Film & Television

Returning to its snowy Utah milieu after spending two years online, the 2023 Sundance Film Festival amplified an array of stories from underrepresented voices.

It may be called the Mostly British Film Festival, but the cinematic event features pieces from English speaking countries around the globe, including Ireland, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand.

Before flying to snowy Park City, Forbis and Tilby chatted with The Daily Californian over Zoom about festival preparations and “The Flying Sailor”— their animated short film about a middle-aged sailor’s near-death experience, inspired by the Halifax explosion of 1917.

“That ’90s Show” may replicate the formula of its predecessor, but it manages to be just as entertaining in its own right, with the new cast bringing a fun flair to the nostalgic continuation.

“I just remember it was very meaningful for me at that age to be able to see myself reflected on-screen,” Laurel Parmet said in an interview with The Daily Californian after “The Starling Girl,” her feature directorial debut, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “And it made me feel like I want to do that for people.”

Largely avoiding the silliness of mainstream horror paragons like “Ma,” all while denying audiences the societal ambiguities of films such as “Hereditary” and “Us,” “Knock at the Cabin” once again showcases the director’s downward trajectory.

In an interview with The Daily Californian at BAMPFA, McDormand talked about what "Women Talking" accomplishes, both on- and off-screen, as well as the reasons herself, producer Dede Gardner and director Sarah Polley have sought out discussions with students.

“One Fine Morning” is distinct for its attunement to a dual, elliptical narrative — and as such, for its commitment to finding poetry and complexity within understated realism.

Predictably unpredictable, the festival’s 95-film lineup comprises names big, small and overall niche. This year, deputy arts editor Dominic Marziali and arts reporters Maida Suta, Emma Murphree and Piper Samuels covered the festival online and in person.

On Jan. 22, with an asphalt pomp heretofore unseen on the West Coast, Joel Coen took to the stage at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) to discuss two films, the first John Huston’s 1987 "The Dead", and the second him and his brother Ethan’s 2013 “Inside Llewyn Davis.”