Jan 23, 2020 sundance also makes a concerted effort to elevate the voices of other minority groups. Jan 22, 2016 the first night of sundance was a time for jerks. Of this years 244 projects, 37 percent were made by a person of color, and 19 percent by someone who. Thats a mouthful of tropes, even for a sundance movie, and other people often succumbs to weight of its ideas. Other people is a 2016 american comedydrama film written and directed by chris kelly in his. It is a semiautobiographical look at kellys family.
Jan 25, 2015 in sleeping with other people, leslye headlands followup to bachelorette that premiered saturday night at the sundance film festival, she takes sudeikis onscreen persona and uses it to. Final cut other people chosen to open sundance film festival. People watching at the sundance film festival is the best. Instead, sleeping with other people is the type of rrated comedy you used to find a single videobox of on blockbusters new release shelf, displayed right beside the phantom menaces 15. Other people, the feature directorial debut of chris kelly, follows a family across the year their mother is dying of cancer, opened the sundance film festival on thursday night to a packed. One of the pitfalls of showing your movie at sundance is that playing smack dab in the middle of such a competitive festival, its easy for a movie like sleeping with other people to get. Exquisite details of mundane moments imbue the film with rare insight and humor. A struggling comedy writer, fresh from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves to sacramento to help his sick mother.
Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the us, with more than 46,660 attending in 2016. Living with his conservative father and muchyounger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. Other people writerdirector chris kelly and producers adam scott, naomi scott and sam bisbee discuss the making of the film. Other people sundance film festival 2016 pictures cbs. And so begins a yearlong platonic fling as they report back their sexual conquests and calamities with other. The imdb studio at sundance sleeping with other people. On paper, other people sounds like the most stereotypical of sundance movies. Molly shannon veers to tears in cancer movie other. And at sundance, where people of all badge colors are running around. Life itself, based on roger ebert s memoir and directed by steve james, will open in theaters and be available on demand on july 4, 2014. With jesse plemons, molly shannon, bradley whitford, maude apatow. Redford talks diversity, sidesteps oscars other people is a continuation in a recent uptick in dramatic roles for shannon, from 2007s. Jesse plemons and molly shannon in other people 2016 jesse plemons in other people 2016 bradley whitford and madisen beaty. Redford talks diversity, sidesteps oscars other people is a continuation in a recent uptick in dramatic roles for shannon, from 2007s year of the dog to last summers me and earl and.
Jj totah hits the carpet at the world premiere of his new movie other people at the 2016 sundance film festival. The most notable thing about the movie itself, which debuted last month at sundance, is that it was directed and cowritten by oscarwinner tom mccarthy of spotlight. Our interview with alison brie, jason sudeikis, and writerdirector leslye headland as they talk about their movie, sleeping with other people, conducted on location in park city, utah from the imdb and aiv studio at sundance 2015. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 sundance film festival on january 21, 2016. Other people premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival. One could mistake other peoples synopsis for a parody of a film festival weepy. At this years sundance film festival, other people, written and directed by chris kelly and edited by our very own patrick colman with additional editing by. But when sleeping with other people, a romantic comedy by leslye headland starring alison brie and jason sudeikis premiered last night january. David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from new york city to sacramento to help his sick mother. The film was released on september 9, 2016, by vertical. As his mothers health declines, david frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience. Sundance also makes a concerted effort to elevate the voices of other minority groups. Normally, audience members lob softball questions about the.
Foundation grants provide stability for existing programs and seed the launch of new initiatives. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 sundance film festival on january. With alison brie, leslye headland, keith simanton, jason sudeikis. In sleeping with other people, leslye headlands followup to bachelorette that premiered saturday night at the sundance film festival, she takes sudeikis onscreen persona and uses it to.
Some event films of the 2020 edition included miss americana, the taylor swift documentary, and zola, a spring breakershustlers hybrid based on an infamous twitter thread then there was the 40yearold version, about a new york playwright who becomes a rapper at 40, and promising young woman, a raucous revenge thriller. Other people starring jesse plemons, molly shannon, zach woods, and bradley whitford. Jan 28, 2018 20 best movies and performances at sundance 2018. Linda kllrus sundance film festival sleeping with other people is the new when harry met sally but with way more fking can men and women be friends while having a lot of nasty, raunchy sex. Leslye headland interview for sleeping with other people. A struggling comedy writer in new york city jesse plemons returns home to sacramento to care for his dying mother molly shannon in. Not referring to anyone in line, and especially not referring to anyone who helps make this bonanza whir like the best amusement park in the world, but the main focuses of its two narrative features, belgica and other people. It takes place each january in park city, utah, salt lake city, and at the sundance resort, and is the largest independent film festival in the united states. Jan 22, 2016 other people, the feature directorial debut of chris kelly, follows a family across the year their mother is dying of cancer, opened the sundance film festival on thursday night to a packed.
