The 2023 Sundance Film Festival is not dimming its light anytime soon. Held from Jan. 19 to Jan. 29, the largest independent film festival in the United States champions new voices and stories by premiering feature films, short films, indie episodic works and new frontier projects. Read more...
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Not all dirt roads taste of salt when the company and scenery along the way are so sweet. Produced by alumnus Maria Altamirano, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” premiered in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: A woman stands in a forest holding a toddler. Produced by alumnus Maria Altamirano, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” premiered at the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance. (Courtesy of Jaclyn Martinez/A24)
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:30 p.m. In the more than 90 years since its conception, the horror genre in film has undergone major ebbs and flows in its storylines and themes. Read more...
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Eileen finds an unlikely companion in prison. Based on the novel of the same name, William Oldroyd’s thriller, “Eileen,” screened in the Premieres category of Sundance Film Festival 2023. Read more...
Photo: Anne Hathaway smiles to the right. The actress plays Rebecca in “Eileen.” (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is resurrecting the stories of incarcerated women. On Saturday, the Archive will screen a digitally restored version of “We’re Alive,” a 1974 documentary detailing the experiences of women at the California Institution for Women, a state prison for female inmates in Chino, California. Read more...
Photo: A group of women stand holding a variety of signs. “We’re Alive” was produced by three alumni. (Courtesy of “We’re Alive”)
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is resurrecting the stories of incarcerated women. On Saturday, the Archive will screen a digitally restored version of “We’re Alive,” a 1974 documentary detailing the experiences of women at the California Institution for Women, a state prison for female inmates in Chino, California. Read more...
Photo: A group of women stand holding a variety of signs. “We’re Alive” was produced by three alumni. (Courtesy of “We’re Alive”)
Horror dives headfirst into the deep end in “Infinity Pool.” Screened in the Midnight category of the Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Brandon Cronenberg’s feature film chronicles the ill-fated beach vacation of James Foster (Alexander Skarsgård), who is introduced to a dangerous, opulent underworld of sex and violence by Gabi (Mia Goth). Read more...
Photo: Mia Goth speaks during an interview at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The actor stars as Gabi in “Infinity Pool.” (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
