i'm going to help you navigate this world that is sundance online.structional video, finding your way around the virtual sundance film festival could be a bit difficult, but it was worth persisting, because some great films were unveiled. the festival has long been a champion of diversity. this year, more than half the programming was directed by one or more people of colour. but what was remarkable was how many films got completed in time for the festival, with film—makers working under lockdown. brazilian director iuli gerbase, whose film the pink cloud was in the line—up, did not find it easy. we had to do many things remotely and dub some scenes with the actors. the actors had a microphone in their house, i was in my house and the sound editor in another house and we were all on zoom, and i was directing by zoom, but it all worked out in the end. if the pandemic was on the minds of film—makers, so, too was the recent political tumult there is in america. although few features directly critiqued the trump years, there was a sense that america's po

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i know "try harder" was well received at sundance and on several best documentary lists. debbie, you shopped the film four weeks ago over the course of a whole school year. what was your goal? >> i had heard so much about the college admission process and how hard it had become, but in all of the stories in the news, there's very little about what the students go through. so we decided to follow the senior class at lowell high school through their last year of high school to find out what it's like, what it's like to sort of this brutal college application process. >> people think they know about lowell because it's been around for so long, right, 170 years, although at the current location only about 70 locally. but what do you think it is people don't know that you discovered? what are the misconceptions, debbie? >> i'm an outsider, i didn't grow up here. so i heard stories about lowell, super competitive, lots of asiai americans, and what i was really surprised by was actually, you know, the sort of zeitgeist that mr. shapiro would talk about, that this sort of lightni

yeah this is probably the biggest film showing in sundance this year judas and the black messiah it looks at a story from 50 years ago about the f.b.i. infiltration of the black power of the black panther party and also the eventual murder by the f.b.i. of black panther party leader fred hampton and fred hampton is played by daniel you know who you might know from the film get out here he gives a sort of astounding early career high performance but i want to console him as amazing about this movie is as i said it's a story from 50 years ago but it could be ripped from the headlines from from from last year i mean it really touches on the hot button topics of american political life right now particularly the black lives matter movement and the debate over the origins of systemic racism this film is premiering in sundance but it's already a front runner for the oscars particularly for daniel and his amazing performance oh wow and the actress robin wright great actress directing her 1st movie starring it is well it looks a bit like a tour de force she seems to be in every frame. yet you kno

not only that it got into sundance which is a big deal in itself >> yeah. >> dude, you won the sundancece film festival, congratulations. >> thank you thank you. >> jimmy: a lot of hard work honestly, i hope you don't get enough of people telling you how special you are. it is unbelievable >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: you're special what we have is a different thing. >> i get it. >> jimmy: and maurice won one last night as well he was star of a short >> yeah, that too. [ laughter ] >> i just found out, one of my students at nyu directed the film, i'm like, wait, they won that a win's a win because our example produced it so it's a win for all of us but for him to have ace detectoral debut to kill sundance, that's how you shut it down i found out yesterday i was nominated for ncaa image award, that was my big news for the day. see, right there [ cheers and applause upside down. i'm like, yeah, we won sundance so >> jimmy: unbelievable you're like, wait i got big news let me tell you my big news first. congrats on that as well i know you're getting pumped up too because we're having

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welcome the main winners of the sundance film festival coming up and also in the next quarter of a. love it or hate it the aptly named architectural style of brutal ism continues to divide opinion. and the multi-talented mexican conductor along is getting all rhythmic with the danish national symphony orchestra. we begin with the winners of the sundance film festival in america which was mainly held virtually this year and the biggest winner was undoubtedly the touching coming of age drama. which garnered 4 wards including the grand jury prize the audience prize and best director of. the film is about ruby the only hearing member of an otherwise deaf family she's a talented singer and is torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning parents. sundance is famous for its documentary section and another big winner there was the summer of soul which took the grand jury prize and the audience award to the documentary about the harlem cultural festival of 969 which is being dubbed the black woodstock and it's an incredible achievement for 1st time director thompson sai

welcome the main winners of the sundance film festival coming up and also in the next quarter of a. love it or hate it the aptly named architectural style of brutal ism continues to divide opinion. and the multi-talented mexican conductor along our is getting all rhythmic with the danish national symphony orchestra. we begin with the winners of the sundance film festival in america which was mainly held virtually this year and the biggest winner was undoubtedly the touching coming of age drama coda which garnered 4 wards including the grand jury prize the audience prize and best director of. the film is about ruby vo only hearing member of an otherwise deaf family she's a talented singer and is torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning parents. sundance is famous for its documentary section and another big winner there was the summer of soul which took the grand jury prize and the audience award to sew a documentary about the harlem culture festival of 969 which has been dubbed the black woodstock and it's an incredible achievement for 1st time director thom

