Hailey Gates and Alia Shawkat Welcome You to the Village of “Atropia”
Hailey Gates at the “Atropia” premiere (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez
Hailey Gates at the “Atropia” premiere (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez
In 2018, a high school sociology teacher in a small Tennessee town gave his students an assignment: to investigate a local cold case from 30 years prior.
In “Rock Springs,” a woman relocates to a new town with her family following the death of her daughter’s father. While settling into their remote home, they discover something lurks amid the town’s nearby woods.
“Humankind has a biological and evolutionary necessity to absorb and tell stories,” says filmmaker Jeffrey Walker.
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In “Kikuyu Land,” Andrew H. Brown explores a land battle in Kenya, shedding light on the legacy of the Indigenous people and the decades of mistreatment they’ve endured at the hands of a corporation profiting from their labor.
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(L–R) Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “One to One: John & Yoko” at The Ray Theatre on
By Lucy Spicer Lending credence to the theory that social history is cyclical, many Y2K trends appear to be back. And while younger folks become
(L–R) Peter Scriver and Seth Scriver introduce their documentary “Endless Cookie” for its premiere at the Egyptian Theatre in Park City. (Photo by Andrew H.
Written and directed by Hailey Gates, “Atropia” won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. By Lucy Spicer With less