This approach allows editors to create a more dynamic final product, emphasizing the “communal art” of television ... in the ...

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 ...

This could be her chance to get cast in a real role. Shawkat’s spry comedic timing works well at the beginning of Atropia; the actress is clearly having fun playing an aspiring star ...

In our lively interview with Turner, costar Alia Shawkat, and director Hailey Gates at the IndieWire Studio at Sundance, presented by Dropbox, Shawkat reveals her mom once thought she couldn't act.

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.