directed by Christopher Makoto Yogi * ''Jockey'', directed and co-written by Clint Bentley * '' John and the Hole'', directed by Pascual Sisto * ''Mayday'', written, directed and co-produced by Karen Cinorre * '' On the Count of Three'', directed by Jerrod Carmichael * '' Passing'', written, directed and produced by Rebecca Hall * '' Superior'', directed by Erin Vassilopoulos * '' Together Together'', written and directed by Nikole Beckwith * '' Wild Indian'', written and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by actor 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. History The Sundance Institute's foundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Passing (film)
''Passing'' is a 2021 historical drama film written and directed by Rebecca Hall in her feature directorial debut. Adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, set in 1920s New York City, the film follows the intertwined life of a black woman ( Tessa Thompson) and her white-passing childhood friend ( Ruth Negga). Appearing in supporting roles are André Holland, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and Alexander Skarsgård. It was filmed in black-and-white. ''Passing'' had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, on January 30, 2021, and began a limited theatrical release on October 27, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on November 10. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised Hall's screenplay and direction, and the performances of Thompson and Negga. The film was named one of the top ten films of 2021 by the African American Film Critics Association. For her performance, Negga was nominated for the Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rebel Hearts (film)
''Rebel Hearts'' is a 2021 American documentary film, directed, produced, and edited by Pedro Kos. The film follows nuns at the Immaculate Heart College. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021. It was released in a limited release on June 25, 2021, prior to digital streaming on Discovery+ on June 27, 2021. Synopsis The film follows a group of progressive nuns at the Immaculate Heart College, including Anita Caspary, Helen Kelley, and Corita Kent as they made sure women received degrees, and transformed the education system. Production Shawnee Isaac-Smith had the idea of making a documentary film revolving around the nuns at Immaculate Heart College, and conducted over 50 interviews with the nuns, however, ran into difficulty securing financing. Isaac-Smith saved the interviews until she found the right creative partners, which would ultimately be twenty years later, when Pedro Kos and Kira Carstensen would join as producer, and dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Nicks
Peter Olivera Nicks (born May 2, 1968) is an American film director, producer and writer. He began his career in television and served as co-producer and editor of the 2006 episode "Blame Somebody Else" of PBS series '' AIR: America's Investigative Reports''. The episode received an Emmy Award in 2007 for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine, for its exposure of the pipeline of illegal labor human trafficking during the Iraq War. He directed the 2012 documentary film '' The Waiting Room''. It follows the life and times of patients, doctors, and staff at Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Oakland, California. In 2015, Nicks received a United States Artists (USA) fellowship. In 2017, he released ''The Force'', a documentary about reform measures at the Oakland Police Department. In January 2021, the third in his planned trilogy about Oakland public institutions, ''Homeroom (2021 film)'', received its world premiere at the online Sundance Film Festival. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Homeroom (2021 Film)
''Homeroom'' is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Peter Nicks. The film, which is the final chapter of Nicks' ''Oakland'' trilogy (following '' The Waiting Room'' and ''The Force''), follows the lives of the Oakland High School class of 2020 as they try to make the most of their final year in high school amidst district budget cuts and ultimately the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests. Ryan Coogler and Davis Guggenheim, the latter of whom made a similar film, '' Waiting for "Superman"'', were executive producers on this film. The film was premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021, where it was the inaugural winner of the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award - U.S. Documentary. It was released on Hulu on August 12, 2021. Synopsis The film follows the students of Oakland High School's Class of 2020 as they face an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications is giving way to uncertainty over a rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cusp (film)
''Cusp'' is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill. It follows three teenage girls at the end of summer. The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on Showtime on November 26, 2021. Synopsis Three teenage girls in Texas confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of summer. Release The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021. In April 2021, Showtime Documentary Films acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on Showtime on November 26, 2021. Reception ''Cusp'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 90% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews, with a weighted average The weighted arithmetic mean is similar to an ordinary arithmetic mean (the most common type of average), except that instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Theo Anthony
