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Users Every year, at the end of January, it seems like Austin's film scene packs its collective bags and heads to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. This year, as the pandemic rolls on, Sundance is coming to Austin with a special series of screenings and panels presented by the festival and Austin Film Society. "It all started last summer," said Holly Herrick, AFS head of film & creative media, "when they reached out to us and said, 'Look, we're trying to reimagine the festival.'" There's a lot of history between AFS and Sundance, far beyond the annual trip many of the staff take to the mountains for a first glimpse of the new crop of American and global indie cinema. The two organizations have been collaborating for years, whether it be showing the festival's short film selections in the AFS Cinema, or helping connect Texas filmmakers with Sundance. "A lot of AFS Fellows have also gone through Sundance Institute Labs," said Herrick. "This year, that collaboration has only gotten closer."
Movie Screenings at Pioneer Farms Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, 10621 Pioneer Farms Dr. Tickets $25 per car, $15 per additional passenger, available in advance at www.austinfilm.org/2021-sundance-film-festival. Thursday, Jan. 28 7pm: Son of Monarchs (D: Alexis Gambis, Narrative Feature) The cross-border migrations of the monarch butterfly flutter over this story of a family reunited and divided by a funeral. Friday, Jan. 29 7pm: The Pink Cloud (D: Iuli Gerbase, Narrative Feature) Timely sci-fi drama about two strangers in unexpected close quarters when a global event forces them into quarantine. Saturday, Jan. 30 6pm: How It Ends (D: Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones, Narrative Feature) An all-star cast (Holly Hunt, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Nick Kroll, and Lamorne Morris) get in the way of a woman heading to the party to literally end all parties in this fusion of
Three Sundance films with Texas ties are screening in Dallas The Texas Theatre is showing ‘Cusp,’ ‘Jockey’ and ‘The Blazing World’ on Jan. 31 as part of the Sundance Film Festival. Udo Kier appears in "The Blazing World" by Carlson Young.(Supplied / Sundance Institute) The Texas films screening at the Texas Theatre as part of the Sundance Film Festival are not to be missed. They include a coming-of-age documentary about teenagers the filmmakers met by chance, a semi-autobiographical drama filmed on location at a horse racing track and a dark fantasy directed by a noted female horror filmmaker from Fort Worth.
Sundance Film Festival goes virtual – and comes to Minneapolis January 15, 2021 — 4:05pm Text size Copy shortlink: Want to see "Wild Indian" and some of the other movies at the Sundance Film Festival (Jan. 28-Feb. 3)? This year, you don't have to go to Park City, Utah, to do it. (Thanks, COVID.) As a result of the pandemic, the festival is mostly virtual, with limited showings around the country. In the Twin Cities, the six titles include Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.'s debut film at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 30, as well as the family drama "Son of Monarchs"; the new end-of-the-world comedy from "Lola Versus" filmmakers Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones, "How It Ends"; a drama about a troubled woman, "The Blazing World," and the Oscar-touted drama about the life and death of Black Panther activist Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), "Judas and the Black Messiah."
Sundance Film Festival at The Belcourt Nashville's own Belcourt Theatre selected as one of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival's Satellite Screens. The Sundance Film Festival will look a little differently this year. The annual film festival is traditionally hosted every January in Park City, Utah, but in light of the current pandemic, has pivoted and will offer an online platform this year featuring seven days of premieres and events. Additionally, Sundance has also partnered with independent cinemas across the U.S. and beyond to safely host small, in-person events. Among those cinemas chosen is Nashville's very own Belcourt Theatre. From January 28 to
Wavelength, Producer Behind ‘Farewell Amor’ and ‘Where’s My Roy Cohn?,’ Names Joe Plummer as President (EXCLUSIVE) Variety 1/13/2021 Wavelength, the New York-based indie studio behind Sundance players like “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” and “Farwell Amor,” has named producer Joe Plummer as president. Founded by CEO Jenifer Westphal in 2015, the company recently saw Plummer serving as supervising producer across the slate. As president, he will oversee operations and spearhead development, production and investment efforts across both the film division and the newly-launched commercial division. He’s also been elevated to executive producer across all titles. More from Variety “At Wavelength, I have had the opportunity to produce ground-breaking and beautiful films and to build an unparalleled team, I’m beyond excited about what Wavelength has planned for the future,” Plummer said. “In my role as President, I will continue to develop our slate with Jen while expanding our efforts to launch emerging filmmakers and growing our commercial and branded work.”
Tweet How It Ends âItâs a very weird year to try and write a preview for a film section,â Belcourt programming director Toby Leonard tells the Scene, empathetically. He goes on to describe conversations heâs had with friends and colleagues in the world of independent film distribution lately. âEvery conversation at some point is like, âLook, anything can still change at any given time, with a couple of weeksâ notice, frankly.â â Leonardâs widely beloved Hillsboro Village theater knows that all too well. Back in November, the Belcourt reopened for in-person screenings with limited capacity and a slew of COVID-19 safety precautions in place. The theater closed up shop and went back to virtual screenings only on Jan. 1, however, citing Tennesseeâs post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID cases.
If you can’t go to Utah, then Utah will just come to you. Last month, Austin Film Society announced it would be partnering with the Sundance Film Festival for this year’s event, and now it’s announced a line-up of drive-in screenings and special online events with a Texas twist. Son of Monarchs, one of the Sundance Film Festival titles playing as a drive-in selection at Austin's Jordan Bachman Pioneer Farms, courtesy of the Austin Film Society As the festival (often seen as the kick-off to the annual film calendar) has had to go virtual this year, it’s also selected a series of partner organizations like AFS around the country to act as satellite venues. Yet while AFS Cinema is still closed, the team has already been experimenting with drive-in screenings at Jordan Bachman Pioneer Farms. Today sees the scheduling of five Sundance titles – three narrative features and two documentaries – across four nights (Jan. 28-Feb. 1), all from the comfort of your own car.
Lighting the Way: An Anthology of Short Plays About the Climate Crisis is now available in paperback and ebook from Lulu and Amazon. Edited by Chantal Bilodeau and Thomas Peterson, this anthology includes 49 inspiring plays by writers from across the world. Originally commissioned for Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) 2019, a biennial worldwide theater festival, the plays take a creative look at climate heroes who are lighting the way toward a just and sustainable future. These short plays inspired over 25,000 people at more than 200 performances globally in the fall of 2019. Lighting the Way is published by the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts and The Arctic Cycle. It is a great addition to university libraries, and to the collections of theatre makers and climate activists alike.
'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 Hollywood and upending planning for Sundance's upcoming Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 2021, edition, the marquee festival isn't playing it safe as it doubles down on revealing new independent voices to the world.