SUNDANCE (2021) | Festival WRAP UP with THUY PHAN
SUNDANCE 2021 WRAP UP with THUY PHAN
The big winner was "Coda," winning several awards in the dramatic categories such as the U.S. Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Directing, and Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast. Prompted record-setting acquisitions deal with Apple worth over $25 million.
The winner of the U.S. Documentary Award was "Summer of Soul (...Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)."
Clifton Colins, Jr. took home the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Actor, for his role in "Jockey." Colins portrays a seasoned horse jokey, Jackson who is facing the last season of his career, when he is confronted with difficult questions regarding his legacy.
"Lizard" Winning the Short Film Grand Jury Prize. The film is about Juwon, an eight-year-old girl with an ability to sense danger, who gets ejected from Sunday school service. She unwittingly witnesses the underbelly in and around a megachurch in Lagos.
Kiyra Lynn and Rick Hong's favorites from the festival included:
"Mass"
Imagine the most dreaded, tense, and emotionally draining interaction you could find yourself in and multiply it by 10. That is exactly what two sets of parents—Richard (Reed Birney), Linda (Ann Dowd), Jay (Jason Isaacs), and Gail (Martha Plimpton)—are facing. Years after a tragedy caused by Richard and Linda’s son tore all their lives apart, Jay and Gail are finally ready to talk in an attempt to move forward.
"Superior" from director Erin Vassilopaulos
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Director Robin Wright's "Land"
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Host/Producer: Thuy Phan
Senior Producer: Kiyra Lynn
Edited By: Ethian Le
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