Teagan Croft Sails Around the World in True Spirit
Titans star Teagan Croft hits the high seas portraying fellow Australian Jessica Watson in True Spirit. Sixteen-year-old Watson become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe as an unassisted solo sailor in October 2009. She left Sydney Harbor on an…
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“From the Beginning I Knew This Film Was About Performance”: DP Frederic Van Zandycke on When It Melts
When It Melts, courtesy of Sundance Institute. The feature film debut from actress Veerle Baetens, When It Melts follows Eva (Charlotte De Bruyne) as she returns to her hometown for a childhood friend’s funeral with an ice block stashed in…
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‘1923’s Julia Schlaepfer on What’s Next for Spencer & Alex
From creator and executive producer Taylor Sheridan, Paramount+ series 1923 is a prequel that builds out more of the Dutton dynasty first established on-screen in Yellowstone. The show (which was just renewed for a Season 2) takes place after the…
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Adam Pally Is an Unwanted Pandemic Guest in Who Invited Charlie?
True, the world seems to be on the other side of the most intense parts of the pandemic. So why not deliver a comedy about a group of people attempting to come to terms with life during Covid-19? That’s part…
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“This Is Filmmaking as an Artistic and Cultural Necessity”: Editor Nathan Delannoy on Mami Wata
Mami Wata, courtesy of Sundance Institute. The seaside village of Iyi is the setting for C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s mythical Mami Wata, which chronicles the fraught relationship between an all-powerful African water deity and the villagers who are currently embroiled in…
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Lil Rel Howery Gets Dealt a Great Hand in His Poker Face Episode
Peter Falk would be proud. Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) invites the ever-witty Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange is the New Black) to the Hollywood card table and stacks the cards in viewers’ favor in Poker Face.…
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Cory Finley & Kylie Rogers Talk Landscape with Invisible Hand’s at Sundance
In screenwriter and director Cory Finley’s third feature, Landscape with Invisible Hand, the near-future Earth has been overtaken by an alien species. Rather, the governments have handed over control to the Vuvv – said alien species – in a transaction…
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“A Story That Plays With the Senses”: DP Lílis Soares on Mami Wata
Mami Wata, courtesy of Sundance Institute. A folkloric African water deity is the titular focus of Mami Wata, the Sundance-premiering film from writer-director C.J. “Fiery” Obasi. The revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) serves as the conduit between the inhabitants of…
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The Cast of The Ark on the Sci-Fi Show’s Characters and Secrets
Adding the words "... in space" to the end of any title creates immediate sci-fi imagery that's usually pretty interesting, if easy. It's a good descriptive tool for recommending and reviewing certain shows and films. For the new original Syfy…
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‘Rye Lane’ Cast & Director on the Strange and Messy Charm of Their Romcom
You’ve never seen a romantic comedy quite like Raine Allen-Miller's Rye Lane. Not only is the film oozing with style, passion, and authorial expressivity, but it also features two fantastic lead performances that confirm no other actors could have brought…
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Sarah Spillane Directs the Extraordinary Story of Sailor Jessica Watson in True Spirit
Director Sarah Spillane adapts the extraordinary true story of Jessica Watson into an uplifting feature film. Watson, a 16-year-old Australian teenager, became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe as a solo sailor. True Spirit follows her epic and incredibly…
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“Many Moments Are Raw and Shot on Intuition”: DP Iris Ng on Twice Colonized
Twice Colonized, courtesy of Sundance Institute Twice Colonized, the documentary from filmmaker Lin Alluna, focuses on the life and activism of Aaju Peter, a Greenlandic Inuit who advocates for the human rights of Arctic Indigenous people like herself. As a…
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