TITLE: Exhibiting Forgiveness
Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition
Director/Screenwriter: Titus Kaphar
Logline: Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, Tarrell (André Holland), a Black artist well on the path to success, is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father La’Ron (John Earl Jelks), a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
Panelists: John Earl Jelks (actor), Andra Day (actor), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (actor), Titus Kaphar (director) & André Holland (actor)
First screening: Jan. 20
Key quote: “This unlike every other thing that I’ve made, I feel more like an observer than the maker,” Exhibiting Forgiveness director Titus Kaphar said of the film. “It’s such a collaborative process,” surrounded by key cast in Deadline’s Sundance Studio, the acclaimed painter added. “And it doesn’t, as I’ve said a hundred times, it doesn’t get done by one person. Each person puts their brushstroke on the canvas, and it’s not till it’s up on the screen that you actually know what painting is there. So now, like I’m looking at this painting going, I think we did a good job. This is an excellent piece of work and ready to hang in the museum.”
André Holland and Andra Day in Exhibiting Forgiveness
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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