#‘Girls State’ Review: A Worthy, if Not Wholly Satisfying, Companion Doc to ‘Boys State’

#‘Girls State’ Review: A Worthy, if Not Wholly Satisfying, Companion Doc to ‘Boys State’

Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s Boys State, a winner at Sundance in 2020 and the Emmys in 2021, walked a delicate line between delivering an inspiring and wholly disheartening look at the civic-minded teens attending Texas’ version of the annual governmental jamboree.  Since that ideological conflict aligned perfectly with my own experiences at Massachusetts Boys…

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#Lux Award Shortlist Includes Cannes, Berlin Winners

#Lux Award Shortlist Includes Cannes, Berlin Winners

The Lux Award, a film prize awarded by the European Parliament, unveiled the five finalists for its 2024 honor at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. The shortlist includes already-lauded favorites from the Berlin, Cannes and Sundance film festivals. On the Adamant, Nicolas Philibert’s French documentary about a unique psychiatric treatment center based on a…

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#Sundance Prize Winner ‘Shayda’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics

#Sundance Prize Winner ‘Shayda’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics

Sundance Prize Winner ‘Shayda’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the Sundance audience award winner Shayda for North America and other international territories. Cate Blanchett executive produced Noora Niasari’s debut feature that stars Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress at Cannes last year for her performance in Holy Spider, and the…

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#Gael García Bernal Praises ‘Station Eleven’ Experience, Open to Reteaming With Series Creatives

#Gael García Bernal Praises ‘Station Eleven’ Experience, Open to Reteaming With Series Creatives

Gael García Bernal Praises ‘Station Eleven’ Experience, Open to Reteaming With Series Creatives Gael García Bernal stopped by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Studio at Sundance, presented by Heineken Silver and Origin Spring Water, to discuss his new film Cassandro. The movie, directed by Roger Ross Williams, tells the true story of the homosexual “exótico” wrestler Saúl…

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