‘The Debit Card’ Director Hoped Oscar-Qualifying Short Could Expose ‘System’ of Overworked Au Pairs
In a chat with TheWrap’s Steve Pond, Executive Editor, Awards, for TheWrap Screening Series, four shorts filmmakers discussed …
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Steve McQueen Thinks Pee Breaks Enhance His 4-Hour Holocaust Doc
What if the locations of our most comforting sojourns (museums, ice cream parlors, parks) were also uncovered to …
The Mission Directors Said NatGeo Was ‘Not Afraid’ of Their Documentary
Four years ago, an American man named John Chau, 26, was fatally shot with arrows while attempting to …
America Ferrera on Playing White Trump Voter in Dumb Money and Barbie
It didn’t take long for America Ferrera to find the personal connection in the speech she delivers as …
How Shayda Helped Director Noora Niasari and Her Mother Heal
Noora Niasari was only five when she and her mother moved into a women’s shelter in Australia, fleeing …
‘Pictures of Ghosts’ Director Says His Brazilian Documentary Hybrid Came Together in a ‘Natural and Progressive Way’
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Pictures of Ghosts” — Brazil’s selection for the Best International Feature Film category as well …
The Eternal Memory Director Says a Filmmaking Error Added Extra Poignancy
An Oscar nominee in 2021 for “The Mole Agent,” director Maite Alberdi turns her empathetic lens to a …
Comedy Marry My Dead Body Inspired by Chinese Ghost Tradition
December 7, 2023 @ 2:50 PM According to Chinese tradition, if someone picks up a red envelope left …
2024 Oscars Best Visual Effects Predictions
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: …
‘Beyond Utopia’ Director Wants to Honor 26 Million Trapped North Koreans
A version of this story first appeared in the SAG Preview/Documentary issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Madeleine Gavin’s …