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by Matt Fagerholm
May 1, 2025
Throughout human history, few things have discomforted patriarchal societies quite like the candid thoughts of women. French author Françoise Sagan was only 18 when she published her wildly popular 1954
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by Anna Pattison
April 2, 2025
“TRANGO” follows Christina ‘Lusti’ Lustenberger and Jim Morrison, joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga, as they prepare for and ski the first descent of the Great Trango Glacier. They
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by Peyton Robinson
February 25, 2025
For my final dispatch of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, I’m covering three films that I watched virtually. Ironically, these films, while not all specifically tailoring their plots to location,
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by Rebecca Martin
February 22, 2025
“Chasers,” a pilot created by co-writer/director Erin Brown Thomas (“[subtext]”), recently made its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the Episodic Pilot Showcase, and hosted it’s L.A. premiere
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by Anna Pattison
February 21, 2025
Rawia Alhag is one of the directors of the powerful documentary “Khartoum,” which premiered at Sundance and recently showcased at Berlinale. The film follows five people as they relive their
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by Dawn Borchardt
February 20, 2025
Loren Waters’ beautiful documentary “Tiger” won the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film acts as a capsule of the Tiger family’s
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by Dawn Borchardt
February 19, 2025
Meera Menon initially set out with a goal of making a film where she could include her family. The film is co-written with her life partner, Paul Gleason, and a
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by Rebecca Martin
February 19, 2025
While growing up, one of my heroes was Amelia Earhart. She defied expectations by attempting to fly around the world. Rumors were that she had disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle,
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by Dawn Borchardt
February 19, 2025
“Cutting Through Rocks” follows Sara Shahverdi’s brave story as she runs as the first Council Woman in her village’s history in Iran. She’s a midwife who’s delivered more than 400
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by Emily Jacobson
February 18, 2025
For my second Sundance dispatch, I exchanged my snow boots for my slippers, and viewed most of the films from the comfort of my couch. While certainly not comparable to
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by Peyton Robinson
February 18, 2025
The endeavors of love and lust can feel like matters of life and death, but the films which compose this dispatch also find the humor in these escapades. I was
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by Rebecca Martin
February 14, 2025
When I met Argentinian filmmaker Laura Casabé at Sundance Film Festival for our interview, she immediately gave me a hug. It was a great way to start our conversation. I
