The Sundance Film Festival 2024, beloved by independent film enthusiasts, opens the film festival circuit with a bustling calendar of parties, thought-provoking panels, and red-carpet premieres.
Celebrating its 40th milestone, the lineup boasts diversity across various categories, featuring 53 short films, 35 documentary features, and 83 feature films. The award-winning films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival were announced today at The Ray Theatre in Park City during a ceremony.
The jury and audience-awarded prizes include Grand Jury Prizes awarded to In The Summers (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Porcelain War (U.S. Documentary Competition), Sujo (World Cinema Dramatic Competition), and A New Kind of Wilderness (World Cinema Documentary Competition). The Next Innovator Award presented by Adobe was awarded to Little Death.
Related: Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘In The Summers’, ‘Didi’, ‘Daughters’ Top Winners List
Audiences came together in person over the weekend in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Sundance Resort with talent that included June Squibb,...
Celebrating its 40th milestone, the lineup boasts diversity across various categories, featuring 53 short films, 35 documentary features, and 83 feature films. The award-winning films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival were announced today at The Ray Theatre in Park City during a ceremony.
The jury and audience-awarded prizes include Grand Jury Prizes awarded to In The Summers (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Porcelain War (U.S. Documentary Competition), Sujo (World Cinema Dramatic Competition), and A New Kind of Wilderness (World Cinema Documentary Competition). The Next Innovator Award presented by Adobe was awarded to Little Death.
Related: Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘In The Summers’, ‘Didi’, ‘Daughters’ Top Winners List
Audiences came together in person over the weekend in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Sundance Resort with talent that included June Squibb,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has announced its winners, with In the Summers taking the Grand Jury prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition and Porcelain War landing the award for U.S. Documentary Competition.
Sujo won the jury prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section, and A New Kind of Wilderness won for World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Audience awards went to Sean Wang’s Dìdi (弟弟) in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and Daughters in the U.S. Documentary Competition, with the latter also earning the Festival Favorite Award selected by audiences across all new feature films presented at the fest. Girls Will Be Girls landed the audience award for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and Ibelin won it in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Elsewhere, the Next innovator award went to Little Death, with Irish rap biopic Kneecap winning the audience award for the Next section.
Sundance CEO Joana Vicente said,...
Sujo won the jury prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section, and A New Kind of Wilderness won for World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Audience awards went to Sean Wang’s Dìdi (弟弟) in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and Daughters in the U.S. Documentary Competition, with the latter also earning the Festival Favorite Award selected by audiences across all new feature films presented at the fest. Girls Will Be Girls landed the audience award for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and Ibelin won it in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Elsewhere, the Next innovator award went to Little Death, with Irish rap biopic Kneecap winning the audience award for the Next section.
Sundance CEO Joana Vicente said,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony revealed winners Friday honoring the best of this year’s lineup in Park City.
The U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury prize went to Alessandra Lacorazza’s In the Summers, about two sisters who navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, Nm. Lacorazza also won a special jury prize for directing.
See the full list of winners below.
Other Grand Jury winners unveiled today in the ceremony at the Ray Theatre included Porcelain War in the U.S. Documentary competition, A New Kind of Wilderness in the World Cinema Documentary competition, and Sujo in the World Cinema Dramatic competition.
Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s documentary Daughters received the Festival Favorite Award, which Park City audiences select across all new feature films presented at the festival, as well as the Audience Award for the U.
The U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury prize went to Alessandra Lacorazza’s In the Summers, about two sisters who navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, Nm. Lacorazza also won a special jury prize for directing.
See the full list of winners below.
Other Grand Jury winners unveiled today in the ceremony at the Ray Theatre included Porcelain War in the U.S. Documentary competition, A New Kind of Wilderness in the World Cinema Documentary competition, and Sujo in the World Cinema Dramatic competition.
Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s documentary Daughters received the Festival Favorite Award, which Park City audiences select across all new feature films presented at the festival, as well as the Audience Award for the U.
- 1/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival winners are in, with films like “In the Summers,” “Didi,” and “Daughters” dominating across the categories. “In the Summers” filmmaker Alessandra Lacorazza, whose film centers on a fractured family in New Mexico, also won the Directing prize in U.S. Dramatic.
On Friday, January 26, the winners of juried prizes were shared out of the competition sections, including the U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, and the Next lineup.
The 2024 Sundance jury consisted of 16 filmmakers and artists across all sections, with the U.S. Dramatic Competition jury made up of “Winter’s Bone” director/co-writer Debra Granik, “Shortcomings” screenwriter Adrian Tomine, and “Master of None” producer Lena Waithe.
“Navalny” producer Shane Boris, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” director Nicole Newnham, and “The Sentence” director Rudy Valdez serve on the U.S. Documentary Competition jury, with “The Babadook” director Jennifer Kent,...
On Friday, January 26, the winners of juried prizes were shared out of the competition sections, including the U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, and the Next lineup.
The 2024 Sundance jury consisted of 16 filmmakers and artists across all sections, with the U.S. Dramatic Competition jury made up of “Winter’s Bone” director/co-writer Debra Granik, “Shortcomings” screenwriter Adrian Tomine, and “Master of None” producer Lena Waithe.
“Navalny” producer Shane Boris, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” director Nicole Newnham, and “The Sentence” director Rudy Valdez serve on the U.S. Documentary Competition jury, with “The Babadook” director Jennifer Kent,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson and Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Gold House and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics) in Entertainment released the fourth annual Gold List, which spotlights outstanding work and talent within the Aapi community over the past 12 months.
“The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season. It received a nod for best picture, director and original screenplay for Song and performance in a leading role for Greta Lee. Teo Yoo...
“The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season. It received a nod for best picture, director and original screenplay for Song and performance in a leading role for Greta Lee. Teo Yoo...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
After last awards season’s banner haul for artists of Asian descent, Gold House and Cape are hoping the community will strike gold again.
The two leading Asian Pacific nonprofits in the entertainment industry have revealed the results of their fourth annual Gold List, which draws attention to the top Api hopefuls in the awards race. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work – particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Gold House executive director and COO Jeremy Tran said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s Past Lives tops the Gold List with four selections, plus an honorable mention, while May December’s Charles Melton, The Boy and the Heron...
The two leading Asian Pacific nonprofits in the entertainment industry have revealed the results of their fourth annual Gold List, which draws attention to the top Api hopefuls in the awards race. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work – particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Gold House executive director and COO Jeremy Tran said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s Past Lives tops the Gold List with four selections, plus an honorable mention, while May December’s Charles Melton, The Boy and the Heron...
- 1/10/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Jury (Photo Credit: Sundance)
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is welcoming back festival alumni to serve as members of the jury. All 16 members selected to serve on the competition jury have personal experience bringing films to the festival.
