Former Universal chair David Linde named CEO of Sundance Institute David Linde, former chairman of Universal Pictures and CEO of Participant Media, has been named CEO of the Sundance Institute The Independent UK · Jan 15
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‘Hoop Dreams’ filmmaker Steve James to premiere new project at the Venice Film Festival on atomic spy Theodore Hall CHICAGO — The new Steve James documentary “A Compassionate Spy,” about the Manhattan Project physicist, Soviet spy and University of Chicago alum Theodore Hall, has been selected for the documentary slate of the 79th Venice Film Festival. Chicago Tribune · Jul 29, 2022
‘Flee’ didn’t win an Oscar, but its refugee story couldn’t be more timely Embedded in every hand-drawn line of the animated documentary “Flee” is a poignantly unfiltered humanism that has galvanized viewers worldwide. Spotlighting a young Afghan man crossing borders to find a safe haven, this portrait based on a real-life story combats the superficial tropes around refugee stories with profound curiosity for… Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2022