TheWrap Screening Series
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‘American Fiction’ Found Its Roots in Cord Jefferson’s Miserable Pandemic Year | Video
After his TV deal fell through in 2020, the writer-director found a novel that would become his TIFF Audience Award-winning film
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‘1923’ Star Helen Mirren Jokes She Was ‘So Excited’ to Get Into Bed with Harrison Ford: ‘I Had to Pretend to Be Cool’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: The Oscar winner shared the story during a Q&A where she was joined by castmates and members of the crafts team
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How Directors of Oscar-Nominated Doc Shorts Tell Big Stories in Small Packages (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: The filmmakers sat with TheWrap to talk about their shorts, which tackle climate change, racism and more
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Oscar-Nominated Directors for Best Documentary Detail Why Obsession Leads to Better Stories: ‘You Jump Off a Cliff’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: Oscar nominees Shaunak Sen, Laura Poitras, Sara Dosa, Simon Lereng Wilmont and Daniel Roher join Sharon Waxman for a tell-all talkback
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Viola Davis on How ‘The Woman King’ Highlights the Need for More Stories About Black Women: ‘We Want Great Material’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “As Black artists … we want material that’s going to challenge our artistry and our craft,” said the star
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Why ‘The UnRedacted’ Documentarian Meg Smaker Felt Compelled to Tell the Story of Guantanamo Detainees (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “The Perfect Storm” author Sebastian Junger moderated a lively Q&A with the filmmaker in NYC on Sept. 6
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How the Indian Film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ Told the True Story of a Brothel Madam Who Became a Political Leader (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “I wanted this story from Mumbai. I lived one lane away from where she lived for 30 years of my life,” writer-director Sanjay Leela Bhansali says
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Why the ‘Darkling’ Director Chose to Show the Kosovo Crisis Through the Eyes of a Child
TheWrap Screening Series: Dušan Milić’s drama, which is Serbia’s Oscar entry, follows a family emotionally scarred by the war between Yugoslavia and Albania
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‘Cinema Sabaya’ Director on Bridging the Israeli-Palestinian Divide Through the Female Gaze (Video)
TheWrap Screenings: Orit Fouks Rotem was joined by cast and crew to discuss their film, which is Israel’s Oscar submission
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How ‘Safe Place’ Director Juraj Lerotić Decided to Play Himself in a Drama About His Brother’s Suicide Attempt (Video)
TheWrap Screenings: Lerotić and co-star Goran Marković discussed their journey to playing brothers in Croatia’s Oscar submission
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How ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Stars and EP Really Feel About Trekkies – and the Show’s Most Difficult Castmate (Exclusive Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: Sonequa Martin-Green and David Ajala, along with co-showrunner Michelle Paradise, delve into the sci-fi hit
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Oscars Short Doc Nominees Discuss Their Films – and Getting Bumped From the Awards Telecast (Video)
TheWrap Screenings: Though one of them will give a pretaped acceptance speech, the filmmakers remain optimistic about the future of documentary shorts
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‘I’m Your Man’: How Dan Stevens Made an Android Heartthrob 1 Scene at a Time (Video)
“Downton Abbey” alum plays a prototype android designed to be the perfect romantic partner in Germany’s Oscar contender
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‘Oasis’ Filmmaker Found Inspiration Within the Walls of a Grim Institution for the Learning Impaired (Video)
The Wrap Screening Series: “My fear was concentrated from the beginning that we will fail,” Ivan Ikić says of casting residents of a Serbian facility for low-I.Q. individuals
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How a Bug Attack Encapsulated the Magical Spontaneity of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “We go from this moment of intense stress … to where I’m laughing hysterically I’m about to wet my pants,” EP San Heng says
