From Sundance: ‘Atropia’ is a Hilarious Masterwork of Political Satire
“Atropia” is a masterfully dark satire because of how loud its subtleties are whilst remaining laugh-out-loud hilarious. With its stunning direction and acting, this relevant and innovative venture is sure to make its mark within the wider canon of American war films.
Sundance Gives Top Honor to ‘Atropia,’ a Comedy About Playing War
Like many of the independent films that premiered at this muted edition of Sundance, “Atropia” has not yet sold to a distributor.
Sundance’s top prizes go to ‘Atropia’ and ‘Seeds’
Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” and Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds” claimed the top jury awards at Sundance, along with audience favorites "Twinless,” “DJ Ahmet” and “Prime Minister.”
‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless’ Win Top Prizes at Sundance Film Festival
The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O’Brien movie “Twinless” g
Sundance: ‘Atropia,' ‘Seeds' Win Top Festival Jury Prizes
During a ceremony held Friday in Park City, Atropia won the Grand Jury prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition, while Seeds picked up the U.S. Documentary Competition award. Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) prevailed for the jury prize for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section,
‘Atropia,’ ‘Twinless’ Win Top Sundance 2025 Awards (Full Winners List)
Storytelling is important, part of human continuity,” Sundance interim CEO Amanda Kelso said at the top of the ceremony, quoting its founder Robert Redford. This year’s U.S. dramatic jury consists Reinaldo Marcus Green,
Alert: War satire 'Atropia' wins Sundance Film Festival's grand jury prize, Dylan O'Brien film 'Twinless' gets audience award
War satire 'Atropia' wins Sundance Film Festival's grand jury prize, Dylan O'Brien film 'Twinless' gets audience award. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
‘Atropia' Wins Sundance's Top Grand Jury Prize - See the Full List
Sundance: See the full list of competition and Audience winners out of the 2025 festival, running through February 2.
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Atropia Sundance Review — Painfully Unfunny Wartime Satire Squanders Talented Cast
Actress and journalist Hailey Gates makes her feature debut as a writer-director with the satirical Atropia, an unfunny ...
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Stars in a Luca Guadagnino-Produced Military Satire That’s Stretched Too Thin
An aspiring actress in an army role-playing facility falls in love with a soldier in Hailey Gates' feature debut, which also ...
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Trains Troops Assigned to a Fake Iraqi Town in a Self-Reflexive War Comedy That Peters Out
Set in a fake town, Hailey Gates’ feature debut 'Atropia,' premiering at Sundance, has fun, insightful ideas, though it ...
‘Atropia’ Review: Great Comedic Performers Are Stranded in a Toothless Wartime Satire
Hailey Gates expands on her short to disappointing results, despite the best efforts of Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner ...
‘Atropia’ Interview: Callum Turner Desperately Wants to Be Bleeped
Callum Turner desperately wants to be bleeped, and Alia Shawkat's mother feared she couldn't act. Hailey Gates' new film pops ...
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat & Callum Turner Play War Games In Absurdist Bush-Era Satire — Sundance Film Festival
In writer-director Hailey Gates' directorial debut 'Atropia', she dives into the Bush-era culture of toxic masculinity, ...
Hailey Gates Goes Full Silly With Atropia
T here’s an inherent farce to the U.S. government, or so Hailey Gates suggests in her debut feature film, Atropia. Based on ...