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Sundance 2022: 3 Films
We Saw From This Year’s Fest
By Morgan and Ryan Rojas, Cinemacy
Despite the initial disappointment felt when
this year’s Sundance Film Festival announced
that it would be moving its in-person component
to run entirely online (due to the ongoing
pandemic), that didn’t stop us from discovering
amazing and standout independent films that
transcended computer screens everywhere.
Below are a few of our favorite films that
you should definitely keep an eye out for in
2022. For all of our festival reviews, check
out cinemacy.com.
When You Finish Saving the World
(Dir. Jesse Eisenberg, 88 min.)
In his first feature film, Jesse Eisenberg
adapts the story that he originally wrote, an
Audible spoken-word story of the same name
centered around the same idea of the discord
between commercialism and activism. Here,
he creates a story in which two characters – a
very waspy, humorously self-centered mother
and son – pursue their passions while also
being preoccupied with their own narcissism
– enough to fail to see that they’re unable to
connect with the outside world, and each other.
Finn Wolfhard and Julianne Moore star as
headstrong mother and son, each separated
by generational gaps and naturally narcissistic
tendencies. Ziggy (Wolfhard) is a popular livestreamer,
playing his original bedroom guitar
jams for his devoted internet fanbase (20,000
of them, which he proudly shares to all who
will listen). Once mother and son both slow
down and listen to each other, Eisenberg’s film
reveals the simple answer of how one can truly
“save the world.”
Fire of Love (Dir. Sara Dosa, 93 min.)
Making its World Premiere in the U.S.
Documentary competition is Fire of Love,
the incredible true story of French scientists
Katia and Maurice Krafft who sacrificed their
lives to advance the public understanding of
the mineral world. In an effort to show the
strength and beauty of volcanoes, the Kraffts
routinely put themselves in the path of danger.
One day, they inadvertently found themselves
caught in the middle of an unexpected
volcanic eruption. Although their love story
ended too soon and their contribution to the
scientific community feels incomplete, what
they did leave behind is hundreds of hours
of in-depth and deep archival footage, which
director Sara Dosa weaves together fervently
to create a sweeping portrait of two people
passionately in love with science, nature, and
each other. Fire of Love was recently acquired
by National Geographic Documentaries, release
date forthcoming.
After Yang (Dir. Kogonada, 96 min.)
With his gifted eye for aesthetics, Kogonada’s
films are among the most arresting in movies
today. His ability to compose beautifully
designed, richly crafted shots of environments
and the people who inhabit them, makes his
films visually and singularly special.
Adapted from a short story by Alexander
Weinstein (“Saying Goodbye to Yang”), After
Yang tells the story of Jake (Colin Farrell) and
Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith), who are parents to
an adopted Chinese daughter, Mika (Malea
Emma Tjandrawidjaja). Their other “child”
is the artificially intelligent android, Yang
(Justin H. Min), who supports the family and
especially Mika.
The performances throughout the film are
all emotionally felt. Each of the actors’ scenes,
including Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith,
Justin H. Min, and Haley Lu Richardson, all
resonate deeply in their tender honesty. They
convey a tranquil serenity to Kogonada’s gorgeously
created world, while also expressing
such deeply felt feelings like grief, loss, and
the fear of life’s finiteness.
While you’ll have to slow yourself down to
its patient, slow-burning pace, it left my heart
swelling, eyes tearing, and soul transcending.
After Yang is a deeply beautiful, profound, and
amazing achievement from Kogonada that will
make you look at your world and life with a
little more wonder after. •
Film Review
From L-R: When You Finish Saving the World, Fire of Love, After Yang. Photos courtesy of Sundance Institute.
Morgan Rojas Ryan Rojas
Cloudy with a Chance of Science:
The 2022 NASA Cloud Challenge
By Tommy Vinh Bui, MLIS Associate
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Clouds have a significant impact on surface
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