‘Selah and the Spades’: Tayarisha Poe on Her Journey from ‘La Jetée’ to One of the Year’s Most Assured Debuts
A Sundance Film Festival breakout, Poe’s stylish and extraordinary debut is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
A Sundance Film Festival breakout, Poe’s stylish and extraordinary debut is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Tayarisha Poe’s mashup of “Heathers,” “Rushmore,” and “The Godfather” is a welcome entry into the high school canon.
The premium streamer has set an April release date for the film, written and directed by exciting newcomer Tayarisha Poe.
The film is writer-director Poe’s feature debut, which made its world premiere to critical acclaim as a NEXT selection at the Sundance Film Festival.
Tayarisha Poe’s feature debut is set in the closed world of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, where the student body is run by five factions.