“For our 40th Festival, the jury members this year are all artists who have had films at prior Festivals. They know what it is to introduce new work to the Sundance community and we are so pleased to be able to welcome them back to Sundance to take in the films our programming team has curated. We can’t wait to see what resonates with them,” stated Kim Yutani, Director of Programming.
This year’s jury includes Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe for U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham, and Rudy Valdez for U.S. Documentary Competition; Jennifer Kent, Mira Nair, and Rui Poças for...
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is welcoming back festival alumni to serve as members of the jury. All 16 members selected to serve on the competition jury have personal experience bringing films to the festival.
“For our 40th Festival, the jury members this year are all artists who have had films at prior Festivals. They know what it is to introduce new work to the Sundance community and we are so pleased to be able to welcome them back to Sundance to take in the films our programming team has curated. We can’t wait to see what resonates with them,” stated Kim Yutani, Director of Programming.
This year’s jury includes Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe for U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham, and Rudy Valdez for U.S. Documentary Competition; Jennifer Kent, Mira Nair, and Rui Poças for...
- 1/3/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
To mark the festival’s fortieth anniversary all 16 of this year’s jurors are festival alumni.
Lena Waithe, Mira Nair and Shaunak Sen are among the 16 jurors who will choose award winners in six competitive sections at this month’s Sundance Film Festival.
To mark the fortieth edition of the US festival, which runs January 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, all 16 jurors are festival alumni. In addition to serving on juries they will participate in talks, panels and other events to mark the festival milestone.
Awards for feature films in five competition sections of the festival will...
Lena Waithe, Mira Nair and Shaunak Sen are among the 16 jurors who will choose award winners in six competitive sections at this month’s Sundance Film Festival.
To mark the fortieth edition of the US festival, which runs January 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, all 16 jurors are festival alumni. In addition to serving on juries they will participate in talks, panels and other events to mark the festival milestone.
Awards for feature films in five competition sections of the festival will...
- 1/3/2024
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
“Master of None” star Lena Waithe, directors Mira Nair and Debra Granik, and astrophysicist Dr. Nia Imara are among the jurors who will be bestowing awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
They will be making the trek to Park City for the 40th annual festival, which takes place from Jan. 18-28.
The 2024 jurors include Granik, Adrian Tomine and Waithe for U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham and Rudy Valdez for U.S. Documentary Competition; Jennifer Kent, Nair and Rui Poças for World Cinema Dramatic Competition; Mandy Chang, Monica Hellström and Shaunak Sen for World Cinema Documentary Competition; Christina Oh, Danny Pudi and Charlotte Regan for Short Film Program Competition; and Zal Batmanglij for the Next competition section.
“For our 40th festival, the jury members this year are all artists who have had films at prior festivals,” said Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming. “They know...
They will be making the trek to Park City for the 40th annual festival, which takes place from Jan. 18-28.
The 2024 jurors include Granik, Adrian Tomine and Waithe for U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham and Rudy Valdez for U.S. Documentary Competition; Jennifer Kent, Nair and Rui Poças for World Cinema Dramatic Competition; Mandy Chang, Monica Hellström and Shaunak Sen for World Cinema Documentary Competition; Christina Oh, Danny Pudi and Charlotte Regan for Short Film Program Competition; and Zal Batmanglij for the Next competition section.
“For our 40th festival, the jury members this year are all artists who have had films at prior festivals,” said Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming. “They know...
- 1/3/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival jury has officially been unveiled, with 16 filmmakers and artists on the juries across sections.
Multi-hyphenate producer Lena Waithe, actor Danny Pudi, and directors Debra Granik, Nicole Newnham, Jennifer Kent, Christina Oh, and Charlotte Regan are just a sampling of filmmakers who have had projects at prior Sundance festivals. All of this year’s jury members are Sundance alums to mark the festival’s 40th anniversary.
The 2024 Festival will take place January 18 through 28 in-person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah along with a selection of films available online across the country from January 25 through 28. Many of the jurors will participate in 2024 festival programming, including announcing the awards on January 26. Awards across five categories will be honored at an intimate award ceremony held at The Ray Theatre in Park City; the short film jury winners will be announced at the Shorts Awards & Party presented by Argo...
Multi-hyphenate producer Lena Waithe, actor Danny Pudi, and directors Debra Granik, Nicole Newnham, Jennifer Kent, Christina Oh, and Charlotte Regan are just a sampling of filmmakers who have had projects at prior Sundance festivals. All of this year’s jury members are Sundance alums to mark the festival’s 40th anniversary.
The 2024 Festival will take place January 18 through 28 in-person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah along with a selection of films available online across the country from January 25 through 28. Many of the jurors will participate in 2024 festival programming, including announcing the awards on January 26. Awards across five categories will be honored at an intimate award ceremony held at The Ray Theatre in Park City; the short film jury winners will be announced at the Shorts Awards & Party presented by Argo...
- 1/3/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has set 16 alums from past editions to serve on its Competition Jury, also announcing the set of five set as jurors for the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.
The list includes Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe in U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham, and Rudy Valdez in U.S. Documentary Competition; Jennifer Kent, Mira Nair, and Rui Poças in World Cinema Dramatic Competition; Mandy Chang, Monica Hellström, and Shaunak Sen in World Cinema Documentary Competition; Christina Oh, Danny Pudi, and Charlotte Regan in Short Film Program Competition; and Zal Batmanglij in the Next competition section.
Members of the Alfred P. Sloan Jury, who deliberated ahead of the festival and settled on Sam and Andy Zuchero’s Love Me as the winner of their science and tech-focused award, included Dr. Mandë Holford, Dr. Nia Imara, Matt Johnson, Theresa Park, and Courtney Stephens.
The list includes Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe in U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham, and Rudy Valdez in U.S. Documentary Competition; Jennifer Kent, Mira Nair, and Rui Poças in World Cinema Dramatic Competition; Mandy Chang, Monica Hellström, and Shaunak Sen in World Cinema Documentary Competition; Christina Oh, Danny Pudi, and Charlotte Regan in Short Film Program Competition; and Zal Batmanglij in the Next competition section.
Members of the Alfred P. Sloan Jury, who deliberated ahead of the festival and settled on Sam and Andy Zuchero’s Love Me as the winner of their science and tech-focused award, included Dr. Mandë Holford, Dr. Nia Imara, Matt Johnson, Theresa Park, and Courtney Stephens.
- 1/3/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Everyone is invited to the 67th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express!
The BFI London Film Festival, founded in 1957, now at its 67th edition, is a renowned annual event that celebrates international and British cinema. It offers a diverse array of films, premieres, and engaging discussions, attracting filmmakers, industry professionals, and movie enthusiasts. This festival is a vital platform for promoting cinematic excellence and storytelling. Once again, this year's selection of Asian titles is rich and articulated.
