Sundance Film Festival

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Sameer Rao Feb 1, 2019 4:19PM EST

3 Questions with 'Miles Davis' Documentarian Stanley Nelson

The filmmaker talks about his new project, “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” which explores the musician’s life and impact on Black culture.

Tarana Burke. Black woman with black hair smiles in navy sweater in front of white wall with black text that reads "HBO"

Sameer Rao Jan 29, 2019 3:42PM EST

Me Too Movement PSAs Shift Focus Back to Survivors

Movement founder Tarana Burke: “What has become painfully clear is that the world doesn’t really understand the life cycle of a survivor.”

Julie Dash. Black woman with blonde curly hair poses in clear eyeglasses and black shirt in front of blue and yellow lights

Sameer Rao Jan 28, 2019 4:49PM EST

Julie Dash to Helm Angela Davis Biopic

The announcement coincides with the racial justice activist’s 75th birthday.

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Sameer Rao Jan 10, 2019 2:48PM EST

Sundance to Screen Doc On Michael Jackson's Alleged Child Sexual Abuse

“Leaving Neverland,” which revisits two men’s accusations that the artist abused them as boys, has prompted backlash from Jackson’s estate.

Niani Scott, Whitney A. Spencer and ReBecca Theodore-Vachon. Black woman with black and blonde dredlocs and black t-shirt with white text next to Black woman with brown hair in white shirt and blue jacket next to Black woman in blue and orange blouse

Sameer Rao Dec 21, 2018 11:45AM EST

Meet the 3 Black Women Named Roger Ebert Fellows

The Roger Ebert Fellowship—an initiative from the Sundance Institute and RogerEbert.com—helps rising film critics and artists make the most of the institute’s annual film festival.

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Sameer Rao Nov 29, 2018 2:10PM EST

7 Films We're Excited to See After the Sundance Festival

Several narrative movies and documentaries about racial justice and identity are set to screen at the festival in 2019.

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Sameer Rao May 3, 2018 3:01PM EDT

Police Violence Rips Bed-Stuy Apart in Trailer For 'Monsters and Men'

The ensemble drama, which premiered at Sundance, follows three Brooklynites in the aftermath of a police officer shooting a Black man.

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Ayana Byrd Mar 27, 2018 9:34AM EDT

Q&A: Producers of 'Roxanne Roxanne' on the Battle That is Making Black Films in Hollywood

More impressive than Mimi Valdés and Nina Yang Bongiovi’s (very impressive) film credits is their commitment to storytellers of color.

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Sameer Rao Feb 6, 2018 3:20PM EST

'Blindspotting' Director Carlos López Estrada: 'Being Mexican-American Gives Me a Certain Responsibility'

The filmmaker discusses his new narrative film about gentrification and racism in Oakland in a new interview.

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Sameer Rao Jan 19, 2018 1:54PM EST

WATCH: New Film 'Monsters and Men' Tackles the Devastation of Police Violence

The movie about how a killing affects three New Yorkers of color will debut at Sundance.

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Sameer Rao Jan 18, 2018 12:06PM EST

ACLU to Premiere Animated Shorts on Criminal Justice at Sundance Film Festival

The three short films will examine mass incarceration and cash bail through the eyes of the formerly incarcerated.

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Sameer Rao Nov 30, 2017 4:00PM EST

5 Films by Creators of Color to Follow at Sundance in 2018

At the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, Boots Riley, Daveed Diggs and others will screen dramatic or documentary films that take on criminal justice, labor and other racial equity issues.

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Sameer Rao Jan 24, 2017 2:45PM EST

Netflix Just Bought Jessica Williams' Sundance Film

“The Incredible Jessica James” stars Williams as an aspiring playwright alongside “Atlanta’s” Lakeith Stanfield.

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Sameer Rao Jan 23, 2017 1:46PM EST

Stanley Nelson Delivers a Fascinating New Documentary About HBCUs

Nelson, director of “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution,” is back with an intriguing history of HBCUs, “Tell Them We Are Rising.” Here, a day after its Sundance debut, he talks about the triumphs and controversies of these still-essential institutions.

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Sameer Rao Dec 2, 2016 4:25PM EST

Films About Michael Brown, Roxanne Shanté Featured in 2017 Sundance Lineup

These films will bring issues of racial justice and emergent voices of color to Park City.

Riley Wilson and Shantrelle P. Lewis Feb 2, 2016 3:34PM EST

'The Birth of a Nation': The Biggest Clapback in Hollywood History or Yet Another Slave Movie?

In this point/counterpoint about Nate Parker’s buzzy directorial debut, two Black independent filmmakers wrestle with the notion of seeing more chains, whips and nooses on the big screen.