Theo Anthony is an American film director, editor, and cinematographer from Baltimore, Maryland known for his documentary films, including 2016's '' Rat Film''. Anthony's work draws inspiration from the experimental film essays of directors such as Harun Farocki and Chris Marker. Life and career Anthony grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied cinema theory and creative writing at Oberlin College. In 2014, he attended Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School, and released his breakthrough short film ''Chop My Money''. ''Chop My Money'', Anthony's first short to play film festivals, was shot in the Eastern Congo, featured music by Dirty Beaches, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before being named a Vimeo Staff Pick and being featured by ''The Atlantic.'' In 2015, Anthony was named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by ''Filmmaker Magazine'', and completed the short film ''Peace in the Absence of War'', which premiered at the 2016 International Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
All Light, Everywhere
''All Light, Everywhere'' is a 2021 American documentary film written and directed by Theo Anthony. It follows the biases on how humans see things, focusing primarily on the use of police body cameras. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021, where the film won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation. It was released on June 4, 2021, by Super LTD. Synopsis The film follows the biases inherent to the way humans physically see the world, focusing primarily on the usage of police body cameras and other forms of police surveillance, but also tracing studies of solar eclipses as well as the parallel development of automatic weapons with the motion picture camera. Release The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021. Shortly after, Super LTD, the boutique film division of Neon, acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It was released on June 4, 2021. Reception ''All Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ailey (film)
''Ailey'' is a 2021 American documentary film, directed by Jamila Wignot, which follows the life of dancer Alvin Ailey. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021. It was released on July 23, 2021, by Neon. Synopsis The film follows the life of dancer Alvin Ailey. Production In 2017, Wignot was approached by Insignia Films to direct a documentary about Ailey after discovering American Masters had not produced a documentary film revolving around his life, and that no film biographies about Ailey existed. Production on the film began in Summer 2018, and concluded in October 2019. Wingot also incorporated audio recordings made by Ailey, for an autobiography he was collaborating on with A. Peter Bailey, feeling it was important to have the story told in his voice. Wignot wanted to include apart from Ailey's life and career, a contemporary element to the film by filming rehearsals of Lazarus by the Alvin Ailey Dance Company to show Ailey's impact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr
Lyle may refer to: People Surname * Lyle (surname) Given name * Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), American NFL All-Pro football player * Lyle Bauer (1958–2024), Canadian football player and executive * Lyle Beerbohm (born 1979), professional mixed martial arts fighter * Lyle Bennett (1903–2005), head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1947 to 1949 * Lyle Berman (born 1941), professional poker player and business executive * Lyle Bettger (1915–2003), character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s * Lyle Bien (born 1945), American vice admiral in the United States Navy * Lyle Bigbee (1893–1942), outfielder, pitcher and halfback * Lyle Blackwood (born 1951), played in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins * Lyle Boren (1909–1992), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma * Lyle Bouck (1923–2016), lieutenant of the I&R Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wild Indian
''Wild Indian'' is a 2021 American thriller film written and directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. The film stars Michael Greyeyes and Chaske Spencer with Jesse Eisenberg and Kate Bosworth. The film was supported by the Sundance Institute through the ''Writers and Directors Labs''. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021, and was released in the United States on September 3, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment. Plot In an opening scene a Native American man with smallpox hunts in the woods while at home his wife is dying. Makwa Gi-Zheg is a young Ojibwe boy in Wisconsin in 1988. Abused by his father and bullied at school, his only friend is his cousin Teddo. Makwa develops a crush on a girl and is envious of James, who draws the girl's attentions. Makwa's teacher - a priest - gives a sermon saying a tortured spirit is an unworthy sacrifice before God, and that unwillingness to accept responsibility will bring suffering that will s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikole Beckwith
Nikole Beckwith is an American director, screenwriter, and playwright. Her writing credits include '' Stockholm, Pennsylvania'' (2015), '' 3 Generations'' (2015), ''Impulse'' (2019), ''Together Together'' (2021), and 3 episodes of the television series '' The First Lady'' (2022). Early life Beckwith grew-up in Newburyport, Massachusetts. From age 16, she attended the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts. In 2004, she became the youngest recipient of The Johnson Award for excellence in and contributions to the arts in the Merrimack Valley. She authored a short book of poems, ''Rhymes With Blue'', which was released in a limited run by Independent Submarine in 2001. In 2006, she moved to New York City, she was a three time Manhattan Monologue Slam champion, and is an alumna of the Ensemble studio theatre. playwright's group Youngblood and The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group. She was also a performer and director with The Striking Viking Story Pirates. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
