Sundance Film Festival Archives

25 Jan

The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future | Review

Raul Navedo0 Comments2022, English Reviews, Film Festivals, Reviews, Sundance 2022Film Festivals, Film Review, Mia Maestro, Sundance 2022, Sundance Film Festival, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future

Do you remember the last film you saw where, from the first frame, you thought “I don’t know where this is going but I am here for it”. Well, allow me to introduce you to the next one to hit on that level. The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future is a fascinating portrait of second chances that keeps you thoroughly engaged from start to finish. A beautiful mystery that reveals itself slowly: small doses cleverly designed to keep you hooked, rewarding you for your patience all along the way. This is one that could go a million…

23 Jan

Cha Cha Real Smooth | Review

Raul Navedo0 Comments2022, English Reviews, Film Festivals, Reviews, Sundance 2022Cha Cha Real Smooth, Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Sundance 2022, Sundance Film Festival

Cha Cha Real Smooth is a delightful film about finding yourself through love & family. A brilliantly written and directed modern rom-com from Cooper Raiff that accurately depicts and challenges the idea of soul-mates & commitment. It isn’t often that I watch a film and find myself as thrilled, entertained, and inspired as I found myself here. This one is an absolute wonder-- every element working in harmony to deliver a perfect film. That’s a claim I do not make lightly. Is it possible that I am simply a prisoner of the moment? Absolutely, but as of today Cha Cha…

22 Jan

SUNDANCE 2022 EP1

Mohamed Shama0 CommentsPodcast Blog PostsAfter Yang, Emergency, Sundance 2022, Sundance Film Festival, When You Finish Saving The World

Welcome back,Your Favorite Minorities are reporting for duty. While we didn't make it to Park City, UT we still united in the much sunnier and warmer Los Angeles, CA to bring you everything Sundance Film Festival '22!In this episode we review WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD, EMERGENCY and AFTER YANG! We have A WHOLE LOT more coming to keep you up to date with the very best and not so best of what The Sundance Film Festival has to offer this year. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7p5k7w07tUfNhpxiU5eJtx?si=403d514e76564dd5 Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify and all the other popular podcast apps.Check…

30 Jan

Ma Belle, My Beauty Review | Sundance 2021

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, Sundance 2021Film Festivals, Film Review, LGBTQ+, Ma Belle My Beauty, Sundance 2021, Sundance Film Festival

Ma Belle, My Beauty is a raw moving picture that delves into a relationship molded by years of complicated love and into how it can be shattered in an instant by selfishness and abandonment. A quiet patient story that explores so much more than emotion and touches on a side of togetherness few have experienced but most understand. The feeling of loving someone with everything you have but knowing they can’t help but bring pain and never seem to take it with them when they leave. Idella Johnson and Hannah Pepper appear in Ma Belle, My Beauty by Marion Hill,…

29 Jan

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It Review | Sundance 2021

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, Sundance 2021Documentary, Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, Sundance 2021, Sundance Film Festival

Rita Moreno is an icon in the Hispanic community. An inspiration to people of color, particularly women, in feeling that their dreams are possible regardless of the obstacles in their way. This documentary captures her story and puts it on display for the world to see. Depicting her as so much more than just a singer, an actress, a dancer, a sex icon, a social activist, a wife, a mother, etc. But she is… A still from Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It by Mariem Pérez Riera, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition…

29 Jan

Son of Monarchs Review | Sundance 2021

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, Sundance 2021Film Festivals, Film Review, Hijo de Monarcas, Son of Monarchs, Sundance 2021, Sundance Film Festival

Son of Monarchs is an intriguingly captivating film out of Mexico that introduces many of its audience members to a world few knew existed… the world of biologists trying to figure out how to genetically change the color of butterfly wings! That’s a real job. Watch this movie and see for yourself! Tenoch Huerta Mejía appears in Son of Monarchs by Alexis Gambis, an official selection of the NEXT section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. After the death of his grandmother, Mendel, a Mexican biologist living in New York, returns to his hometown nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly…

29 Jan

Human Factors Review | Sundance 2021

Raul Navedo0 CommentsEnglish Reviews, Reviews, Sundance 2021Film Festivals, Film Review, Human Factors, Sundance Film Festival

Human Factors is, as the title would suggest, a human story about the different ways people deal and of the fallibility of those we trust the most. A family drama that plays with the idea of perspectives, which is a tool often used to increase tension and bring clarity, but here they miss the mark making the narrative drag and leaving you more confused at the end than you were when the journey began. Wanja Valentin Kube, Mark Waschke, and Jule Hermann appear in Human Factors by Ronny Trocker, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the…

22 Jan

2021 Sundance Film Festival: Juries Announced

Mohamed Shama0 CommentsNews2021, Film Festivals, Sundance, Sundance Film Festival

22 Jurors to Award Prizes at Awards Night on February 2 Park City, UT 22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the Sundance Film Festival, at a digital ceremony taking place February 2nd. This year’s Festival is fully available online at Festival.Sundance.org; Awards Night will be live-streamed. Award-winning films will be available for special extended-run viewing the day after the ceremony. The awards, which recognize standout artistic and cinematic achievement, are decided on by 6 section juries. As in years past, Festival audiences have a role in deciding…

22 Jan

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Will Voice Danish Animated Doc FLEE in English Version

Raul Navedo0 CommentsNewsCannes Film Festival, Documentary, FLEE, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Riz Ahmed, Sundance Film Festival

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau board Danish animated documentary FLEE as Executive Producers, will also voice leads in English language version. This is particularly exciting because this is, without a doubt, one of the most anticipated films on any of our team's lists for 2021! Synopsis: Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym), a 36-year-old high-achieving academic, grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen — his close friend and high-school classmate, he…

14 Jan

Sundance Film Festival | Talks & Events

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Sundance ‘21 Goes Beyond Film Opening Night Welcome, Awards Night, Conversations & More, Available Free & Worldwide Sponsors, Foundations Host Virtual Main Street Venues PARK CITY, UTAH -- The lineup for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, taking place on a Sundance-built and feature-rich online platform, goes well beyond feature and short films, episodic work and the VR/XR of New Frontier -- it also encompasses a curated program of free special events, conversations and activations available to the global public. These Talks and Events, presented on the Sundance platform, include our new Opening Ceremony, Sundance Dailies, and The Big Conversation series,…