Grimur Hakonarson’s Un Certain Regard-winning film Rams (Hrutar) is part dark comedy, part family drama about two elderly brothers who haven’t spoken in years. The gorgeous Icelandic landscape provides the backdrop to this story about sheep farming and family reconciliation.
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Anna Rose Holmer on her Sundance hit The Fits
First-time director Anna Rose Holmer discusses The Fits and how working with the New York City ballet influenced her film. She also discusses using sound and editing to tell the story, and the shooting rules she set for herself.
[Read more…] about Anna Rose Holmer on her Sundance hit The FitsElite Zexer on Jury Prize Winner Sand Storm
Writer-director Elite Zexer and lead actress Lamis Ammar talk about preparing for the film, how Zexer prioritized performance when shooting the film, and the knockout ending.
[Read more…] about Elite Zexer on Jury Prize Winner Sand StormMaggie Greenwald on Sophie and the Rising Sun
Writer-director Maggie Greenwald’s Sophie and the Rising Sun is an unconventional period piece about race, public and private spaces, and romance. Set in 1941 in the South, the mysterious arrival of a badly beaten Japanese man disrupts small town life. Greenwald talked to us about adapting the novel, the importance of costumes and locations, and more.
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Sonita and Sand Storm at Sundance: when the patriarchy looks like your mother
Two Sundance hits explore how empowered women function within a patriarchal society. They pose the question, can you defeat the patriarchy simply by exercising agency?
[Read more…] about Sonita and Sand Storm at Sundance: when the patriarchy looks like your motherRebecca Daly discusses Sundance drama Mammal
The new film from Irish writer-director Rebecca Daly, Mammal, is a smart, sensitive story about family, love, grief, and parenting. It was one of the best films at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
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