yeah this is probably the biggest film showing in sundance this year judas and the black messiah it looks at a story from 50 years ago about the f.b.i. infiltration of the black power of the black panther party and also the eventual murder by the f.b.i. of black panther party leader fred hampton and fred hampton as played by daniel who you might know from the film get out here he gives a sort of astounding really career high performance but i want to console him as amazing about this movie is as i said it's a story from 50 years ago but it could be ripped from the headlines from from from last year i mean it really touches on the hot button topics of american political life right now particularly the black lives matter movement and the debate over the origins of systemic racism this film is premiering in sundance but it's already a front runner for the oscars particularly for daniel and his amazing performance a while and the actress robin wright great actress directing her 1st movie starring it is well it looks a bit like a tour de force she seems to be in every frame. yet you know prett

the series -- story is retold in a new feature film, "judas and the black messiah," preparing at sundance film festival today. we will speak witrect shaka king and jf haas and flint taylor, wh he discovered new details. >> we have found new document that showed not only was the chicago fbi behind the murderous raid of fred hampton but that j edgar hoer and hisrusted eutenant were alsoware of the goings-on in chicago and rewarded t fbi informant and his agent for setting up the murderousaid. amy: we look atherong caaign to st far-rht conspiracy theist rublica coress member maorie tayr greenewho once enrsed the executn of speer nancy pelosi. greene was racially picked by republican leadership to serve on the education committee. >> assigning her to the education committee when she has mocked the killing of little children at sandy hook elementary school, when she has mocked the killing of teenagers in high school at marjorie stoneman douglas high school. what could they be thinking? amy: coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. confirmed

american grassroots democracy and student politics is the focus of homeroom another sundance stop it began shooting before coded but finished during the pandemic and was clearly shaped by the crisis we have the power. thank you student director my conversation with filmmakers who have done where it during the storm and that made found during this next i have noticed is that we will outreach them by necessity almost like making the film is the only. creatively channel that we can express we can articulate the strong emotions that we have the iran every day as other people whether it's you know whether it's the sadness helplessness or anger or. a sense of loss or longing for a connection. you are by far the most excruciating difficult stubbornly obnoxious woman i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and die out and john david washington. what is the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a

american grassroots democracy and student politics is the focus of homeroom another sundance stop it began shooting before coded but finished during the pandemic and was clearly shaped by the crisis we have the power to thank you steven director my conversation with filmmakers who have done where it during this manic made during this next i have noticed is that we will all treat them by necessity almost like making the film is the only. creative a channel that we can express we can articulate the strong emotions that we have every day as other people whether it's you know whether it's the sadness helplessness or anger or. a sense of loss or longing for a connection. you are by far the most excruciating difficult stubbornly obnoxious woman i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and die out and john david washington. what if the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a story given the rest

american grassroots democracy and student politics is the focus of homeroom another sundance stop it began shooting before coded but finished during the pandemic and was clearly shaped by the crisis we have the power. thank you steven director my conversation with filmmakers who have done where it during the storm and that made found during this next i have noticed is that we will all treat them by necessity almost like making the film is the only. creative a channel that we can express we can articulate the strong emotions that we have the iran every day as other people whether it's you know whether this is sadness childlessness or anger or. a sense of loss or longing for a connection. you are by far the most excruciating difficult stubbly of not just women i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and diane and john david washington. what is the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a st

american grassroots democracy and student politics is the focus of homeroom another sundance stop it began shooting before coded but finished during the pandemic and was clearly shaped by the crisis we have the power to thank you stephen director my conversation with filmmakers of where have done where it during that's going to make made found during this next i've noticed is that we will all treat them by necessity almost like making a film is the only. creative channel that we can express we can articulate the strong emotions that we have every day as other people whether it's you know whether it's the sadness helplessness or anger or. a sense of loss or longing for a connection. you are by far the most excruciating difficult stumbling of not just one i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and diane and john david washington. what is the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a story g

