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This marks the second English-language feature from Smoczyńska and second collaboration with Focus after releasing the biographical drama "The Silent Twins" in 2022.

Director Kristina Dufková tells IndieWire about her Annency Jury Award winner, which follows a teen struggling with bullies, puberty, and his weight.

Director Gints Zilbalodis and sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas tell IndieWire about maintaining the momentum of the animated animal adventure through sound.

IndieWire Honors: The "Red Rocket" star hosts the event, taking place on December 5 in Los Angeles.

Cinematographer Tari Segal tells IndieWire about the bold lighting and camera choices needed to create the different worlds that Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang) must navigate.

With a sterling cast including Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Magaro, and Richard Gere, Showtime's tragic-thriller reshuffles the "Homeland" paradox as an American CIA agent falls head over heels for a teacher who may or may not be a secret agent herself.