Sundance unveils pandemic lineup, Redford son's final film
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Saturday, November 2, 2024


Sundance unveils pandemic lineup, Redford son's final film
File photo of The Egyptian Theatre. Kim Raff/The New York Times.



LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Next month's Sundance will be the first major festival highlighting movies made during and about the coronavirus pandemic, as organizers Tuesday unveiled a lineup featuring the final film by co-founder Robert Redford's late son.

Due to Covid restrictions, the indie film extravaganza will largely leave behind its usual mountain base in the western US state of Utah, showing premieres online and at nationwide drive-ins and arthouse theaters.

Among them is "Life in a Day 2020," Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald's follow-up to their 2011 documentary painting a "global portrait of life on our planet" using thousands of videos shot and submitted by members of the public from a single day in July.

The filmmakers received 300,000 submissions, as people around the world adjusted to their radically transformed life under an unprecedented pandemic.

"These windows into their lives are really extraordinary," director of programming Kim Yutani told AFP, calling the project a "huge undertaking."

"Not only is it the 10-year anniversary, this is such a significant year," she added.

Also on show will be "In the Earth," a virus horror film shot in 15 days in August by Ben Wheatley, and documentary "In the Same Breath" which claims to explore the Chinese government's efforts to "turn pandemic coverups in Wuhan into a triumph for the Communist Party."

Several films also address racism following this year's mass protests against police violence, including "Summer of Soul," musician Questlove's first movie about the huge, forgotten "Black Woodstock" festival that took place in 1969 Harlem.




Rebecca Hall's directorial debut "Passing," based on a 1929 novella about two African-American women struggling with their race and gender identities in New York, will also appear.

Other highlights among 72 feature films include Nicolas Cage's supernatural action-horror "Prisoners of the Ghostland," and cult musical biopic "The Sparks Brothers" from Edgar Wright.

With the Oscars submissions deadline delayed by coronavirus, Sundance movies will this year be eligible to compete for April's Academy Awards.

And the festival will feature "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir," the final film from James Redford about the author of the bestselling Chinese-American immigrant novel "The Joy Luck Club."

James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert, died in October aged 58 from bile-duct cancer.

"It's incredibly bittersweet... it's very meaningful for us that we get to play this film for the Sundance audience to whom he meant so much," festival head Tabitha Jackson told AFP.

"But it's very sad not to have him with us to take his bow as director."

Sundance runs from January 28 through February 3.


© Agence France-Presse










Today's News

December 16, 2020

Cairo restored hieroglyph typecaster tells new stories

Sotheby's sets new record for Ansel Adams in $6.4 million Photographs sale in NY

German police arrest fugitive twin over museum heist

The Goya Code Chapter 4: Three Kings and an Emperor for the Crown of Spain

Historic scales returned to Scott's Discovery Hut in Antarctica

White Cube opens an exhibition of recent works, many with historical roots, by Imi Knoebel

Christmas gift sparks lifelong passion for puppeteer

2020 Archibald Prize People's Choice award winner announced

William Turner Gallery presents a new series of paintings by Andy Moses

Ann Reinking, dancer, actor, choreographer and Fosse muse, dies at 71

Phillips announces highlights from the January Evening & Day Editions Auctions in London

Hindman's Luxe Holiday Couture Auction presents renowned designers' work & achieves top results

Gannit Ankori named Director of the Rose Art Museum

Sotheby's opens "Contemporary Showcase: My Life Is Pointless by Joan Cornellà"

MFA Boston receives $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment to establish curatorial position for Islamic art

North Carolina Museum of Art announces The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant and new hires

Animation art shows it must be taken seriously after Heritage Auctions' record-setting event

Days after reopening, London theaters must shut

The essential John le Carré

Carol Sutton, a stage and screen actress devoted to New Orleans, dies at 76

Review: This 'Nutcracker' is a fantasy you can enter

Converse Auctions announces Important Chinese New Year Antique Auction

Sundance unveils pandemic lineup, Redford son's final film

Heritage Auctions breaks all-time sports auction record with $22 million event

10 Things to Notice When Examining a Vintage Ring

3 ways to discover the taste of Jamaica snacks, food, and natural energy drink

Oklahoma marijuana laws




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Holistic Dentist
Abogado de accidentes
สล็อต
สล็อตเว็บตรง

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful