Sundance continues its mission to feature stories about important African American historical figures with worthy docs Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am and Miles Davis: Birth of Cool. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am In the last few years, Sundance has screened multiple biography documentaries about important literary and historical figures in 20th America that […]
Film Festivals
Sundance 2019 World Dramatic highlights
The Sundance World Dramatic Competition always features international hidden gems, and the 2019 highlights included Queen of Hearts and The Last Tree.
Review: the sober recollections of Richard Billingham’s Ray & Liz
The first feature from photographer Richard Billingham is a moving yet unsentimental portrait of a life in fragments, as empathetic as it is brutal.
Interview: Carol Morley and Patricia Clarkson on Out of Blue
Director Carol Morley and star Patricia Clarkson discuss the genesis of their cosmic thriller, Out of Blue, and their process for bringing to life its unusual central character.
Four films from Fantasia Fest 2018
Four short reviews from Fantasia Fest, the biggest genre film festival in North America.
Imogen Thomas on Emu Runner: ‘The film willed its way into existence.’
Director Imogen Thomas discusses her feature, Emu Runner, which explores an Aboriginal girl’s (Rhae-Kye Waites) grief — and her community’s resilience — after her mother’s death.