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 ...
Rumaan Alam’s “Entitlement,” Ian Frazier’s “Paradise Bronx” and Lisa Ko’s “Memory Piece” are among 14 finalists for the ...