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February 16, 9:59 pm

‘Love, Laugh, Doom, Tears’ examines graduate student’s experience with sexual assault

Editor’s note: The following article contains mentions of sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. Filmmaking serves as a medicine for healing in “Love, Laugh, Doom, Tears.” The documentary-style film was written and directed by graduate film student Nhung Nguyen, who said her film was born from a very personal space after she was sexually assaulted in May 2020. Read more...

Photo: Graduate film student Nhung Nguyen created the documentary “Love, Laugh, Doom, Tears,” which focuses on Nguyen’s own experience dating as a Vietnamese American woman. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

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February 10, 5:09 pm

Q&A: Creators, cast of ‘The In Between’ examine union of love and grief in new film

Not even a deadly accident can break the bonds of true love. Premiering Friday on Paramount+, “The In Between” follows teenager Tessa (Joey King) as she tries to contact her boyfriend, Skylar (Kyle Allen), in the afterworld after a car crash tragically takes his life. Read more...

Photo: Joey King plays Tessa in “The In Between.” (Courtesy of Curtis Baker, Paramount+)

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January 31, 4:55 pm

Sundance Film Festival 2022

Held from Jan. 20 to Jan. 30, Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the United States and celebrates artistry, with feature films, short films, indie episodic works and new frontier projects selected to screen. Read more...

Photo: (Photo illustration by Dani Nalangan/Daily Bruin. Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute)

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January 28, 7:32 pm

Sundance 2022: ‘Emily the Criminal’ puts allures, dangers of crime on sharp display

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:29 p.m. Credit card fraud is a cruel mistress – and Emily is her latest victim. In director and screenwriter John Patton Ford’s feature, “Emily the Criminal,” fierce millennial Emily (Aubrey Plaza) spirals into an elaborate scheme of credit card fraud in search of quick cash. Read more...

Photo: Aubrey Plaza stars as the titular character in “Emily the Criminal,” which debuted in the Premieres category of Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles her journey into the world of crime as she delves into credit card fraud. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

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January 28, 3:12 pm

Sundance 2022: ‘Am I OK?’ subverts classic coming-of-age narrative to center lifelong growth

Warning: spoilers ahead. Exploring the shades of gray in any situation is Dakota Johnson’s specialty. Starring in Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s film “Am I OK?,” the actress plays Lucy, a directionless woman in her mid-30s whose coming out is catalyzed by her best friend Jane’s (Sonoya Mizuno) move to London. Read more...

Photo: Dakota Johnson (left) and Sonoya Mizuno (right) star as Lucy and Jane, respectively, in Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s “Am I OK?” The film intends to display a coming-of-age story past the traditional teens and 20s age range shown in many movies. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

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January 27, 4:38 pm

Sundance 2022: Debut of ‘Alice’ explores themes of racial injustice through artistic lens

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:11 p.m. Time travel is finally joining Keke Palmer’s repertoire. Her newest role in “Alice” features Palmer as the titular character who, after escaping enslavement on a 19th-century Southern plantation, suddenly travels forward into the 1970s. Read more...

Photo: “Alice” features Keke Palmer (left) as the titular character who jumps forward to the 1970s after escaping an 1800s plantation. She meets Frank, played by Common (right), who assists her on a journey of righteousness. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)


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