Continuing its long-standing support for independent film, Technicolor PostWorks New York helped to prepare a combined 10 features and documentaries for screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The facility provided services including editorial conforming, color grading, deliverables and sound mixing for films premiering in the U.S. Narrative and Documentary competitions and other programs. The Sundance Film Festival is scheduled for January 19–29 in Park City, Utah.
Sundance films serviced by Technicolor PostWorks include:
Band Aid, U.S. Narrative Competition, Director and Screenwriter Zoe Lister-Jones’ story of a couple who can't stop fighting and embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Allie Ames, colorist/online editor.
Before I Fall, Premieres, Director Ry Russo-Young’s story of a woman who has everything until she wakes up one fateful night with no future at all.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading, visual effects and deliverables; Alex Bickel, colorist; Ryan McMahon, online editor; Sean Perry, Keith Jenson and Brian Keefe, VFX artists.
The Big Sick, Premieres, Director Michael Showalter’s dramatization of the real-life courtship of Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and a grad student.
Technicolor PostWorks provided dailies, editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Alex Bickel, colorist; Josh Olive, dailies colorist; Sean R. Smith, online editor.
Crown Heights, U.S. Narrative Competition, Director and Screenwriter Matt Ruskin’s crime drama of a man wrongfully convicted of murder and his best friend who devotes his life to proving his innocence.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Jack Lewars, colorist; Jeff Cornell, online editor.
The Discovery, Premieres, Director Charlie McDowell’s futuristic love story of a world where the afterlife has just been scientifically proven—resulting in millions of people taking their own lives to get there.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Alex Bickel, colorist; Pat Kelleher and Sean Perry, online editors.
Long Strange Trip, Documentary Premieres, Director Amir Bar-Lev’s tale of The Grateful Dead, a tribe of contrarians who made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Jack Lewars, colorist; Keith Jenson, online editor.
Novitiate, U.S. Narrative Competition, Director and Screenwriter Maggie Betts’s drama set in the 1960s, during the Vatican II era, about a young woman training to become a nun who struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
Technicolor PostWorks provided sound mixing services; Martin Czembor, Re-Recording Mixer.
Strong Island, U.S. Documentary Competition, Director Yance Ford’s thoughtful examination of the violent death of his brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Anthony Raffaele, colorist; Sean Perry, online editor.
Water & Power: A California Heist, U.S. Documentary Competition, Director Marina Zenovich’s examination of California's convoluted water system and its impact on small farmers and everyday citizens.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming, color grading and deliverables; Jack Lewars, colorist; Keith Jenson, online editor.
The Yellow Birds, U.S. Narrative Competition, Director Alexandre Moors’ film focusing on two young men who enlist in the army and are deployed to fight in the Gulf War.
Technicolor PostWorks provided editorial conforming and deliverables; Allie Ames and Ryan McMahon, online editors.
About Technicolor PostWorks New York
Technicolor PostWorks New York is the East Coast’s most comprehensive digital motion picture and post-production facility, employing an exceptional team of creative artists, engineers and project managers to serve our clients through the film and TV finishing process.
Technicolor PostWorks New York offers one complete source for every post requirement, including in-context digital dailies, film imaging and restoration, collaborative non-linear editorial and HD/UHD broadcast finishing, 4K digital cinema, global content lifecycle support, and comprehensive film and TV sound services on nine mix stages.
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