Occurring between Jan. 23 and Feb. 2, the festival includes a selection of the top independent films produced over the past year. Films like “Opus,” “Atropia,” “Twinless,” “Lurker,” and so many more, ...

While labeled as a satire, the captivatingly original “Atropia” is an all-too-real portrayal of the United States during the ...

What to know: Alia Shawkat stars as an aspiring actress who takes a gig at a military role-playing facility that simulates life in Iraq for soldiers. Things get wonky when she falls in love.

Hailey Gates’ ambitious debut feature Atropia ... The committed performances of Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner plus the Sundance US Grand Jury prize should guarantee attention for an uneven ...

There have been essentially two major deals out of the festival so far: Netflix took “Train Dreams,” Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation, with Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, and Neon ...

It is hard to believe that the world of facsimiles that Hailey Gates builds is not a ... the film follows overly ambitious actress Fayruz (Alia Shawkat) through her days in “The Box ...

Gandbhir won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award. I really dug the war satire Atropia, the feature debut of writer-director Hailey Gates. In 2006, wannabe Hollywood actress Fayruz (Alia Shawkat) ...

I really dug the war satire Atropia, the feature debut of writer-director Hailey Gates. In 2006, wannabe Hollywood actress Fayruz (Alia Shawkat) works a gig playing an Iraqi civilian in a 24/7 U.S ...

Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” and Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds” claimed the top jury awards at Sundance, along with audience favorites ...

The winners of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival include Dylan O'Brien's 'Twinless,' the comedy 'Atropia' and the documentary 'Seeds.' ...

Hailey Gates’ Atropia took home this year’s Grand Jury prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition. The political satire stars Alia Shawkat as an aspiring actress in a military role-playing facility ...