Find all the Asian films and the Festival's trailer, here:
Cobweb
In this electric meta-comedy, The Good, the Bad, the Weird director Kim Jee-Woon captures the turbulence of South Korea's film industry in the 1970s.
Evil Does Not Exist
Drive My Car director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's new drama sees a community fighting to preserve its principles and the integrity of their natural world.
Self-Portrait: 47 Km 2020
The eleventh instalment in Zhang Mengqi...
The BFI London Film Festival, founded in 1957, now at its 67th edition, is a renowned annual event that celebrates international and British cinema. It offers a diverse array of films, premieres, and engaging discussions, attracting filmmakers, industry professionals, and movie enthusiasts. This festival is a vital platform for promoting cinematic excellence and storytelling. Once again, this year's selection of Asian titles is rich and articulated.
Find all the Asian films and the Festival's trailer, here:
Cobweb
In this electric meta-comedy, The Good, the Bad, the Weird director Kim Jee-Woon captures the turbulence of South Korea's film industry in the 1970s.
Evil Does Not Exist
Drive My Car director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's new drama sees a community fighting to preserve its principles and the integrity of their natural world.
Self-Portrait: 47 Km 2020
The eleventh instalment in Zhang Mengqi...
- 9/16/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Randall Park has been many things: versatile sitcom star, writer of a hit movie, Marvel utility player and the guy who spoofed Kim Jong Un in that thing that almost broke Hollywood. With Shortcomings, however, he may take his biggest stride towards reaching his full potential by adding feature director to his long resume.
It’s easy to assume that Park’s foray might be based on a script of his own, but the film borrows its name, narrative and screenwriter from the cult comic by Adrian Tomine. Like the graphic novel, the comedy follows Ben (Justin H. Min) — a young man experiencing a kind of protracted failure to launch while the women in his life (Sherry Cola and Ally Maki) actively make choices that guide them closer to fulfillment. After a promising launch at Sundance earlier in 2024, it’s currently enjoying a limited release via Sony Pictures Classics. Park...
It’s easy to assume that Park’s foray might be based on a script of his own, but the film borrows its name, narrative and screenwriter from the cult comic by Adrian Tomine. Like the graphic novel, the comedy follows Ben (Justin H. Min) — a young man experiencing a kind of protracted failure to launch while the women in his life (Sherry Cola and Ally Maki) actively make choices that guide them closer to fulfillment. After a promising launch at Sundance earlier in 2024, it’s currently enjoying a limited release via Sony Pictures Classics. Park...
- 8/15/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Randall Park is seemingly everywhere nowadays. He’s FBI Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, popping up in this year’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and the upcoming The Marvels. Over in the DC Extended Universe, you can see his Dr. Stephen Shin, who’ll feature in the Christmas release Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. And behind the camera, his feature directorial debut, Shortcomings, is now playing in theaters.
Serving as counterprogramming to twin blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer, Park’s film tells the story of Ben (After...
Serving as counterprogramming to twin blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer, Park’s film tells the story of Ben (After...
- 8/14/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
The production company that actor, writer and now director Randall Park co-founded four years ago, Imminent Collision, has birthed its first baby.
The indie film “Shortcomings,” an adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s acclaimed graphic novel, is the company’s first completed co-production as well as Park’s feature directorial debut. The Sony Picture Classics film about three young city dwellers looking for the ideal connection came out in theaters on Aug. 4 to mixed but largely favorable reviews.
While several other projects are on hold because of the writers’ strike, Park told TheWrap he looks forward to helping them see the light of day when the time is right.
“My hope is that we introduce the world to new storytellers, a lot of new voices and help bring out great talent — Asian American Pacific Islander talent — who might not have gotten the opportunity otherwise,” Park told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View.
The indie film “Shortcomings,” an adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s acclaimed graphic novel, is the company’s first completed co-production as well as Park’s feature directorial debut. The Sony Picture Classics film about three young city dwellers looking for the ideal connection came out in theaters on Aug. 4 to mixed but largely favorable reviews.
While several other projects are on hold because of the writers’ strike, Park told TheWrap he looks forward to helping them see the light of day when the time is right.
“My hope is that we introduce the world to new storytellers, a lot of new voices and help bring out great talent — Asian American Pacific Islander talent — who might not have gotten the opportunity otherwise,” Park told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View.
- 8/10/2023
- by Brenda Gazzar
- The Wrap
Now that Randall Park has made his directorial debut with the recently-released romance-drama, “Shortcomings”, the actor is already thinking about his next project behind the camera.
While chatting with Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman, Park said he’s “for sure going to direct another one eventually.
“It’s just a matter of, you know, once the strike is over, figuring out what that is and whatever it be, it has to be something that I’m passionate about,” he explained, “because, you know, that passion for [‘Shortcomings’] definitely kept me fighting through those difficult times and kept me focused. So whatever it be, it’ll be something that I love.”
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As for what sparks the “Fresh Off the Boat” star’s passion, Park says the stories have to be “authentic.”
“It was that kind of realness” that caught...
While chatting with Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman, Park said he’s “for sure going to direct another one eventually.
“It’s just a matter of, you know, once the strike is over, figuring out what that is and whatever it be, it has to be something that I’m passionate about,” he explained, “because, you know, that passion for [‘Shortcomings’] definitely kept me fighting through those difficult times and kept me focused. So whatever it be, it’ll be something that I love.”
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As for what sparks the “Fresh Off the Boat” star’s passion, Park says the stories have to be “authentic.”
“It was that kind of realness” that caught...
- 8/10/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Randall Park can see himself in "Shortcomings." The movie - which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and hit theaters Aug. 4 - features an array of complex characters, many of them caught up in varying levels of chaos and creative frustration. And in plenty occasions, Park has been there, too.
"In certain times of my life, I've definitely been like each of these characters," Park tells Popsugar. "Even in a lot of the smaller characters, I see myself. I'm thinking right now of Ramon, the organizer of the Asian American Film Festival at the beginning, I definitely could see that guy in me."
"Shortcomings" indeed begins at a film festival, and its first frames are a clip from an exuberant romantic comedy. But the moment the movie-within-a-movie ends, the tone shifts. As he exits the theater, the film's protagonist, Ben (Justin H. Min), eviscerates the clip, denouncing it...
"In certain times of my life, I've definitely been like each of these characters," Park tells Popsugar. "Even in a lot of the smaller characters, I see myself. I'm thinking right now of Ramon, the organizer of the Asian American Film Festival at the beginning, I definitely could see that guy in me."
"Shortcomings" indeed begins at a film festival, and its first frames are a clip from an exuberant romantic comedy. But the moment the movie-within-a-movie ends, the tone shifts. As he exits the theater, the film's protagonist, Ben (Justin H. Min), eviscerates the clip, denouncing it...
