Tag: breakout
Finding Identity on the Edge of Empires: Xavier Tera and Jeremy O. Harris on the Venice Breakout The Color of the Sun
Though its narrative unfolds against the sun-bleached landscapes and deep cultural complexities of Okinawa—an island chain sitting at Japan’s southernmost border—The Color of the Sun is a coming-of-age film of truly global scale. Directed by photographer-turned-filmmaker Xavier Tera, the feature took home the prestigious FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize for Best Film in the Orizzonti section […]
Venice Film Festival 2026: Film Comment Podcast Analyzes Auteurs, Avant-Garde Experiments, and Breakout Hits
Main Facts Reporting directly from the picturesque shores of the Lido di Venezia, the editorial team at Film Comment has continued its comprehensive daily coverage of the Venice Film Festival. In their fifth special dispatch podcast from the 2026 festival, Co-Editor Devika Girish sat down with prominent film critics and programmers Jordan Cronk and Öykü […]
