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Sundance 2021 goes virtual with robust program, diverse offerings
    2020-12-17  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

ROBIN WRIGHT’S directorial debut, Questlove’s first film and a Rita Moreno documentary are among diverse offerings hitting the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

Though annually a snow-covered festival tucked into a Utah ski town, proceedings are going virtual in January — and this year’s lineup, revealed by programmers Tuesday, offers a wide swath of storytelling.

The festival will open its digital doors with films such as “Coda,” starring Eugenio Derbez and Marlee Matlin, which tells the story of a hearing child born to deaf adults. There’s Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut “Passing,” starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga, which follows two Black women “who can ‘pass’ as white and choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York.”

And like Wright, whose “Land” will debut at the festival, comedian Jerrod Carmichael brings his directorial debut “On the Count of Three,” which stars Tiffany Haddish, Christopher Abbott and Henry Winkler.

Questlove’s directorial debut, “Summer of Soul” unearths unseen footage born from the massively attended Harlem Cultural Festival, held during the same summer as Woodstock.

Programmers clearly focused on increasing representation. Of the 72 feature films selected for the 2021 Sundance slate, 47 percent were directed by one or more women.

The festival will take place digitally via online platform and in person on satellite screens across the U.S. from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3.

Sundance is known for spotlighting indie hits — and Hollywood’s next big director. Recent critically-acclaimed films hailed at the festival include “Palm Springs,” “Promising Young Woman,” “The Farewell,” “Honey Boy,” “Boys State,” “The Big Sick” and “Call Me By Your Name.” (SD-Agencies)

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