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Posted Jan 25, 2011, by Jeff Hanson
Q&A: Vampire
While the film’s title will no doubt cause many a pulse to quicken in anticipation of another sensual bloodbath by gorgeous,…
Posted Jan 22, 2011, by Jeff Hanson
Q&A: The Green Wave
The summer of 2009 was supposed to usher in a new age of noticeable and lasting democracy in Iran. A groundswell of optimism…
Posted Dec 1, 2010,
2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition
PARK CITY, UT - Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic…
Posted Jan 30, 2010, by Eric Hynes
And the Envelope, Please…
Thirty-four films were awarded prizes in 29 categories, honoring both veteran and first-time filmmakers from the U.S. to…
Posted Jan 29, 2010, by Claiborne Smith
Meet the Artists: Russian Lessons Teaches Us Something about Humanity
You hear something often enough, and it starts to seem true. And as the directors of Russian Lessons have known for at least as…
Posted Jan 29, 2010, by Eric Hynes
Q&A: Kick In Iran
Part intimate profile of two determined women, part revealing glimpse into life in Iran, and part pulse-pounding sports film, …
Posted Jan 26, 2010, by Holly Willis
Meet the Artists: A Revisionist's History in A Film Unfinished
“We see nothing,” says Yael Hersonski, the director of the powerful documentary A Film Unfinished, which will have its world…
Posted Jan 25, 2010, by Michael LoPresti
Q&A: Sins of My Father
Juan Escobar was born into a life of privilege. His charmed childhood was shattered in 1993, when his father, the notoriously…
Posted Jan 23, 2010, by Eric Hynes
One on One (on One): Spencer Susser, David Michôd and Ken Wardrop
For three emerging filmmakers, the 2010 Sundance Film Festival represents both a triumphant return and an auspicious beginning.…
Posted Nov 18, 2009, by Bridgette Bates
Checking In: N.C. Heikin
Director N.C. Heikin premiered her documentary Kimjongilia at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Her film uncovers one of the…


