This post was updated Feb. 3 at 10:03 a.m. “La Leyenda Negra” grapples with colonial legacies new and old. Written and directed by alumna Patricia Vidal Delgado, the black and white film follows Aleteia, an immigrant from El Salvador who joins an underground anarchist group at Compton High School. Read more...
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UCLA psychologist Harold Garfinkel began a case study on Agnes in the 1950s. Agnes would go on to become the central figure in one of the first sociological conversations surrounding the transgender community. Read more...
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Shirley Jackson is now known as one of the great horror writers of the 20th century – but the author was overlooked during her lifetime. Now, director Josephine Decker brings the writer to the screen in “Shirley,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. Read more...
Photo: The cast and crew of “Shirley” attended the film’s premiere at Sundance. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
This year, 44% of the films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival were directed by women. But women only made 34% of films originally submitted. For Kerry Washington, she said she’ll know the industry has found equality when women can exist beyond statistics. Read more...
Photo: The annual “Women Breaking Barriers” panel, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, explored how the industry has changed since they first began the event three years ago. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 4 at 1:41 p.m. There were only 2,823 people living in Park City, Utah, when the Sundance Film Festival relocated from Salt Lake City to the small ski town in 1981. Read more...
Photo: Every year, thousands of filmmakers, critics and fans visit Park City, Utah, for the annual Sundance Film Festival. The majority of events take place on Main Street, and the city limits traffic in the area. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 9:34 a.m. The Harvey Weinstein scandal ignited the #MeToo movement – and also “The Assistant.” Starring Julia Garner, the film follows Jane, an assistant working within a film production company. Read more...
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Taylor Swift claimed she could shake off almost anything. But “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” reveals how public image has plagued a pop star who grew up wanting everyone to think she was a good girl. Read more...
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