Sundance project: Gates is the writer and director of "Atropia," starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny and Tim Heidecker. The movie, which is produced by Luca Guadagnino ...

Loyola’s Restoration Club becomes an ecosystem of its own. After driving an hour and a half to Loyola’s Retreat and Ecology Campus, also known as LUREC, club members literally get their hands dirty, ...

After the unscheduled drama of BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ abrupt removal from Sundance’s lineup, financier Participant Media’s attorney’s open letter accusing public director Kahlil Joseph of ...

The concept initially seems outlandish — until you find out these military role-play towns are completely real. Director Hailey Gates (debut) travels back to 2006 to explore Atropia through the eyes ...

Based on her 2020 short “Shako Mako,” Hailey Gates writes and directs “Atropia,” a unique war satire about western views of the Middle East.While both its lampooning of U.S. militarism and ...

“Uncut Gems” actress and filmmaker Hailey Gates had her plans for a documentary about military training villages upended by government officials. So she turned the idea into an unconventional love ...

and Hailey Gates (Atropia, 2025). Heder’s film CODA would become the first Sundance film to win an Oscar for Best Picture, accomplishing the feat at the 94th Academy Awards. Lee Isaac Chung’s ...

Sundance project: Gates is the writer and director of “Atropia,” starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny and Tim Heidecker. The movie, which is produced by Luca Guadagnino, is a feature ...