Sundance 2023: Pianoforte is marvelous backstage documentary about Poland’s Chopin piano competition

Sundance 2023: Pianoforte is marvelous backstage documentary about Poland’s Chopin piano competition

ByLes RokaJan 24, 2023

Pianoforte, the documentary directed by Jakub Piątek about the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, is a marvelous backstage look at the young pianists that builds nicely to a riveting climax, where twelve musicians compete in the finals. For an individual who has had no formal music training and connected later in life with classical … Read more

Sundance 2023: Cassandro resonates with wit, emotion, authenticity in the story of lucha libre’s most celebrated exótico

Sundance 2023: Cassandro resonates with wit, emotion, authenticity in the story of lucha libre’s most celebrated exótico

ByLes RokaJan 24, 20235 min read

“In lucha libre, the truly important matches, the bouts that make up one’s official record, are not even…

Sundance 2023: Rich archival bounty defines historical significance of Indigo Girls in It’s Only Life After All

Sundance 2023: Rich archival bounty defines historical significance of Indigo Girls in It’s Only Life After All

ByLes RokaJan 23, 20236 min read

Some of the most impactful moments in the documentary, It’s Only Life After All, a comprehensive retrospective on…

Sundance 2023: The Amazing Maurice is splendid adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett classic

Sundance 2023: The Amazing Maurice is splendid adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett classic

ByLes RokaJan 23, 20237 min read

The late Sir Terry Pratchett, whose Discworld books epitomized his literary genius of irony and paradox in the…

Sundance 2023: Previewing eclectic sampling of documentaries, fiction, Sundance Kids, short film offerings

Sundance 2023: Previewing eclectic sampling of documentaries, fiction, Sundance Kids, short film offerings

ByLes RokaJan 19, 202314 min read

EDITOR’S NOTE: Part II summarizes the films and programs from Sundance 2022 that are part of The Utah…