american grassroots democracy and student politics is the focus of homeroom another sundance stop it began shooting before coded but finished during the pandemic and was clearly shaped by the crisis we have the power. thank you steve director my conversation with filmmakers who perhaps don't wear it during this moment made found during this next i've noticed is that we will all treat them by necessity almost like making a film is the only. creative channel that we can express we can articulate the strong emotions that we have every day as other people whether it's you know whether it's the saddest helplessness or anger or. a sense of loss or longing for a connection. you are by far the most excruciating difficult stubbly of not just women i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and diane and john david washington. what is the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a story given the restri

welcome to the main winners of the sundance film festival coming up and also in the next quarter of an i. love it or hate it the aptly named architectural style of brutalist continues to divide opinion. and the multi-talented mexican conductor along is getting all rhythmic with the danish national symphony orchestra. we begin with the winners of the sundance film festival in america which was mainly held virtually this year and the biggest winner was undoubtedly the touching coming of age drama. which garnered 4 wards including the grand jury prize the audience prize and best director of. the film is about ruby the only hearing member of an otherwise deaf family she's a talented singer and is torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning parents. sundance is famous for its documentary section and another big winner there was the summer of soul which took the grand jury prize and the audience award to sew a documentary about the harlem culture festival of 969 which has been dubbed.

we begin with the winners of the sundance film festival in america which was mainly held virtually this year and the biggest winner was undoubtedly the touching coming of age drama coda which garnered 4 wards including the grand jury prize the audience prize and best director of. the film is about ruby the only hearing member of an otherwise deaf family she's a talented singer and is torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning patterns. sundance is famous for its documentary section and another big winner there was the summer of soul which took the grand jury prize and the audience award to sew a documentary about the harlem culture festival of 969 which has been dubbed the black woodstock and it's an incredible achievement for 1st time director thompson said known as quest love leader of the roots. the style of architecture called bruges is a joining the 1950 s. with the easy availability of concrete which was also cheap the term brutal ism is certainly not liked by architects in this kind of monumental muscular architecture divides opinion adored by some and hat

we begin with the winners of the sundance film festival in america which was mainly held virtually this year and the biggest winner was undoubtedly the touching coming of age drama. which garnered 4 wars including the grand jury prize the audience prize and best director of. the film is about ruby the only hearing member of an otherwise deaf family she's a talented singer and is told between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning patterns. sadat's is famous for its documentary section and another big winner there was the summer of soul which took the grand jury prize and the audience award to sew a documentary about the harlem culture festival of 969 which is being dubbed the black woodstock and it's an incredible achievement for 1st time director thompson said known as quest love leader of the brute. the style of architecture called bruges is a joining the 950 s. with the easy availability of concrete which was also cheap the term brutal ism is certainly not liked by architects of this kind of monumental muscular architecture divides opinion adored by some and hated by o

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in-depth examination of coated comes from a documentary in the same breath in which premiered at the sundance film festival director not to weighing shows how the chinese government initially tried to downplay the crisis a pattern she saw repeated in her adopted country america you see how. that just information. on the highest government has. basically in a boat. outbreak to be a severe and out of can show as their experience in the today. you are by far the most excruciating difficult stubbly of nonsense woman i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and diana and john david washington. what is the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a story given the restrictions of coded can we make a movie that doesn't compromise in terms of emotional scope cinematics. and and that was sort of it was sort of an exercise in that regard would you do if there are no real answers in any of the films made during

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the world premiere is at the sundance film festival this week.s more sombre in tone because of the pandemic, but also uplifting. wake up! in a year when we've all been brought together by covid, where nobody really in the world has been untouched by covid and its consequences, this film, in a way that could appear kind of sentimental or hippyish but is not when you see the film, reinforces the similarities between everyone in the world. i was so surprised by how different this film was than the first one in that the form is kind of the same but the content is much more diverse. there is material really from every corner of the world, filled by people who have smartphones and cameras and secondly, because the things people chose to film, they tended to be a lot more melancholy, sad, stories about loss. generally people are a lot more pensive. i had two brothers. not one, but two brothers dying inj police custody. we structured around kind of a human life, the birth of little children we have towards the end of the film, old age. in the middle, we

like, technology and sort of circumstance have given us some great instances of things like the sundances at the table, in a table group session so they can talk to the people that are part of your group. i think it is given for too a lot of innovation but people miss the parties, they miss the champagne. people want to see brad pitt dancing to lizzo at the sog awards. i brad pitt dancing to lizzo at the sog awards.— brad pitt dancing to lizzo at the sog awards. i missed out. how do they — the sog awards. i missed out. how do they miss _ the sog awards. i missed out. how do they miss that? - how do they miss that? jacqueline coley, thank you so much. . ~ jacqueline coley, thank you so much. ., ~ i. jacqueline coley, thank you so much. ., ~' ,, , jacqueline coley, thank you so much. ., ~ , . before we go, this year�*s super bowl stadium will be more empty because of covid health and safety protocols. the nfl has invited a number of guests in order to be at the game. to fill the rest of the things you can see there will be cardboard cutouts of people who were lucky enough to submit the ima

