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Myanmar “Midwives” Show Collaboration is Possible Despite Conflict
By Katie Small In Myanmar, the Rohingya — a Muslim minority community — face persecution and violence, and are denied basic rights by the majority

“Aftershock” Cries Out, ‘Black Wombs Matter’
By Stephanie Ornelas Back in 2007, when director Tonya Lewis Lee was asked by the U.S. Department of Health Services to be a spokesperson for

“The Exiles” Uncovers the Banished Students of Tiananmen
Director Ben Klein, film subject Christine Choy, and director Violet Columbus attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of The Exiles. By Vanessa Zimmer A

NPR Trivia Night: A Fest-Friendly Competition
Day Eight of the 2022 Sundance Festival brought viewers together through a friendly game of movie trivia presented by NPR. Over three rounds, host Aisha

Seven Insights From “More than a Feeling: Climate Emotions in Film & TV”
By Bailey Pennick The climate crisis is something that affects everything we do, not just as storytellers and artists, but human beings on this planet.

“All That Breathes” Soars Into the Skies of the Black Kite
Salik Rehman appears in All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen. By Vanessa Zimmer A poetic tribute to a New Delhi family that has devoted its life

“Resurrection” Explores Codependency, Manipulation, and Obsession
By Katie Small Taking an unsettling look at the consequences of emotional manipulation and codependent relationships, Resurrection mixes magical realism and horror to unnerving effect.

“The Territory” Paints a Beautiful and Devastating Portrait of the Past, Present, and Future
By Stephanie Ornelas From its opening shot until the credits roll, Alex Pritz’s Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary about a land dispute in Brazil unfolds

W. Kamau Bell’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” Makes Engaging with a Difficult Conversation Possible
By Bailey Pennick Sometimes you just need to rip the Band-Aid off. Yes, it hurts like hell and, yes, it’s still going to leave that

Meet the Artist: Chase Joynt on “Framing Agnes” Presented by Dropbox
Our Meet The Artist video series on YouTube takes you directly into the minds of the storytellers. It’s a series about the directors featured in the Sundance Fest submitted by the directors themselves, designed to take a deeper look into the films that will be premiering at the 2022 Festival.

With “Speak No Evil,” the Tafdrup brothers set out to create “the most unpleasant experience ever”
By Katie Small To say viewers were in shock after the Midnight premiere of Speak No Evil might just be an understatement. Despite the late

“Watcher”: When you’re feeling alone, you’re probably not
by Katie Small Remaining flexible served Chloe Okuno well while making her first feature, Watcher. The director’s debut psychological thriller was six years in the

“Klondike” Offers a Message of Resilience
By Stephanie Ornelas Addressing war and conflict, regardless of location in the world, is always a daunting task for filmmakers when addressing the affected people

“Mija” Amplifies the Voices and Dreams of Daughters of Immigrants
by Bailey Pennick “First I might have to give a disclaimer that I might cry — and that we might all cry [right now] —

Haunting Legacy: “Master” Reckons with Racism in Higher Education
By Katie Small Master is a deeply disturbing, racially-charged, supernatural psychological thriller that is unnerving on multiple levels. It offers an unflinching, succinct reckoning with