Descendant, 2022. Directed by Margaret Brown. SYNOPSIS: Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story. Margaret Brown’s (The Great Invisible) new film chronicles one largely forgotten community’s fight to preserve its ancestors’ tragic history, in turn delivering a towering […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Blood
Blood, 2022. Written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray. Starring Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Gustaf Skarsgård, Futaba Okazaki, and Issey Ogata. SYNOPSIS: After the death of her husband, a woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend, but when his comforting turns to affection, she realises she must give herself permission […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Mission
The Mission, 2022. Written and directed by Tania Anderson. SYNOPSIS: A revelation of the inner lives of young Latter-day Saints missionaries, as they leave their homes for the first time and embark upon the most emotionally, physically, and psychologically challenging period of their lives. Tania Anderson’s doc debut makes a full-footed attempt to grant insight […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Brian and Charles
Brian and Charles, 2022. Directed by Jim Archer. Starring David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie, Lowri Izzard, and Mari Izzard. SYNOPSIS: After a particularly harsh winter, Brian goes into a deep depression. Completely isolated and with no one to talk to, he does what any sane person would do when faced with such […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – All That Breathes
All That Breathes, 2022. Directed by Shaunak Sen. SYNOPSIS: Amid the darkening backdrop of Delhi’s apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite. Low on words but high on immediate visual impact, Shaunak Sen’s (Cities of Sleep) new […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Master
Master, 2022. Written and directed by Mariama Diallo. Starring Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Talia Ryder, Talia Balsam, and Amber Gray. SYNOPSIS: Two Black women begin to share disturbing experiences at a predominantly white college in New England. One suspects that Mariama Diallo’s feature debut Master is going to receive its fair share of comparisons to 2019’s […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, 2022. Directed by Rory Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: An investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost. Oscar nominee Rory Kennedy’s (Last Days in Vietnam) new documentary may offer a fairly by-the-numbers treatment of the Boeing 737 MAX scandal, […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Emergency
Emergency, 2022. Directed by Carey Williams. Starring RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Maddie Nichols, Madison Thompson, and Sabrina Carpenter. SYNOPSIS: Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation. Carey Williams follows up his middling debut R#J […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Palm Trees and Power Lines
Palm Trees and Power Lines, 2022. Written and Directed by Jamie Dack. Starring Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, and Gretchen Mol. SYNOPSIS: A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem. Jamie Dack’s feature […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Sirens
Sirens, 2022. Written and directed by Rita Baghdadi. SYNOPSIS: Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. Moroccan-American director Rita Baghdadi’s (My Country No More) new documentary Sirens certainly doesn’t want for fascinating subjects, […]
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