Sundance: Last News

It might come as a surprise to most that the skirmish between Russia and Ukraine has been active for nearly a decade. However, international headlines would raise awareness to new heights upon Russia’s invasion of its neighbor in February of 2022.

It’s safe to assume that, were one to simply look at the film’s runtime or consider the basic concept surrounding the documentary “Daughters,“ there’s presumably much more to this than a simple film about a Father-Daughter dance organized for one particular group of incarcerated men and their children, separated by prison walls and an ocean of distance both physically as much as emotionally. Such dance events are commonplace; normally held annually as a way for fathers to bond with their young girls within a setting not unlike a homecoming dance or prom, most could be seen as little more than an excuse for a large group of children to burn off energy as they dash around a gymnasium to any number of DJ-provided pop hits, but there are equal parts undeniable connections made throughout the course of the evening as well as a memory both will, in all likelihood, forever cherish.

Lena Dunham’s latest film Sharp Stick has debuted at Sundance Film Festival and – unfortunately for the creator of smash-hit TV show Girls – her latest release has attracted some pretty damning criticism.Dunham, whose last – and first – feature film Tiny Furniture was released in 2010, has her new film focus on Sarah Jo (Kristine Froseth), a naive 26-year-old virgin who begins an affair with her older employer Josh (Jon Bernthal), whose son she takes care of.The writer and actress also stars as Bernthal’s wife, while Scott Speedman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tommy Dorfman round out a pretty impressive cast.However, the movie is off to a pretty inauspicious start, with The New York Post branding Sharp Stick ‘hollow’, ‘amateurish’ and like ‘a cinematic javelin to the head’, while Collider called it ‘an inconsistent mess’.Social media was also awash with the backlash, with one user tweeting: ‘No saving grace here. The worst of #Sundance so far.’From these initial reactions, it seems Sharp Stick is one that will divide audiences.Sharp Stick (2022) is gonna be a big no from me dogWatching Sharp Stick.

I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking) to BET Her. The duo co-directed and produced the film, which took home the Special Jury at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. They also crafted the story which is centered on homelessness and single motherhood with Roma Kong.What I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking) introduces viewers to the reality of what it looks like to be employed and unhoused.