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'Flee' Review: Doc Explores the Layers of Truth in Afghan Refugee's Survival Story 'Flee' Review: Doc Explores the Layers of Truth in Afghan Refugee's Survival Story Animation proves an ideal medium by which to both mask and reveal the identity of a gay man who escaped Afghanistan and reinvented himself. Peter Debruge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Courtesy of Cinephil Amin Nawabi is not the real name of the Afghan refugee introduced in the Sundance movie “Flee,” nor is that his real face, which has been distorted by animation to protect his identity. As “Flee” unfolds, you may al...

Neon Acquires Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ in 7-Figure Deal Sundance 2021: Film is executive produced by Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-WaldauBeatrice Verhoeven | January 29, 2021 @ 10:49 AM Last Updated: January 29, 2021 @ 11:16 AM Neon/Courtesy of Sundance Institute Neon made one of the first 2021 Sundance acquisitions on Friday with Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee,” executive produced by Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The film, which sold for an undisclosed seven-figure amount after an overnight bidding war, was officially selected for Cannes 2020 and made its...

Sundance ’21: Jonas Poher Rasmussen opens up about his animated doc “Flee” Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen has made a name for himself in the documentary space by incorporating vibrant physicality within his work. Rasmussen’s third film, Flee, brings exactly that to the 2021 ... January 29, 2021 Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen has made a name for himself in the documentary space by incorporating vibrant physicality within his work. Rasmussen’s third film,  Flee, brings exactly that to the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 28 t...

'Passing' The indie film showcase's pandemic-era program also has directorial debuts by Jerrod Carmichael, Pascual Sisto and Questlove with his Black Woodstock documentary. As Sundance director Tabitha Jackson's reign at the indie film festival gets well underway, the marquee indie U.S. film showcase has gone mostly online with a pandemic-era discovery lineup filled with work by women and BIPOC directors and more than half the 2021 program shot by first-time helmers. For Jackson, the focus on debut feature directors underlines how, despite the COVID-19 crisis pausing film production in Hollyw...

Save this story for later. When the Sundance Film Festival kicks off on January 28, 2021, in Park City, Utah, there won’t be a long line of people standing outside the Eccles Theater, watching their breath catch in the cold winter air—and Main Street surely won’t be packed with revelers and sponsor activations, either. Instead, on account of the coronavirus pandemic, next year’s Sundance will actually expand amid the contraction of live events. Rather than relying solely on in-person experiences, the festival has plans that extend far beyond the theater: a digital platform where patro...