- 8/9/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Actress Ally Maki has portrayed multiple Japanese characters throughout her career, but it wasn’t until she starred in the new comedy-drama film “Shortcomings” that she felt she was able to fully tap into her heritage.
“It was the first time ever in my career that I was able to break down a character exactly from my own cultural perspective and background, which is crazy to think that that’s the first time I’ve ever been able to do that,” Maki said about her character Miko, a Japanese American woman and the girlfriend of Justin H. Min’s protagonist Ben. “I now see just what an amazing luxury that is and how it can make you feel so seen.”
In the film, Miko moves out of the Bay Area apartment she shares with Ben to pursue an Asian American film festival internship in New York. But when Ben discovers...
“It was the first time ever in my career that I was able to break down a character exactly from my own cultural perspective and background, which is crazy to think that that’s the first time I’ve ever been able to do that,” Maki said about her character Miko, a Japanese American woman and the girlfriend of Justin H. Min’s protagonist Ben. “I now see just what an amazing luxury that is and how it can make you feel so seen.”
In the film, Miko moves out of the Bay Area apartment she shares with Ben to pursue an Asian American film festival internship in New York. But when Ben discovers...
- 8/7/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
CatVideoFest, which is just what it sounds like, joined notable indie debuts and festival favorites Shortcomings and Passages, the re-release of Shiva Baby and juggernaut Talk To Me in another weekend of varied specialty fare, both new and holding over. Indies are helping drive a buoyant box office. They’re also waiting for the Barbenheimer tsunami to recede as bit as these unusual blockbusters vacuum up the arthouse/adult audiences.
Sony Pictures Classics said Sundance favorite Shortcomings by Randall Park grossed an estimated $316.4k at a 404 locations. Written by Adrian Tomine, the comedy stars Justin Min as Ben, a struggling filmmaker in Berkeley, California, along with Ally Maki and Sherry Cola. Spe co-president Michael Barker said the edgy romcom is attracting a young and diverse audience and word of mouth is strong.
Hollywood strikes, which prohibit promotion by actors, have made opening films more complicated, although Barker said the thesps...
Sony Pictures Classics said Sundance favorite Shortcomings by Randall Park grossed an estimated $316.4k at a 404 locations. Written by Adrian Tomine, the comedy stars Justin Min as Ben, a struggling filmmaker in Berkeley, California, along with Ally Maki and Sherry Cola. Spe co-president Michael Barker said the edgy romcom is attracting a young and diverse audience and word of mouth is strong.
Hollywood strikes, which prohibit promotion by actors, have made opening films more complicated, although Barker said the thesps...
- 8/6/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for “Shortcomings.”
Randall Park says he never thought of himself as a leader before he directed his debut feature film, “Shortcomings,” out Friday via Sony Pictures Classics.
“I’ve been in numerous situations where I’ve been in a leadership position throughout my life, and I’ve always enjoyed it,” he says, “but I never saw myself as one. I always just saw myself as doing my own thing.”
Park, best known for his work as an actor on “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Interview,” “WandaVision” and “Always Be My Maybe,” first picked up Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel “Shortcomings” 16 years ago. The story, which follows Berkeley-based cinephile Ben Tanaka as he navigates souring relationships with his girlfriend, Miko, and best friend, Alice, resonated with Park, because it seemed to address and reflect real-life conversations and issues head-on. Ben doesn’t shy away from expressing his...
Randall Park says he never thought of himself as a leader before he directed his debut feature film, “Shortcomings,” out Friday via Sony Pictures Classics.
“I’ve been in numerous situations where I’ve been in a leadership position throughout my life, and I’ve always enjoyed it,” he says, “but I never saw myself as one. I always just saw myself as doing my own thing.”
Park, best known for his work as an actor on “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Interview,” “WandaVision” and “Always Be My Maybe,” first picked up Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel “Shortcomings” 16 years ago. The story, which follows Berkeley-based cinephile Ben Tanaka as he navigates souring relationships with his girlfriend, Miko, and best friend, Alice, resonated with Park, because it seemed to address and reflect real-life conversations and issues head-on. Ben doesn’t shy away from expressing his...
- 8/5/2023
- by Rachel Seo
- Variety Film + TV
Randall Park, best known for his roles in “Fresh Off the Boat” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, revealed he was inspired by filmmaker Noah Baumbach for his directorial film debut “Shortcomings.”
“If anybody was an inspiration, it would be Noah Baumbach,” Park told TheWrap in an interview conducted before the SAG strike. “His work was definitely on my mind when we were in pre-production — in particular the movie, ‘Frances Ha,’ which is one of my personal favorites.”
“I found that there was a lot of overlapping themes with our movie and that movie,” Park added. “And also the New York of it all; the city as a character. All that stuff played into our approach to ‘Shortcomings.'”
Baumbach directed “Frances Ha” and cowrote it with his partner, Greta Gerwig. They also cowrote “Barbie,” with Gerwig now in the director’s chair.
In “Frances Ha,” Frances (played by Gerwig) has...
“If anybody was an inspiration, it would be Noah Baumbach,” Park told TheWrap in an interview conducted before the SAG strike. “His work was definitely on my mind when we were in pre-production — in particular the movie, ‘Frances Ha,’ which is one of my personal favorites.”
“I found that there was a lot of overlapping themes with our movie and that movie,” Park added. “And also the New York of it all; the city as a character. All that stuff played into our approach to ‘Shortcomings.'”
Baumbach directed “Frances Ha” and cowrote it with his partner, Greta Gerwig. They also cowrote “Barbie,” with Gerwig now in the director’s chair.
In “Frances Ha,” Frances (played by Gerwig) has...
- 8/4/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Festivals past are populating a busy specialty market this weekend with films from Sundance and Venice. Sony Pictures Classics is giving Randall Park’s Shortcomings a substantial 400+ screen release. See Deadline review. Mubi is out with Passages in New York and LA – both premiered to critical acclaim in Park City.
There’s been some drama around the latter after the MPA gave the Ira Sachs film an Nc-17 rating, which Mubi “officially rejected.” The distributor/streamer/producer said it “remains committed to releasing Passages nationwide in its original version as the filmmaker intended, with our full backing, unrated and uncut.” Rates a 94% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline review here.
Casey Affleck and Noah Jupe-starring Dreamin’ Wild from Roadside Attractions on 400 screens follows the life of singer-musician brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson. Deadline review. Magnolia’s A Compassionate Spy, coming in the wake of blockbuster Oppenheimer, is an espionage...
There’s been some drama around the latter after the MPA gave the Ira Sachs film an Nc-17 rating, which Mubi “officially rejected.” The distributor/streamer/producer said it “remains committed to releasing Passages nationwide in its original version as the filmmaker intended, with our full backing, unrated and uncut.” Rates a 94% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline review here.
