Sundance 2024: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, The Virgin of Quarry Lake, Atropia

After the unscheduled drama of BLKNEWS: Terms & Conditions’ abrupt removal from Sundance’s lineup, financier Participant Media’s attorney’s open letter accusing public director Kahlil Joseph of creating a secret cut as justification for said removal and the feature’s reinstatement in the lineup thanks to a new buyer, the film finally screened with the now-very-known context that somewhere in there is an extra minute not in the Participant-cleared cut. I can’t imagine where; this sprawling 113-minute essay film is all tangents and free association, to the point where it seems like you could subtract or add an infinite amount of material […] The post Sundance 2024: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, The Virgin of Quarry Lake, Atropia first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Jan 27, 2025 - 18:11
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Sundance 2024: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, The Virgin of Quarry Lake, Atropia
Three older girls in beachwear are standing in a field with tall grasses behind them.

After the unscheduled drama of BLKNEWS: Terms & Conditions’ abrupt removal from Sundance’s lineup, financier Participant Media’s attorney’s open letter accusing public director Kahlil Joseph of creating a secret cut as justification for said removal and the feature’s reinstatement in the lineup thanks to a new buyer, the film finally screened with the now-very-known context that somewhere in there is an extra minute not in the Participant-cleared cut. I can’t imagine where; this sprawling 113-minute essay film is all tangents and free association, to the point where it seems like you could subtract or add an infinite amount of material […] The post Sundance 2024: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, The Virgin of Quarry Lake, Atropia first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.