This year’s batch of breakouts-in-the-making include actors, directors, and writers (and, oftentimes, permutations of all three), all of whom are poised to impact the industry for years to come.
As the filmmaker debuts “Miss Bala,” she reflects on the systematic ways in which women start in “a negative space” before shooting even a single scene.
The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young singer and guitarist has never held back, but A.J. Eaton’s reflective film goes even deeper.
The multi-hyphenate and her partner Jen Tullock craft the kind of indie offering that doesn’t always work anymore, but this strange family comedy is an amusing exception.
Sundance: Come for the insider look at Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign, stay for three more stories of regular women trying to enter the political arena.
Sundance: Paul Downs Colaizzo’s directorial debut is witty and warm, and powered by a breakout turn from the rising star.
At a post-screening panel, some of the embattled leaders of the movement spoke out about controversy, conversation, and why Berg’s film tells a story few really know.
The Rock produced and appears (as himself!) in an amiable family dramedy about the path to glory of real-life WWE champion Paige, but it’s Pugh that makes it hit hard.
In Emma Jane Unsworth’s boozy and biting adaptation of her own novel, the duo find that growing up is hard, especially if you’ve resisted it for entire years.
Slate and Alex Sharp escape to the top of the world, only to find that twee plotting and unnecessary quirks can never be escaped.
Sundance: Joe Berlinger’s sensitive (not salacious) film demystifies the serial killer, by examining him though the eyes of the woman who loved him.
Rashaad Ernesto Green’s second feature makes a familiar story fresh, thanks to a star turn from co-writer and leading lady Zora Howard.