position now come are one thought we would have been then always good to remember that as an adult to sundance and i could joining us from camera thank you . well the killing of a street performer in chennai has triggered protests against police violence the 27 year old juggler was shot dead in the southern town on friday after office and say he resisted a routine identity check more details in this report from. anger in the chilean capital over the police shooting of a young street performer police used water cannon as hundreds took to the streets in santiago to the bank pots and charge that officers the protesters want to show solidarity with 27 year old francisco martinez will marrow who were shot dead by police on friday officers say they opened fire because the juggler refused to cooperate in a routine search the government held an emergency meeting well a judge has ordered an investigation into the shooting. but we always regret that an operation of these characteristics result in the death of a person as a government we want to guarantee that all measures will be taken to ensure the jus

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and coming up in half an hour, talking movies presents highlights of 2021's sundance film festival.ood afternoon. the scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine say it should still prevent people needing hospital treatment or dying, despite the emerging south african variant. research has found that the jab offers only limited protection against mild cases of that variant — although that study hasn't yet been checked by other experts. the government says it is looking at ways to deal with covid variants in the long term. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. surge testing in the midlands to try and stamp out the latest variant of coronavirus. around 100 cases of a version first found in south africa have been confirmed here to date. the worry is, a specific mutation could make our vaccines less effective. now new trial results from south africa appear to confirm that. a small study of 2000 people published in full tomorrow has found the oxford astrazeneca jab only offered limited protection against mild and moderate disease caused by the south african varian

the sundance directing award, the l.a. critics next generation award.ld just give you one. here, i'm giving you the world cup. congratulations, radha, you have won "the daily show" world cup award. it has been quite a ride for you. are you just surfing on this wave of success? >> i'm doing my best, trevor. it's weird because it's all happening in a square, in a virtual world. and so many times i'm not even present to receive an award. but, you know, i go on twitter, and that makes things all the more real, just in terms of people and their celebrations of the project. but it's-- it's been interesting to celebrate anything when so much crazy is going on in the world. >> trevor: right. i can only imagine. >> i try to found a way. i try to find a way. >> trevor: well, for those who don't know, your film, "the forty-year-old version," is truly, in my opinion, a cinematic masterpiece, and it's a story loosely based on your life and your journey as a black woman who is a playwright struggling to make a name in an industry that keeps block her out. it's heartf

in-depth examination of coburg comes from the documentary in the same breath which premiered at the sundance film festival director not to weighing shows how the chinese government initially tried to downplay the crisis a pattern she saw repeated in her adopted country america you see how. the sense of mission. and. the highest government has. basically in a boat. outbreak to be a severe and out of can show as their experience in the today. you are watching far the most excruciating difficult stubbornly obnoxious woman i've ever met in my entire life in malcolm and marie the struggle to find connection is framed as one long romantic fight between the stars and diana and john david washington. what is the netflix drama was shot on a single location entirely under pandemic restrictions. this movie was sort of born out of the idea can we tell a story given the restrictions of coded can we make a movie that doesn't compromise in terms of emotional scope cinematics go. and and that was sort of it was sort of an exercise in that regard would you do if there are no real answers in any of the films

that you wanted to say your whole life and then to be able to make it and to be able to take it to sundancet tell him you wanted to be an actor? was there some other plan they had in mind for you? >> yeah, i mean, i'm a korean kid so i had to do law school or med school or any other more school they would have been fine with. bbut i just broke my parents don early, just defied them from an early age. once i told them i wanted to move to chicago for improv, they actually let me move as long as i would get a job. i got a job doing inside sales at a i.t. tech consulting firm, and i promptly left a month after they found out i was blogging about how strange it was on the inside, and that was not a good look for me. so learning lessons. >> stephen: i think quitting your day job is the best possible thing you can do as an improv comedian because you've got to cut the safety rope and just -- >> you do. >> stephen: yeah. well, that's the advice we have your life, it works out.t two out of two times, it works. >> it's almost like it happens 100% of the time. >> stephen: that's right, that's right. w

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