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sundance film festival
Farrelly Brothers Honored for Recognizing People With Disabilities in Hollywood
‘Raise Hell’ Chronicles the Wit and Wisdom of Journalist Molly Ivins
Director Ben Berman Searches for Humanity in ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’
Israeli film in Arabic takes world prize at Sundance
The Arabic-language Israeli film “Sand Storm” won the top prize for a foreign film at the Sundance Film Festival.
At Sundance, ‘The Settlers’ trains lens on movement’s extremist fringe
What is a settler?
Under ‘The Skinny’: Sundance introduces new comedy about bulimia
When someone mentions eating disorders, what comes to mind?
Ariel Kleiman back at Sundance with feature debut, a dark drama
Sporting a droopy mustache and a sheepish smile, and dressed auteur-casual in a cloth jacket, rolled-up pants and work boots, filmmaker Ariel Kleiman’s appearance does not suggest the savage intensity of his films.
Jewish themes on tap at Sundance festival
\”I never sold weed after high school — I swear,\” said 31-year-old filmmaker Jonathan Levine.\n\nInstead, he said, \”The Wackness,\” which revolves around a dealer who trades pot for therapy sessions (and premieres in competition at the Sundance Film Festival this week), was inspired by his teen angst back in 1994, as he bemoaned his social status, bickered with his Jewish parents and obsessed about what he calls life\’s \”wackness, the awful stuff, rather than living in the moment.\”