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Sundance 2020: Riley Keough, Robert Redford, Angelina Jolie, Bruce Lee Docu, Lena Waithe & LGBTQ+ Rights Pack U.S., World Cinema, NEXT, Midnight & Kids Slates

By Dominic Patten U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIONSixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people and events that shape the present day. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include APOLLO 11, Knock Down The House, One Child Nation, American Factory, Three…

Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama

1:00 PM PST 12/4/2019 by Tatiana Siegel As Sundance director John Cooper’s 11-year run at the helm of the indie film festival comes to a close, he is going out with a bang. With a nod to what he dubs “youth’s role…

Sundance Film Festival Lineup Includes Indie Darling Taylor Swift

By Jordan Crucchiola The Sundance Film Festival just released its expansive 2020 festival lineup, and amid the very Sundance-y names like Riley Keough and Tessa Thompson is one person you really don’t typically align with Park City: international singing and songwriting sensation Taylor Swift.  […]…

Taylor Swift, Viggo Mortensen and Tessa Thompson Lead Diverse 2020 Sundance Lineup

Beatrice Verhoeven | December 4, 2019 The Sundance Institute announced its full lineup for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, which includes films like “Nine Days,” starring Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz, and “Downhill,” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell,…

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps filming in Atlanta

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps filming in Atlanta

Join us at Atlanta’s 7 Stages Theatre for two different shows August 18 and 25. It has been 10 years since Scott Turner Schofield’s one man show had its World Premiere and sold out 7 Stages for weeks. Since then,…

Should LGBT Viewers Watch Roseanne

Should LGBT Viewers Watch Roseanne

BY DANIEL REYNOLDS MARCH 28 2018 “Roseanne’s said a lot of things I disagree with, but I’ll be watching because good comedy tells political truths in ways no other art form can,” said Andrea James, a filmmaker producing a transgender film, Becoming…

“Transamerican Love Story” (2008) – WOW Presents Clips

“Transamerican Love Story” (2008) – WOW Presents Clips

This week marks the 10th Anniversary of the premiere of Transamerican Love Story! In the show, potential suitors try to woo Calpernia Addams, a transgender bachelorette in search of love. Enjoy this clip from the very first episode of the…

A fantastic leap – trans cinema’s breakthrough moment

A fantastic leap – trans cinema’s breakthrough moment

Daniela Vega in A Fantastic Woman, which has been nominated for best foreign language Oscar Juliet Jacques Fri 2 Feb 2018 03.45 ESTLast modified on Sun 4 Feb 2018 22.05 EST  During that interregnum, there had been one other significant Hollywood portrayal of a…

Viva Diva trailer: transgender film via Sundance Native Labs

Viva Diva trailer: transgender film via Sundance Native Labs

So proud of Daniel Flores & honored to help produce this! Via the Sundance Native American and Indigenous Film Program, the “Viva Diva” trailer: Words cannot express how excited and grateful I am to share the trailer for my short…