Casey Affleck and Noah Jupe-starring Dreamin’ Wild from Roadside Attractions on 400 screens follows the life of singer-musician brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson. Deadline review. Magnolia’s A Compassionate Spy, coming in the wake of blockbuster Oppenheimer, is an espionage...
- 8/4/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Min as Ben, Timothy Simons as Leon and Ally Maki as Miko, in Shortcomings. Photo credit: Jon Pack. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
We all have shortcomings but in Shortcomings, all the characters have them in abundance. This funny, smart, modern comedy follows the lives and misadventures of Ben Tanaka, his best friend Alice Kim (comedian Sherry Cola) and his girlfriend Miko Hayashi (actress/fashion maven Ally Maki) as the San Francisco Bay area twenty-somethings navigate relationships and just real life. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings is filled with laugh-out-loud humor and sharp, witty dialog in a real-life tale that also shows the variety of Asian American experience.
Based on a graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings is actor-turned director Randall Park’s first feature. Tomine also wrote the screen adaptation of his graphic novel for this hilarious,...
We all have shortcomings but in Shortcomings, all the characters have them in abundance. This funny, smart, modern comedy follows the lives and misadventures of Ben Tanaka, his best friend Alice Kim (comedian Sherry Cola) and his girlfriend Miko Hayashi (actress/fashion maven Ally Maki) as the San Francisco Bay area twenty-somethings navigate relationships and just real life. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings is filled with laugh-out-loud humor and sharp, witty dialog in a real-life tale that also shows the variety of Asian American experience.
Based on a graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings is actor-turned director Randall Park’s first feature. Tomine also wrote the screen adaptation of his graphic novel for this hilarious,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on Wbgr-fm on August 3rd, reviewing “Shortcomings,” directed by Randall Park in his feature debut, based on a graphic novel. In theaters beginning August 4th.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Ben (Justin H. Min) is an aimless movie theater manager who is living with Miko (Ally Maki) in Berkeley, California, although their relationship is shaky. When Miko goes to New York City for an internship, Ben gets into a series of questionable relationships that doesn’t give him any satisfaction. When his gay best friend Alice (Sherry Cola) also moves to NYC, Ben decides to follow her there and spy on Miko. What he finds out has as much to do with himself than her.
”Shortcomings” is in theaters beginning August 4th. Featuring Justin H. Min, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan and Sherry Cola. Written by Adrian Tomine, from her graphic novel.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Ben (Justin H. Min) is an aimless movie theater manager who is living with Miko (Ally Maki) in Berkeley, California, although their relationship is shaky. When Miko goes to New York City for an internship, Ben gets into a series of questionable relationships that doesn’t give him any satisfaction. When his gay best friend Alice (Sherry Cola) also moves to NYC, Ben decides to follow her there and spy on Miko. What he finds out has as much to do with himself than her.
”Shortcomings” is in theaters beginning August 4th. Featuring Justin H. Min, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan and Sherry Cola. Written by Adrian Tomine, from her graphic novel.
- 8/4/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Normally at the top of these Don’t-Miss Indies round-ups, we like to make a little joke that’s somewhat topical. But if you’ve been paying attention to what’s been going on in Hollywood for the past couple of months, you’ll know that the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are no laughing matter (unless we’re talking about the writers’ signs.) In fact, right at press time not one but two of this months featured titles have been pushed, due to strike-related issues.
And while our blog deadlines being imperiled by the inhuman machinery of Late Capitalism is certainly a headache, our real concern is the wellbeing of our filmmaking community during this lean, labor-conscious strike period. Please consider donating to artist support funds like this or this.
Shortcomings
When You Can Watch: August 4
Where You Can Watch: Theaters
Director: Randall Park
Cast: Justin H. Min,...
And while our blog deadlines being imperiled by the inhuman machinery of Late Capitalism is certainly a headache, our real concern is the wellbeing of our filmmaking community during this lean, labor-conscious strike period. Please consider donating to artist support funds like this or this.
Shortcomings
When You Can Watch: August 4
Where You Can Watch: Theaters
Director: Randall Park
Cast: Justin H. Min,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Su Fang Tham
- Film Independent News & More
We all have that one friend. Or relative, or coworker, or ex. Some people, no matter how much you love them, can be exhausting — their own stubborn immaturity hindering the way they live life and build relationships.
In Randall Park’s “Shortcomings,” Justin H. Min plays Ben, a character with a laundry list of exactly what the film’s name invokes and exactly zero awareness of about it. He’s apathetic and irascible with his long-term girlfriend Miko (Ally Maki), self-absorbed with best friend Alice (Sherry Cola), and utterly complacent in his job as manager of a local movie theater, which is hanging on by a thread.
Based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, “Shortcomings” is the directorial debut of Park and premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Tomine wrote the screenplay, which bursts with visceral, heartfelt dialogue; the jokes sound like those issued from carefree friends,...
In Randall Park’s “Shortcomings,” Justin H. Min plays Ben, a character with a laundry list of exactly what the film’s name invokes and exactly zero awareness of about it. He’s apathetic and irascible with his long-term girlfriend Miko (Ally Maki), self-absorbed with best friend Alice (Sherry Cola), and utterly complacent in his job as manager of a local movie theater, which is hanging on by a thread.
Based on the graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, “Shortcomings” is the directorial debut of Park and premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Tomine wrote the screenplay, which bursts with visceral, heartfelt dialogue; the jokes sound like those issued from carefree friends,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Randall Park’s Shortcomings opens with a fake-out: A Chinese-American woman in an evening gown gets insulted by a casually racist white hotel clerk. She turns on her heels, walks over to her dapper-looking husband, exchanges a few words, and walks back to the front desk. They’ve just bought the hotel, so the clerk can leave his post and go take out the trash, thank you very much. Then the couple kisses, fireworks go off, and the credits roll.
If the scene sounds familiar, that’s not a coincidence...
If the scene sounds familiar, that’s not a coincidence...
- 8/3/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
In some ways, August is a month of endings, at least on television. Both Billions and Archer begin their final seasons as does a great, unusual comedy covered below. But as melancholy as that sounds, there’s plenty of new stuff on the horizon, too, including everything from a new take on (part of) Dracula and an ambitious miniseries about the opioid crisis. We’ll kick things off with a fresh take on an old favorite. Here’s everything you should watch in theaters, plus more on Prime Video, Hulu,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Randall Park is fresh off his directorial debut.
The “Fresh Off the Boat” sitcom star and “Always Be My Maybe” actor helmed millennial coming-of-age “Shortcomings,” starring Justin H. Min. The film, written by Adrian Tomine and based on Tomine’s 2007 graphic novel of the same name, also stars Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, and Timothy Simons.
