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A scathing new documentary from HBO alleges a Chinese coverup on the coronavirus Steven Zeitchik © AP/AP This image released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from "In The Same Breath." The film, which will be released by HBO, alleges a Chinese coverup on the coronavirus that may have cost lives. (Sundance Institute via AP) When evidence began mounting of a deadly new coronavirus in China a year ago, authorities could have reacted with swift warnings about public safe...

CBS News Virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival opens on a screen very near you COVID-19 has shaken up Hollywood this past year, and the ramifications are still being felt in the snow-covered mountains of Utah, the traditional site of the Sundance Film Festival. This year, the festival, which has been a bellwether of independent moviemaking for more than three decades, will be presented online for the first time, streaming narrative and documentary films from around the world, beginning Thursday, ...

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival may have the event’s biggest audience ever, organizers say Online format opens films to more people, but Sundance’s director “can’t wait” to be back in Park City. (Screengrab image) Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson, top left, and Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam, top right, talk to reporters in a Zoom news conference Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, to kick off the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Gina Duncan, bottom, ...

Sundance Diary, Part 1: Searching for Serendipity With the film festival online, our critic has perused the schedule and found that even with a pared-back edition this year, FOMO is very much a possibility. Emilia Jones in Sian Heder’s competition winner, “Coda.”Credit...Sundance Institute Jan. 28, 2021 Thursday, 1 p.m. Eastern time: This year, along with thousands of other people, I will be attending the Sundance Film Festival from the comfort of my own home. This is a little bewildering...

These Sundance films bring the COVID-19 pandemic to the screen From propaganda to Zoom dating, two documentaries and a sitcom capture the pandemic’s impact. (Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute) People in China mask up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, chronicled in Nanfu Wangs documentary "In The Same Breath." Its an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. | Updated: 6:34 p.m. The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just affected the way we watch the Sund...

Sundance Film Festival 2021 streams buzzy movie premieres straight to your home CNET 1/30/2021 Joan E. Solsman © Provided by CNET A still from A Glitch in the Matrix, a documentary about simulation theory (and yes, itll reference Elon Musk). Sundance Institute The Sundance Film Festival kicked off Thursday, and for the first time, you can partake in the worlds premier independent film fest -- and one of the best places to check out top virtual reality experiments -- witho...

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 Film Festival unveils 2021 lineup, including Robin Wright, Rebecca Halls debut directorials Over half of the feature films this year are from first-time directors and across the 140 total projects, 50 percent were directed by one or more women and 51 percent by one or more artists of colour. FP Staff December 16, 2020 08:40:16 IST A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major m...

Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for first virtual edition Durango, Colorado Currently Mon By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 9:04 PM Toggle font size A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among the 72 feature films debuting at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled a robust and...

Sundance goes virtual for 2021 15 Dec, 2020 11:30 PM 5 minutes to read Robin Wright in a scene from Land. The film will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Photo / AP Robin Wright in a scene from Land. The film will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Photo / AP AP By: Lindsey Bahr A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among the 72 feat...