This post was updated Feb. 11 at 8:02 p.m. Alex Aljouni is hitting close to home in her short film “Bukra.” Aljouni, a Syrian-born filmmaker and fourth-year film student, chose to center her student thesis short film around the war in Syria and those displaced by the conflict. Read more...
Photo: Laith Nakli (left) and Lamitta Saloum star as Ghaleb and Amal in “Bukra.” Fourth-year film student Alex Aljouni created the short film for her student thesis project. (Courtesy of Alex Aljouni)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:19 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. In need of bulking, “Love Lies Bleeding” fails to lift the weight. Directed and co-written by Rose Glass, the crime-thriller follows Lou (Kristen Stewart), a withdrawn gym manager, and Jackie (Katy O’Brian), a hitchhiking bodybuilder, as their destructive romance rapidly begins to unlock hidden secrets about Lou’s family and past. Read more...
Photo: Katy O’Brian (left) and Kristen Stewart (right) star in “Love Lies Bleeding.” The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of A24)
“Handling the Undead” unearths a new kind of zombie tale. Adapted from the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist, the mystery-horror film follows three families who must reckon with the unsettling, sudden return of their loved ones from the dead. Read more...
Photo: The cast and crew of “Handling the Undead” pose for a group photo on the red carpet. The mystery-horror film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
“I Saw the TV Glow” is breaking through the static of the horror genre. After making their narrative film debut at Sundance 2021 with their lo-fi horror film “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” writer-director Jane Schoenbrun returned to this year’s festival with “I Saw the TV Glow.” The filmmaker’s A24-produced sophomore entry centers on lonely teenagers Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) who find solace in their favorite television show, “The Pink Opaque.” Smith, Lundy-Paine and cast member Ian Foreman spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Graciana Paxton at the Sundance Film Festival about the ways in which the coming-of-age horror explores media obsessions, isolation and identity. Read more...
Photo: The cast and crew of “I Saw the TV Glow” pose for a group photo at Sundance Film Festival. The horror picture premiered at the event. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
Megan Park is bridging the age gap and going back in time for her sophomore film. At the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Chase Sapphire and the Los Angeles Times hosted a panel for Park’s “My Old Ass,” where she was joined by cast members Maisy Stella, Kerrice Brooks and Maddie Ziegler. Read more...
Photo: Kerrice Brooks, Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Megan Park and Maddie Ziegler (left to right) smile for a photo. The team worked together on “My Old Ass,” Park’s second feature film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of George Pimentel)
Love and humanity transcend water and space in “Love Me.” The post-apocalyptic romance premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by filmmaking duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, the movie follows the blossoming romance between a buoy (Kristen Stewart) and a satellite (Steven Yeun) after meeting online in a world where human life no longer exists. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) Kristen Stewart, Steven Yeun, Sam and Andy Zuchero pose at the Sundance premiere of “Love Me.” The film was apart of the film festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
Female filmmakers are taking revolutionary directing practices from Park City, Utah, to Hollywood. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, directors Lana Wilson, Fawzia Mirza, Sydney Freeland and Ally Pankiw participated in “Independent Women: How Indie Filmmakers are Bringing Transformative Approaches to Hollywood,” a panel hosted by Acura and Women in Film. Read more...
Photo: Female filmmakers sit in front of a sign that reads, “WIF 50 YEARS.” Acura and Women in Film presented a panel at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