In “Shortcomings,” Ben (Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Cola), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice (Maki), a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and...
The “Fresh Off the Boat” sitcom star and “Always Be My Maybe” actor helmed millennial coming-of-age “Shortcomings,” starring Justin H. Min. The film, written by Adrian Tomine and based on Tomine’s 2007 graphic novel of the same name, also stars Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, and Timothy Simons.
In “Shortcomings,” Ben (Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Cola), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice (Maki), a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and...
- 6/14/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
"While the cat's away, the mouse will play." Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the official trailer for an excellent indie comedy called Shortcomings, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. I saw this at the fest and really enjoyed it, it's a fresh and surprisingly honest romantic comedy about the experiences of Asian Americans - told from an entirely different perspective. The story follows a trio of young Bay Area urbanites – Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim – as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships, traversing the country seeking the ideal connection. Shortcomings is directed by comedian / actor Randall Park, making his feature directorial debut. It's based on the graphic novel of the same name by Adrian Tomine. The film stars Justin H. Min as Ben, Sherry Cola as Alice, Ally Maki as Miko, Debby Ryan, Tavi Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jacob Batalon, and Timothy Simons. I...
- 6/14/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Cinematographer Mandy Walker has made history as the first female recipient of the Australian Cinematographers Society (Acs) Milli Award.
Prior to receiving the ceremony’s highest award, Walker became the first woman in 102 years to win the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers’ Best Feature Film Award, and was nominated for both a BAFTA and Academy Award for her work on “Elvis.”
“I’m incredibly proud and honored to be the first woman to win this award,” said Walker. “Here’s to all the other glass ceiling breakers who will come after this.”
Randall Park’s Directorial Debut ‘Shortcomings’ Coming to Theaters This Summer
Sony Pictures Classics announced Randall Park’s directorial debut “Shortcomings” is set to premiere in theaters on August 4.
Ahead of its theatrical release, “Shortcomings” made its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance film festival in January and will make its New York premiere at the Tribeca film festival in June.
Prior to receiving the ceremony’s highest award, Walker became the first woman in 102 years to win the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers’ Best Feature Film Award, and was nominated for both a BAFTA and Academy Award for her work on “Elvis.”
“I’m incredibly proud and honored to be the first woman to win this award,” said Walker. “Here’s to all the other glass ceiling breakers who will come after this.”
Randall Park’s Directorial Debut ‘Shortcomings’ Coming to Theaters This Summer
Sony Pictures Classics announced Randall Park’s directorial debut “Shortcomings” is set to premiere in theaters on August 4.
Ahead of its theatrical release, “Shortcomings” made its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance film festival in January and will make its New York premiere at the Tribeca film festival in June.
- 5/6/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, McKinley Franklin, Charna Flam and Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Randall Park’s directorial debut, which had a mostly positive reception from its Sundance premiere, will launch theatrically on August 4.
“Shortcomings,” starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki, will make its New York premiere at the Tribeca Festival next month in the Spotlight Narrative section.
Based on the Eisner-winning cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, “Shortcomings” also features Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons and Jacob Batalon. Tomine, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, adapted the screenplay and is executive producing.
The picture concerns a struggling filmmaker who spends his days managing an arthouse theater. When his girlfriend moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to ponder what he really wants out of life.
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“‘Shortcomings’ is so fun,” actress...
“Shortcomings,” starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki, will make its New York premiere at the Tribeca Festival next month in the Spotlight Narrative section.
Based on the Eisner-winning cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, “Shortcomings” also features Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons and Jacob Batalon. Tomine, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, adapted the screenplay and is executive producing.
The picture concerns a struggling filmmaker who spends his days managing an arthouse theater. When his girlfriend moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to ponder what he really wants out of life.
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- 5/4/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
2023 Sundance is behind us, and mega deals for films like “Fair Play,” “Flora and Son,” and “Theater Camp” were back in a big way. And while the market was healthy, there still are a lot of films yet to find homes.
Here’s the latest deals we’re tracking after the festival.
Films Acquired After the Festival
Title: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Section: U.S. Dramatic
Distributor: Oscilloscope
“Sometimes I Think About Dying,” the Daisy Ridley drama that made its premiere in competition on the opening night of this year’s Sundance, was acquired by Oscilloscope for a theatrical release. O-Scope scooped up the U.S. rights to director Rachel Lambert’s film and will release it later this year.
The film is set on the dreary Oregon coast and follows a lonely woman who finds solace in her cubicle and the doldrums of office life. She is ghosting...
Here’s the latest deals we’re tracking after the festival.
Films Acquired After the Festival
Title: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Section: U.S. Dramatic
Distributor: Oscilloscope
“Sometimes I Think About Dying,” the Daisy Ridley drama that made its premiere in competition on the opening night of this year’s Sundance, was acquired by Oscilloscope for a theatrical release. O-Scope scooped up the U.S. rights to director Rachel Lambert’s film and will release it later this year.
The film is set on the dreary Oregon coast and follows a lonely woman who finds solace in her cubicle and the doldrums of office life. She is ghosting...
- 4/19/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Tango, the film and television development financier and producer founded by Lia Buman and Tim Headington, announced Tuesday that it will adapte Emily Henry’s best-seller “Book Lovers” into a feature film.
Sarah Heyward, writer and producer on HBO’s Emmy-winning “Girls” will write the script, produced by Tango.
“Emily is a dominant force in the world of romantic comedy and we feel so lucky to bring to the screen a story that has already delighted so many on the page,” Buman said The irreverent and whip smart writing delivers on classic romcom tropes while avoiding cliches, making it perfect for a cozy and refreshing adaptation.”
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Henry’s novel tells the story of Nora and Charlie. Nora demands the best for her clients as a go-getter literary agent, and...
Sarah Heyward, writer and producer on HBO’s Emmy-winning “Girls” will write the script, produced by Tango.
“Emily is a dominant force in the world of romantic comedy and we feel so lucky to bring to the screen a story that has already delighted so many on the page,” Buman said The irreverent and whip smart writing delivers on classic romcom tropes while avoiding cliches, making it perfect for a cozy and refreshing adaptation.”
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Henry’s novel tells the story of Nora and Charlie. Nora demands the best for her clients as a go-getter literary agent, and...
- 3/28/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Tango, the producer of the Sundance pic Shortcomings, is continuing to set up its future slate as it has come on to adapt the subversive rom com novel Book Lovers, into a feature film based on the #1 New York Times Bestseller from Emily Henry, the hit author behind three other New York Times Bestsellers over the last three years. Sarah Heyward is attached to write the script, which will be produced by Tango.
Book Lovers tells the story of Nora, a cutthroat literary agent who, convinced by her sister to spend one August holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, keeps running into Charlie, a bookish, brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero,...
