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At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and off
Read full article: At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and offDocumentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Soon, the principal is heard over the loudspeaker โ an announcement that would signal not just the scuttling of prom and graduation ceremonies, but, potentially, Nicksโ film. Even in an independent film world predicated on a can-do spirit, the results โ including โHomeroom,โ โHow It Endsโ and โIn the Same Breathโ โ are often striking for their resourcefulness. It turned out, much to our amazement, that our submissions were only slightly down," said Tabitha Jackson, director of the Sundance Film Festival, on Thursday. And Wang started working with 10 cinematographers in China to capture the yawning gap between party propaganda and reality.
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
Read full article: Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual editionThe film will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Film Festival via AP)Sundance Institute programs. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled a robust and diverse slate for the festival, which will be largely virtual due to the pandemic. Yutani said that the Sesame Street documentary, โStreet Gang: How We Got To Sesame Streetโ is likely to be a crowd favorite. โWe all are so excited about the possibility of encountering people whoโve never been to the festival," Jackson said.
Activists, scientists, authors among 'genius grant' fellows
Read full article: Activists, scientists, authors among 'genius grant' fellowsIn this undated photo provided by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, environmental activist Catherine Coleman Flowers poses for a photo in Montgomery, Ala. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the fellowships Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the fellowships Tuesday. Writers, sociologists, scientists, a documentary filmmaker, a legal scholar and an environmental health advocate are among the luminaries named this year. The Chicago-based foundation has awarded the โgenius grantsโ every year since 1981 to help further the pursuits of people with outstanding talent.