In other people, the opening night film at the 2016 sundance film festival, jesse plemons fargo, breaking bad plays a struggling gay. Jj totah steals every scene in his sundance movie other. In addition to his coverage, our contributors report the latest from cannes, telluride, toronto, sundance and other movie showcases worldwide. One of the pitfalls of showing your movie at sundance is that playing smack dab in the middle of such a competitive festival, its easy for a movie. The sundance film festival formerly utahus film festival, then us film and video festival is an annual film festival organized by the sundance institute. Sep 10, 2015 instead, sleeping with other people is the type of rrated comedy you used to find a single videobox of on blockbusters new release shelf, displayed right beside the phantom menaces 15. Molly shannon will make you cry more than you thought possible in sundances other people the saturday night live alums supporting role as.
The 25 best sundance movies of alltime film school rejects. When director leslye headland presented her second film, sleeping with other people, at its world premiere in park city, she pitched it to the audience as when harry met sally for assholes. Other people doesnt fit into either extreme, but instead languishes in that murky middle territory where there is promise, emotional truth and comedic prowess, but theres also clunky. Jj totah, the young star of the sundance film festival dark comedy other people, has been scooped up by wme postfestival. Jan 27, 2015 the sundance darling, whose movie,sleeping with other people, recently premiered at the festival, opens up about her depression and how she turned it into a wonderful romcom. This movie really is something i will have to watch again. Other people is funny and sad and devastatingly real. It includes competitive categories, includes documentary and dramatic films. It is held in january in park city, salt lake city and the sundance resort a ski resort near provo, utah and acts as a showcase for new work from american and international independent filmmakers.
Sleeping with other people l eslye headlands first feature, bachelorette, debuted at sundance in 2012. Other people, starring jesse plemons and molly shannon by mae abdulbaki on january 22, 2016 0 comments david jesse plemons, a tv script writer living in new york city, returns to sacramento in order to help take care of his mother, joanne molly shannon, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Jan 22, 2016 the 2016 sundance film festival opened thursday in sundance fashion with other people, starring molly shannon and jesse plemons. The 2016 sundance film festival opened thursday in sundance fashion with other people, starring molly shannon and jesse plemons. Jason sudeikis grows up at sundance with sleeping with other. Molly shannon will make you cry more than you thought. Other people official trailer 1 2016 molly shannon movie. The movie hails from writerdirector leslye headland and is a followup to bachelorette, her comedy that proved to be a vod hit. Sleeping with other people is the new when harry met sally. Jan 22, 2016 other people was a better, more competent movie. Jul 11, 2016 other people official trailer 1 2016 molly shannon movie a struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to sacramento to care for his.
Because its a sundance movie with a gay lead, of course there are grinder, buttshaving and dick jokes. Contributions from federal, state, and community agencies and embassies. Emotional cancer drama other people opens sundance cbs. The sundance opening night finds its voice in its details. Jesse plemons wonders why people walked out of his sundance sex scene in the drama other people he shares a love scene with zach woods, which he says is actually less weird than a straight sex scene. Review of two movies from this years sundance belgica and other people. Given this statement, along with the fact that headlands previous effort is the underrated, deliciously nasty dark comedy, bachelorette, which also premiered at sundance back in 2012, i was. Kelly trusts that the everyday problems of ordinary people, if portrayed with. Actresses madisen beaty, left, maude apatow, right, and writerdirector chris kelly pose at the premiere of other people during the 2016 sundance film festival on thursday, jan. The sundance darling, whose movie,sleeping with other people, recently premiered at the festival, opens up about her depression and how she turned it into a wonderful romcom.
Sundances other people breakout jj totah inks with wme. A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to sacramento to care for his dying mother. Jesse plemons wonders why people walked out of his. Feb 07, 2020 the most notable thing about the movie itself, which debuted last month at sundance, is that it was directed and cowritten by oscarwinner tom mccarthy of spotlight.
Other people official trailer 1 2016 molly shannon movie a struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to sacramento to care for his. The film stars jesse plemons, molly shannon, bradley whitford, maude apatow, madisen beaty, john early, zach woods, josie totah, and june squibb. Sleeping with other people is the new when harry met. This is what its like to attend the sundance film festival. Some event films of the 2020 edition included miss americana, the taylor swift documentary, and zola, a spring breakershustlers hybrid based on an infamous twitter thread. Emotional cancer drama other people opens sundance. Other people is a 2016 american comedydrama film written and directed by chris kelly in his feature directorial debut.
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