Book Lovers tells the story of Nora, a cutthroat literary agent who, convinced by her sister to spend one August holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, keeps running into Charlie, a bookish, brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to “Shortcomings,” the feature directorial debut of “Fresh Off the Boat” actor Randall Park, following its premiere at Sundance Film Festival.
“The thought of ‘Shortcomings’ playing on a big screen and opening with that iconic Sony Pictures Classics logo thrills me to no end,” Park said. “To be a part of their rich legacy of independent filmmaking is a real honor. Thank you to Michael [Barker] and Tom [Bernard] for embracing our story about flawed, complex human beings, who happen to be Asian American, just trying their best. Please do not change your logo anytime soon.”
Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki star in the coming-of-age story, which follows Ben (Min), a struggling filmmaker, and his girlfriend, Miko (Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater in the Bay Area as his day job,...
“The thought of ‘Shortcomings’ playing on a big screen and opening with that iconic Sony Pictures Classics logo thrills me to no end,” Park said. “To be a part of their rich legacy of independent filmmaking is a real honor. Thank you to Michael [Barker] and Tom [Bernard] for embracing our story about flawed, complex human beings, who happen to be Asian American, just trying their best. Please do not change your logo anytime soon.”
Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki star in the coming-of-age story, which follows Ben (Min), a struggling filmmaker, and his girlfriend, Miko (Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater in the Bay Area as his day job,...
- 3/7/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to “Shortcomings,” Randall Park’s feature directorial debut, the company announced on Tuesday.
“Shortcomings” stars Justin H. Min (“After Yang”), Sherry Cola, and Ally Maki (“Big Door Prize”), and features Tavi Gevinson (“Gossip Girl”), Debby Ryan (“Insatiable”), Sonoya Mizuno (“House of the Dragon”), Timothy Simons (“Veep”), and Jacob Batalon (“Reginald The Vampire”).
The film, which received acclaim upon its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, is based on Eisner-winning cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s classic graphic novel of the same name, a landmark of Asian American fiction and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Tomine, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, also adapted the script and executive produced.
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“Shortcomings” stars Justin H. Min (“After Yang”), Sherry Cola, and Ally Maki (“Big Door Prize”), and features Tavi Gevinson (“Gossip Girl”), Debby Ryan (“Insatiable”), Sonoya Mizuno (“House of the Dragon”), Timothy Simons (“Veep”), and Jacob Batalon (“Reginald The Vampire”).
The film, which received acclaim upon its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, is based on Eisner-winning cartoonist Adrian Tomine’s classic graphic novel of the same name, a landmark of Asian American fiction and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Tomine, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, also adapted the script and executive produced.
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- 3/7/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Shortcomings — the directorial debut from Randall Park that screened in the U.S. dramatic competition section at the Sundance Film Festival — has landed at Sony Pictures Classic in a worldwide deal.
The feature, which is based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, is from Tango and Topic Studios. Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki lead a cast that also includes Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons and Jacob Batalon.
The synopsis for the film reads: “Ben (Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an art house movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice (Cola), a queer grad student with a serial dating habit.
The feature, which is based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, is from Tango and Topic Studios. Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki lead a cast that also includes Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons and Jacob Batalon.
The synopsis for the film reads: “Ben (Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an art house movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice (Cola), a queer grad student with a serial dating habit.
- 3/7/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Classics has taken global rights to Randall Park’s feature directorial Shortcomings. The pic starring Justin H. Min (After Yang), Sherry Cola, and Ally Maki (Big Door Prize), Tavi Gevinson (Gossip Girl), Debby Ryan (Insatiable), Sonoya Mizuno (House of the Dragon), Timothy Simons (Veep), and Jacob Batalon (Reginald The Vampire) had its world premiere at Sundance back in January in the U.S. Dramatic Competition sector.
In the film, Ben (Justin H. Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice (Sherry Cola), a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves...
In the film, Ben (Justin H. Min), a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice (Sherry Cola), a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves...
- 3/7/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sometimes, the gap between new releases and current cinema can look quite wide. For this week’s column, I don’t have a hot take on “Cocaine Bear,” except to say that when movies like this drive so much hype, it sure makes everything else look like a tough sell. Beyond that B-movie opening, this week also marks one month since the Sundance Film Festival, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise that many of the buzziest titles still don’t have distribution.
This might sound like a broken record, but the problem goes well beyond reticent buyers, as the way these movies get made plays an even more critical role in what happens to them. In this case, the slew of Sundance stragglers should be a wakeup call for a smarter approach to making mid-sized American cinema.
Part of the current hesitation around Sundance premieres stems from the...
This might sound like a broken record, but the problem goes well beyond reticent buyers, as the way these movies get made plays an even more critical role in what happens to them. In this case, the slew of Sundance stragglers should be a wakeup call for a smarter approach to making mid-sized American cinema.
Part of the current hesitation around Sundance premieres stems from the...
- 2/25/2023
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
“Fresh Off the Boat” star Randall Park turned heads at Sundance this year with his directorial debut, “Shortcomings.” The feature film follows a trio of Asian Americans from Berkeley, California: Ben (Justin H. Min), an ornery cinephile who runs a local arthouse theater; his partner, Miko (Ally Maki), who earnestly believes in the future of Asian American cinema; and Alice (Sherry Cola), Ben’s comedic confidante and serial lesbian monogamist. As the three struggle to maintain their polished veneers to the public, they witness each other’s personas shatter amid the rough-and-tumble of millennial romance. As the peace in their Bay Area bubble crumbles, the three of them uproot to New York City, where they grapple with their imperfections head-on.
After catching the film premiere in Park City, we caught up with Randall Park over Zoom. Park is soft-spoken, but sharp through the screen; he maintains a thoughtful...
After catching the film premiere in Park City, we caught up with Randall Park over Zoom. Park is soft-spoken, but sharp through the screen; he maintains a thoughtful...
- 2/20/2023
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Fresh Off the Boat actor Randall Park has a firm grasp on comedic timing in front of the camera, but he stepped behind it for the Sundance Film Festival romantic comedy, Shortcomings. Adrian Tomine’s screenplay doesn’t have the most likable protagonist, although the film’s buoyant personality and terrific ensemble cast make it stand out from the pack.
‘Shortcomings’ navigates a relationship crisis L-r: Justin H. Min as Ben and Sherry Cola as Alice | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Ben (Justin H. Min) is a filmmaker having difficulty breaking through in his career in Berkeley, California. He lives with his girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), who works for an Asian American film festival, but they argue about a lot more than they should. He works as an arthouse theater manager during the day, although he still holds out hope for his passion to become his career.
The filmmaker has an obsession with white,...
