TheWrap Screening Series
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How 2021 Oscar Short Doc Nominees Tackled Tales of Past and Present Injustice (Video)
TheWrap Awards Screening Series: WWII veterans, American racism and Yemen’s famine are among the subjects of this year’s field
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How Oscar Nominees for Best Documentary Earned the Trust of Activists, Journalists and an Octopus (Video)
“There was a lot of weight, a lot of trust that went into her handing her archive to me,” “Time” director Garrett Bradley says
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Aaron Sorkin on How ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Happened Thanks to… Donald Trump
“Trump and his Trumpness made Steven Spielberg say now is the time to make this movie,” Sorkin says at TheWrap’s Screening Series
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Leslie Odom Jr: ‘One Night in Miami’ and ‘Hamilton’ Carried Same Sense of ‘Responsibility to the World’ (Video)
“We were wrestling with … what must we do with this moment?” Odom says of both projects
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Oscars Song Contenders on ‘Common Thread’ Through Their Songs: ‘A Need to Be Heard and Seen’ (Video)
“The reason we are all here today is because we made these songs that … makes us feel even more hopeful,” H.E.R. said during TheWrap’s Oscar Contenders Showcase
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‘Da 5 Bloods’ Composer Terence Blanchard Proposes Blind Auditions for Film Scoring to Boost Diversity (Video)
TheWrap Awards Screening Series: “Listen to some music and tell me if it was written by a woman or a person of color,” Blanchard says
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‘Borat 2’ Had to Make Up Pandemic Safety Rules – Which Rudy Giuliani Quickly Broke (Video)
Sacha Baron Cohen and his team explain how they scrambled to finish the film before the election
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How Robin Wright Began ‘Compiling Confidence’ to Direct ‘Land’ (Video)
“I didn’t think I could do it. And then the years go by and you start imagining yourself being in that seat,” actress and director says
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Why ‘No. 7 Cherry Lane’ Director Added Those Kinky Dream Scenes
Yonfan’s first (and apparently his only) animated film features cinematic tributes, a surreal Hong Kong and a cat doing something we won’t spoil
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How ‘Funny Boy’ Director Connected With Story About Gay Teen in War-Torn Sri Lanka (Video)
“It’s not just about the war, it’s not just about a queer coming-of-age film. It’s about intolerance,” director-writer Deepa Mehta says
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How ‘The Outpost’ Director Rod Lurie’s Military Past Inspired New War Film (Video)
“Anybody who has any connections in the military was very well aware of this just absolutely incredible f—ing battle,” Lurie tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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Meet the Oscar Short Contenders Who Took on Racist Cops, Rape Culture and Mourning (Video)
Six filmmakers who left a lasting impact — in 40 minutes or less — join the TheWrap’s Awards Screening Series
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How Oscar Documentary Short Contenders Tackled Topics From Transgender Kids to Sophia Loren (Video)
The field continues as arguably the strongest specialty category thanks to more intriguingly unique stories
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‘Agnes Joy’ Director Opened Film With Vomit Scene to Capture Characters’ ‘Raw’ Relationship (Video)
“They are strong women, but not perfect,” says director Silja Hauksdóttir of the movie’s inter-generational struggle
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How ‘Notturno’ Director Captured a Middle East Nightmare at the Ground Level (Video)
Italy’s Oscar contender is a dark documentary about survivors of war in Syria and Yemen trying to put their lives back together
