including Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing for Zhao, McDormand took home a statue for Best Actress and Zhao nabbed Academy Awards for Best Picture and Directing, making her the first Asian woman to win the latter. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Chloé Zhao. WITH: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie. 2020. 107 min. USA. Color. English. DCP.
is a surrealist fantasy-science-fiction-action- comedy-drama about Chinese American laundromat owners Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) and Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) and their daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu) who learn they must explore the multiverse to save their universe. A runaway box office juggernaut for distributor A24 thanks to a post-peak-pandemic theatrical release that hit big with the youth market, the film is also a milestone for Asian and Asian American representation at the Academy Awards and won 7 of its 11 nominations. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert. WITH: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis. 2022. 139 min. USA. Color. English, Mandarin, Cantonese. Rated R. 4K DCP.
RRR in 4K Sun, May 19 | 7:30pm | DGT
Veteran Tollywood filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli believes “the stronger the emotions, the more people love a movie,” which accounts for RRR ’s dynamic, sprawling tale of revenge, love, loyalty, and brotherhood that unfolds over its three-hour- plus runtime and continues to draw audiences back for repeat screenings. Songwriters M. M. Keeravani and Chandrabose took home the trophy for Original Song with their viral hit “Naatu Naatu.” The film’s infectious energy inspires spontaneous dancing at boisterous screenings around the world and the film became a buzzy sensation on Netflix in May 2022. A pan-Indian epic that demands a theatrical experience! DIRECTED BY: S.S. Rajamouli. WRITTEN BY: V. Vijayendra Prasad, Sai Madhav Burra. WITH: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt. 2022. 187 min. India. Color. Telugu, English. 4K DCP.
NOMADLAND
Nomadland Sun, May 26 | 7:30pm | DGT
Following several sublime neorealist works, including Songs My Brother Taught Me (2015) and The Rider (2017), Beijing-born filmmaker Chloé Zhao teamed up with Frances McDormand to produce an adaptation of Jessica Bruder’s nonfiction book about America’s post-recession van-dwellers. McDormand stars as the recently widowed Fern who prefers seasonal employment and life on the road over the permanence of homeownership. Nominated in six categories,
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