‘Shortcomings’ navigates a relationship crisis L-r: Justin H. Min as Ben and Sherry Cola as Alice | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Ben (Justin H. Min) is a filmmaker having difficulty breaking through in his career in Berkeley, California. He lives with his girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki), who works for an Asian American film festival, but they argue about a lot more than they should. He works as an arthouse theater manager during the day, although he still holds out hope for his passion to become his career.
The filmmaker has an obsession with white,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Without Justin Hong-Kee Min, Shortcomings would be sour to watch. His character, Ben, floats through Randall Park’s directorial debut with a mountain of unlikability. Throughout the audience has watched Ben be awful to his girlfriend, his best friend, his best friend’s new girlfriend, a new date, a woman he dates for three weeks, and so on and so forth. He isn’t amicable in any way, opting instead for self-serving, sarcastic remarks that place him above the person, place, or thing he’s discussing. Somehow, though, Shortcomings is enjoyable, at times even delightful.
Min balances his nastiness with just enough charisma and charm to save his character and save the film. Ben––and all the credit to Min for this––cannot be faulted for his relatability, though most viewers will assume and hope they’re better people than him. Min imbues this asshole with such specificity that Ben...
Min balances his nastiness with just enough charisma and charm to save his character and save the film. Ben––and all the credit to Min for this––cannot be faulted for his relatability, though most viewers will assume and hope they’re better people than him. Min imbues this asshole with such specificity that Ben...
- 1/30/2023
- by Michael Frank
- The Film Stage
Shortcomings Review — Shortcomings (2023) Film Review from the 46th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie directed by Randall Park, written by Adrian Tomine and starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons, Jacob Batalan, Theo Iyer, Scott Seiss, Borah Ahn, Amy Pham, Sheldon Best, Mike [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Shortcomings: Randall Park’s Hilarious Dramedy is an Entertaining, Well Acted Little Gem [Sundance 2023]...
Continue reading: Film Review: Shortcomings: Randall Park’s Hilarious Dramedy is an Entertaining, Well Acted Little Gem [Sundance 2023]...
- 1/29/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Another of my favorite discoveries at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival is a comedy called Shortcomings, based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film is also the feature directorial debut of actor Randall Park, best known as the guy from "Fresh Off the Boat", Always Be My Maybe, and many other supporting character roles (he's also in the MCU). It took him years to finally get this film made, working from a script by another writer, Adrian Tomine, and it's worth the wait. I loved Shortcomings. The film has some of the most "real" characters and dialogue in any of 40+ films I've seen at Sundance this year, following a guy from Berkeley questioning his romantic choices while making even more irrational choices. It's an exploration of what it's like being a young Asian-American male in American society, and it's powerfully honest. I found it incredibly bold for a...
- 1/28/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ben (Justin H. Min) is a movie theater manager and struggling filmmaker whose life is thrown into tumult when his best friend Alice (Sherry Cola) relocates to New York City for an internship. Adapted from Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, actor Randall Park makes his directorial debut with Shortcomings, a film about the complexity of Asian-American identity. Editor Robert Nassau talks about his love of Tomine’s original graphic novel, the religious childhood experience of watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind and how each project he works on teaches him something new. See all responses to our […]
The post “Funnier Is Almost Always Better in My Book”: Editor Robert Nassau on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Funnier Is Almost Always Better in My Book”: Editor Robert Nassau on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/27/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Ben (Justin H. Min) is a movie theater manager and struggling filmmaker whose life is thrown into tumult when his best friend Alice (Sherry Cola) relocates to New York City for an internship. Adapted from Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name, actor Randall Park makes his directorial debut with Shortcomings, a film about the complexity of Asian-American identity. Editor Robert Nassau talks about his love of Tomine’s original graphic novel, the religious childhood experience of watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind and how each project he works on teaches him something new. See all responses to our […]
The post “Funnier Is Almost Always Better in My Book”: Editor Robert Nassau on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Funnier Is Almost Always Better in My Book”: Editor Robert Nassau on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/27/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Ben (Justin H. Min) is the manager of a local movie theater in Berkeley, California and an aspiring filmmaker. Despite living with his girlfriend Miko (Ally Maki), he spends most of his free time obsessing over unattainable blond bombshells, watching an endless stream Criterion DVDs and hanging out with his queer best friend Alice (Sherry Cola). When she decides to move to New York to pursue an internship, Ben experiences a personal crisis. Based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name (who also penned the film’s script), Shortcomings serves as actor Randall Park’s directorial debut. Dp Santiago Gonzalez […]
The post “Everyone on Set Cheered When We Did Playback”: Dp Santiago Gonzalez on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Everyone on Set Cheered When We Did Playback”: Dp Santiago Gonzalez on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/27/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Ben (Justin H. Min) is the manager of a local movie theater in Berkeley, California and an aspiring filmmaker. Despite living with his girlfriend Miko (Ally Maki), he spends most of his free time obsessing over unattainable blond bombshells, watching an endless stream Criterion DVDs and hanging out with his queer best friend Alice (Sherry Cola). When she decides to move to New York to pursue an internship, Ben experiences a personal crisis. Based on Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel of the same name (who also penned the film’s script), Shortcomings serves as actor Randall Park’s directorial debut. Dp Santiago Gonzalez […]
The post “Everyone on Set Cheered When We Did Playback”: Dp Santiago Gonzalez on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Everyone on Set Cheered When We Did Playback”: Dp Santiago Gonzalez on Shortcomings first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/27/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Your local Asian American sitcom funnyman veteran Randall Park is graduating from acting on TV to directing his own feature-length film! Shortly after "Everything Everywhere All at Once" dominated the 2023 Oscar nominations, Park's directorial debut "Shortcomings," made its humble premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
The timing here is miraculous considering the subject material of Park's film. "Shortcomings," based on the 2007 graphic novel of the same name (its author Adrian Tomine returns to write the screenplay), centers on a group of young Bay Area Asian Americans. Coincidentally, the film opens on a spoof of "Crazy Rich Asians," for which Park's protagonist, Ben, a film school dropout and art-house manager expresses a large distaste. Ben's girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki) tries to comfort Ben by arguing that the rom-com could be the jumping-off point for something fresher and "artsier" down the line.
"Shortcomings" uses this scene as a jumping-off point to explore...
The timing here is miraculous considering the subject material of Park's film. "Shortcomings," based on the 2007 graphic novel of the same name (its author Adrian Tomine returns to write the screenplay), centers on a group of young Bay Area Asian Americans. Coincidentally, the film opens on a spoof of "Crazy Rich Asians," for which Park's protagonist, Ben, a film school dropout and art-house manager expresses a large distaste. Ben's girlfriend, Miko (Ally Maki) tries to comfort Ben by arguing that the rom-com could be the jumping-off point for something fresher and "artsier" down the line.
"Shortcomings" uses this scene as a jumping-off point to explore...
- 1/26/2023
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
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