Brought in for his lived knowledge of what the troops will face over there, Fayruz looks at Abu and immediately senses him as a threat to her theatric domination—it’s a real “Sam & Diane” hate-to-love ...

There’s an inherent farce to the U.S. government, or so Hailey Gates suggests in her debut feature film, Atropia. Based on her 2019 short film Shako Mako, Gates expands her exploration of fake towns ...

It isn’t the greatest satire ever made, but Gates’ feature is like a one-stop shop for mockery and education with some fun in between.

Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner stepped out in style for the premiere of their movie ‘Atropia’ at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday. Watch the video for more! bollywood news | entertainment news ...

Academy Award-nominated actress Lily Galdstone, center, discusses her career with actress and producer Alia Shawkat, right, while Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez, left, listens, ...

Like Gates’ short, “Atropia” opens with a near-identical scene of an Iraqi woman played by Alia Shawkat, witnessing U.S. troops rolling through her hometown in pursuit of a suspect right as ...

Alia Shawkat stars as Fayruz, an ambitious actress determined to make her big break in Hollywood while working in the simulation, despite her conflicting feelings about the war in Iraq.

Alia Shawkat stars as Fayruz, an ambitious actress determined to make her big break in Hollywood while working in the simulation, despite her conflicting feelings about the war in Iraq. More from ...

Director and writer, Hailey Gates, along with lead actors Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner of 'Atropia,' drop in at our studio in Park City talk about the process adapting a short film and turning ...