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At a time when the Supreme Court is launching an assault on women with recent and, it is feared upcoming rulings about abortion, the Sundance festival world-premiered not one but two films (three, when you include Happening, the story of a woman getting an abortion in France in the 1960s) about the fight for these rights a whopping 50 years ago. There is another Chicago 7.

Midwives, shot by first-time feature documentary director Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, centers on two midwives, Nyo Nyo and Hla. The women live in a remote region of Myanmar – an overwhelmingly Buddhist country that’s being accused of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya, a Muslim minority community.

The pandemic is hitting the Italian market hard. In the current epidemiological situation, which sees millions of citizens in quarantine, the box office is suffering.

Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley made a big ‘horrifically thrilling’ jump into ninth place of the top ten in Germany. Why is this worth mentioning? Because del Toro’s film is considered arthouse fare.

Multi-award-winning actor Nicolas Cage was featured as one of the speakers at Film Independent, where he discussed his career and acting philosophy. Interestingly, despite his impressive litany of films, which includes Leaving Las Vegas, for which he earned an Oscar as well as a Golden Globe award for Best Actor, he still sees himself as a journeyman actor with a lot to learn.

In baseball terms, Lena Dunham is batting 1,000. The Oberlin graduate has directed two feature films and now, with the screening of Sharp Stick at Sundance 2022, the multi-hyphenate filmmaker has seen both her films showcase at the Park City-based independent film festival.

It is not often that lightning strikes twice at Sundance for the same film but for Carey Williams, that is exactly what happened for the opening night unspooling of EMERGENCY at Sundance 2022. This marks the Pensacola, Florida native’s second showcase of that title, the first being his presentation in the shorts section back in 2018.

While Hollywood loves shooting in Eastern European countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, or Romania, Turkey has struggled to attract major international projects due to the lack of a rebate program. Finally, last year Turkey has launched an up to 30% cash rebate for international feature films, documentaries, and TV series.

In Igbo, the Nigerian language, the word “Ejime” means “twin. ” How apropos for identical twins Adamma and Adanne Ebo to name their production company Ejime while pursuing content focused on multiple perspectives and intersectional experiences.

French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler has died at the age of 73. Mugler was a favorite of the red carpet set with dramatic, sensual clothes and timeless pieces.