Poster for It Was Just An Accident
It Was Just an Accident (2025) is an Iranian-made film made without authorization from the Iranian government. The drama was directed, written, and co-produced by Jafar Panahi. Jafar is a central part of Iranian new wave cinema with films such as The White Balloon (1995), The Circle (2000), and Crimson Gold (2003); all three films reflect...
Lynne Ramsay’s filmmaking approach involves quick thinking and fearless actors willing to trust her instincts — even when that means crawling through grass like animals with just 10 minutes’ notice. Speaking at a BFI London Film Festival’s Screen Talk on Saturday, the Scottish director revealed how she salvaged a crucial proposal scene in her latest […]
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This Wednesday, October 22nd, the acclaimed cult classic filmmaker and writer John Waters will be attending the Vermont International Film Festival! Waters’ filmography includes underground classics such as Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972),...
KIGALI, RWANDA (10 – 12th October, 2025) This year was the exciting second edition of the All Africa’s Independent Film Festival (AAIFF Africa’s) in Kigali, Rwanda. The festival featured 21 independent films, bringing together powerful stories and unique voices from North, South, East, and West Africa. We are proud to end this second year with […]
Left-Handed Girl (Shih-Ching Tsou, 2025) 4½ out of 5 stars First-time solo director Shih-Ching Tsou has been working with filmmaker Sean Baker since the early aughts, beginning with a movie they co-directed, the 2004 Take Out. After that, she produced his 2012 Starlet, 2015 Tangerine, 2016 short film Snowbird, 2017 The Florida Project, and 2021 […]
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Friday, October 17 — Opening Night
7:00 PM My Father’s Shadow at Film House
A semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian capital Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. The story follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they travel through the massive city while political unrest threatens...
(L–R) Christopher Meyer, Addison Timlin, Cooper Raiff, Lili Reinhart, Alyah Chanelle Scott, and Havana Rose Liu attend the premiere of “Hal & Harper” at The Ray Theatre in Park City. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan Crucchiola The last time writer and director Cooper Raiff brought something to Park City, […]
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On October 17th, 2025, the Vermont International Film Festival kicks off at 7 pm with its first film, Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow. 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the largest film festival in the state of Vermont: the Vermont International Film Festival, or VTIFF for short. Through its dedication to...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Whether you like or loath Elon Musk and his many-hatted empire from X to cars and tunnels to rockets, it’s beyond time to talk about his GROK and Grok Imagine as a disruptor that may upend Hollywood more than Netflix or the other streamers.
This is Part I of 2, by the way; and you may wonder why Grok will rock the Hollywood boat?...
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