“An Escape to the Coolest Boho Pad on the Beach”: DP Tim Cragg on The Deepest Breath
The Deepest Breath, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini and Irish safety diver Stephen Keenan set their sights on the famous Blue Hole located 184 feet below the Red Sea in The Deepest Breath from documentary filmmaker Laura…
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Gregg Turkington on Useless Film Critics and the Comic Universe of On Cinema
You may not know Gregg Turkington, and that's a shame. Those who do, however, have adored his combination of stand-up comedy and performance art as Neil Hamburger, or his contributions to the early days of Adult Swim and collaborations with…
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‘The Watchful Eye’s Mariel Molino on the Story’s Twists and Turns
The Freeform original series The Watchful Eye follows Elena Santos (Mariel Molino), a young woman with ulterior motives that lead her on a path to working as live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan. Once inside the Greybourne, she…
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“We Wanted To Create a Mosaic Film”: Editor Ula Klimek-Piątek on Pianoforte
Pianoforte Jakub Piątek’s documentary Pianoforte follows several young participants in the International Chopin Piano Competition, which has been held in Warsaw every five years since 1927. The competitors navigate intense qualifying rules, several stages and the intimidating presence of world…
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Black Panther Star Alex Livinalli on His Wakanda Forever Persona
The legacy continues with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Ryan Coogler's hit sequel follows Queen Ramonda (Oscar nominee Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and more, as they fight to protect their nation from intervening world…
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‘Dear Edward’ Creator Jason Katims on Telling Emotionally Moving Stories
From creator Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) and based on the novel by Ann Napolitano, the Apple TV+ original series Dear Edward explores the lives of the family and friends who lost someone in the same plane crash that…
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Frank Grillo and John Swab Discuss the Stylish Movie Little Dixie
Some of the most interesting directors aren't just the genius auteurs immortalized by critical adulation and countless awards, but rather the prolific masterminds who can still inject a personal style into the mainstream. This was more common in the classic…
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“It Was -30 to -40 Degrees Celsius for Most of the Shoot”: DP Bryn McCashin on My Animal
My Animal, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Heather (Bobbi Salvör Menuez), a hockey player with a troubled home life, becomes instantly drawn to figure skater Jonny (Amandla Stenberg) who’s just rolled into town. Despite being held captive in her own house…
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Sarah Michelle Gellar & Rodrigo Santoro on Why ‘Wolf Pack’ Struck a Chord
From creator Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf) and based on the book series by Edo Van Belkom, the Paramount+ original series Wolf Pack follows Everett (Armani Jackson) and Blake (Bella Shepard), as they learn just how much getting bitten by a…
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“My Techniques Are Intuitive”: Editors Marc Boucrot and Jacqueline Castel on My Animal
My Animal, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Lycanthropy serves as a metaphor for burgeoning queer desire in My Animal from director Jacqueline Castel. Heather (Bobbi Salvör Menuez) is a benchwarmer on her local hockey team and deals with an alcoholic mother…
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Eugenio Derbez on Why ‘Radical’ Was His Most Challenging Movie Yet
I was lucky enough to screen Christopher Zalla’s Radical prior to Sundance to prepare for this interview. While watching it, it was abundantly clear that Zalla, Eugenio Derbez, and the rest of the team made something special. Sure enough, Radical…
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“You Hope the Work Can Play a Small Part in Moving the Needle Forward”: DP Jeff Hutchens on Murder in Big Horn
Murder in Big Horn, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Dozens of Indigenous women and girls from the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Nations have gone missing over the past decade in Montana’s Big Horn County and its surrounding areas. These cases often…
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