So far it’s a solid mix of narratives and documentaries.Step
It’s safe to say that the ultimate Sundance dream is to sell a film (second to Ava DuVernay casually walking by you, of course). Filmmakers want to sell their films so that their work can reach more audiences and they can hopefully go on to make bigger and better films. Studios want to buy films so that they can compete in the industry. Patrons especially want sales so that when their friends later ask if they want to see this new indie film that just came out they can casually go, “Is that finally out? It seems like Ages since I saw it at Sundance. Also did I tell you that Ava DuVernay walked by me this year? I did? Okay.”
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival is entering closing weekend with a decent number of those dream sales already under its belt. As...
It’s safe to say that the ultimate Sundance dream is to sell a film (second to Ava DuVernay casually walking by you, of course). Filmmakers want to sell their films so that their work can reach more audiences and they can hopefully go on to make bigger and better films. Studios want to buy films so that they can compete in the industry. Patrons especially want sales so that when their friends later ask if they want to see this new indie film that just came out they can casually go, “Is that finally out? It seems like Ages since I saw it at Sundance. Also did I tell you that Ava DuVernay walked by me this year? I did? Okay.”
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival is entering closing weekend with a decent number of those dream sales already under its belt. As...
- 1/30/2017
- by Siân Melton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
“Toru,” the new short from Jonathan Minard and Scott Rashap, took the internet by storm two weeks ago when distributor A24 dropped the film’s teaser trailer without warning or explanation. The glimpse may have puzzled those eager to pick apart its futuristic iconography or connection to a fictional narrative universe, but that teaser encapsulates what ultimately makes “Toru” engaging. “The Tree of Life” by way of “Black Mirror,” it’s an abstract, lyrical portrait of youthful insecurity and parental anxiety.
Sixty years from now, scientists have fashioned an experimental process that utilizes manufactured neural pathways to simulate an entire lifetime. Faced with an infant in the terminal stages of lung cancer, two Japanese parents opt to submit their young one, Toru, to this new treatment to give him a full life before he passes. What follows is a back-and-forth journey as the simulated Toru rapidly ages and his Year-...
Sixty years from now, scientists have fashioned an experimental process that utilizes manufactured neural pathways to simulate an entire lifetime. Faced with an infant in the terminal stages of lung cancer, two Japanese parents opt to submit their young one, Toru, to this new treatment to give him a full life before he passes. What follows is a back-and-forth journey as the simulated Toru rapidly ages and his Year-...
- 1/24/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In our near future. Over the weekend, A24 debut a mysterious teaser trailer for an untitled film - without any information or details about what it is or what it's for or anything. After some sneaky investigation, The Film Stage discovered that the trailer is actually for a short film playing at Sundance 2017 called Toru. The footage has a sci-fi edge to it and shows the life of a baby living in a futuristic Japan. Early speculation was that this might be Shane Carruth's new sci-fi film, but apparently not. It's actually a very unique short about sci-fi tech that allows a baby to experience a full life in a matter of days. Some are speculating that maybe A24 is developing a feature, or just releasing the short, either way they've definitely got our attention. Here's the first trailer for Jonathan Minard & Scott Rashap's short film Toru, direct...
- 1/17/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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