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
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There s no doubt that our arts world has become smaller in the last year, but online and hybrid events are certainly having their day in the sun. Who would have imagined we d have the Sundance Film Festival available on our doorstep? This has to be up there with the best pandemic-related news we ve heard all year.
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We usually don t pay too much attention to the Sundance Film Festival on Slog since it s over in Park City and we re in Seattle. But this year is different. Sundance is going
digital, partnering with film organizations around the country to create an accessible and safe national event. In Seattle, the fest is working with Northwest Film Forum to put together forum panels and workshops, like
Our Right to Gaze, a 90-minute session on dismantling industry gatekeeping and empowering BIPOC/LGBTQ+ creators. The fest kicks off this Thursday (Jan. 28) and runs through next week (Feb. 3), and we ll have daily film reviews up on Slog once the fest kicks off.
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Palm trees stand behind a street art piece by artist Pony Wave depicting two people kissing while wearing face masks on Venice Beach on March 21, 2020 in Venice, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The first case of COVID-19 in L.A. County was discovered one year ago today, Jan. 26, 2020.
Since then, more than one million people in the county have tested positive for the virus, and nearly 16,000 people have died.
Sadly, it s far from over. January 2021 is on track to be the county s deadliest month in the pandemic yet. Today, L.A. County health officials reported
Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Jack Mitchell
Park City audiences have had the chance to see the works of world-renowned choreographer Alvin Ailey thanks to the Park City Institute bringing his touring companies to town.
During this year’s Sundance Film Festival, audiences will get the opportunity to get to know the man who created the works “Revelations,” “Masekela Language” and “Cry,” through Jamila Wignot’s documentary “Ailey.”
The film will make its virtual festival premiere at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and Wignot is excited to screen her film.
“Sundance was a goal, and my entire team and I are elated, even though we won’t get to enjoy being at Park City,” Wignot said. “Obviously when you set out to make these films, you have hopes about how it will be received and where it may premiere.”
An Evening with Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
The Skirball presents an online discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, whose book
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, inspired the Skirball s current online exhibition. The conversation and Q&A will be moderated by Eric Liu, co-founder and CEO of Citizen University. Signed books aare available for purchase at bronxriverbooks.com.
Artist Arshile Gorky, pictured here in childhood with his mother, inspired the collaborative film, They Will Take My Island. (Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Tuesday, Jan. 26; 4 p.m. PST
They Will Take My Island