Page 37 - Peter Nicks News Today

The 2021 edition of Sundance Film Festival has gone virtual but isn't skimping on the cool independent cinema. Here's the best stuff we saw, ranked.

Homeroom An often powerful look at an unprecedented school year. TWITTER Peter Nicks documentary traces a year of institutional struggle — and COVID-caused disruption — in the Oakland public school system. Early in Peter Nicks Homeroom, the documentary announces itself as a chronicle of Oakland High Schools 2019-2020 year. This activates an ominous metaphorical ticking clock. You dont need heavy-handed foreshadowing to know that the class of 2020 is the COVID Class, to realize that the pro...

By Karina Macias Jan 29, 2021 A documentary about Oakland high school students is one of the films featured in the 2021 Sundance Film festival. Homeroom by Peter Nicks follows students from the class of 2020. Oakland High School’s class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year. Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district’s police force unfold against the backdrop of growin...

At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and off Jake Coyle Updated:  Tags:  Full Screen1 / 8 All photos may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. This image released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from "Homeroom," an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sean Havey/Sundance Institute via AP) NEW YORK – Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of ...

Jake Coyle Daryl Wein, the co-writer, co-director and co-producer of "How It Ends" with his wife Zoe Lister-Jones, poses for a portrait to promote the film for the Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) January 28, 2021 - 3:32 PM NEW YORK - Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of Oakland High School, in California, when the pandemic hit. “It’s in the Bay,” says one student of the ...

Homeroom, a documentary about Oakland students, among Sundance films By Jake Coyle This image shows a scene from "Homeroom," which was selected to be in Sundance 2021. Credit: Homeroom NEW YORK - Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of Oakland High School, in California, when the pandemic hit. "It’s in the Bay," says one student of the virus as he and others mill together in a classroom, excitedly contemplating the cancellation of school. Soon, the principal is heard over...

Produced by Oakland director Ryan Coogler, Judas and the Black Messiah is the story of an FBI informant tasked with keeping tabs on the charismatic Black Panther leader Chairman Fred Hampton. The movie makes its virtual world premiere at Sundance Film Festival on February 1st. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Local talent shines in the virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival By Jan 25, 2021 Theres no doubt that our arts world has become smaller in the last year, but online an...

FilmScene chosen as Satellite site for largest U.S. independent film festival Among the Sundance Film Festival selections being screened at Iowa City’s FilmScene from Thursday through Feb. 1 is “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Closing the festival offerings on Feb. 1, it’s the story of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his betrayal by FBI informant William O’Neal. (Courtesy of FilmScene) “Rebel Hearts,” a Sundance selection coming to FilmScene on Friday...

Sundance 2021 Market: 15 Movies That Could Sell Big in a Year of Virtual Discovery IndieWire 1/25/2021 In 2020, the Sundance Film Festival kicked off with a splashy premiere for Netflix’s new Taylor Swift documentary. When the 2021 edition gets underway on Thursday, there will be none of that. As a virtual affair, this year’s Sundance is a back-to-basics event, one where a plethora of smaller-scale films without distribution will vie both for awards and acquisition. But don’t let the re...

Raffle tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for theatre members and at 10 a.m. Friday for the general public.