Pass Over

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Pass Over
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Directed by Spike Lee (directed by)
Danya Taymor (created in collaboration with and directed for the stage by)
Screenplay by Antoinette Nwandu
Produced bySpike Lee
Starring Jon Michael Hill
Julian Parker
Ryan Hallahan
Blake DeLong
CinematographyChayse Irvin
Edited byHye Mee Na
Production
company
Distributed by Amazon Studios [1]
Release dates
  • January 2018 (2018-01)(Sundance) [2]
  • April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pass Over is a 2018 American drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Jon Michael Hill, Julian Parker, Ryan Hallahan and Blake DeLong. It is a performance of the play of the same name by Antoinette Nwandu, directed for the stage by Danya Taymor and filmed by Spike Lee. [3]

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Cast

Production

The film was shot in 2017 at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. [4] The stage production was directed by Danya Taymor and the film recording of the performance was directed by Spike Lee.

Release

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. [5] It was then released via Amazon Prime on April 20, 2018. [6]

Reception

The film has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [7] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine awarded the film two stars out of four. [8] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B. [9] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three and a half stars. [10] Bradley Gibson of Film Threat gave the film a 8 out of 10. [11]

The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review, calling it "More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest." [12]

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