Pass Over
| Pass Over | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Spike Lee (directed by) Danya Taymor (created in collaboration with and directed for the stage by) |
| Screenplay by | Antoinette Nwandu |
| Produced by | Spike Lee |
| Starring | Jon Michael Hill Julian Parker Ryan Hallahan Blake DeLong |
| Cinematography | Chayse Irvin |
| Edited by | Hye Mee Na |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Amazon Studios[2] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
Premise
[edit]Moses and Kitch, two young black men, chat their way through a long, aimless day on a Chicago street corner. Periodically ducking bullets and managing visits from a genial but ominous stranger and an overtly hostile police officer, Moses and Kitch rely on their poetic, funny, at times profane banter to get them through a day that is a hopeless retread of every other day, even as they continue to dream of their deliverance.
Cast
[edit]- Jon Michael Hill as Moses
- Julian Parker as Kitch
- Ryan Hallahan as Master
- Blake DeLong as Ossifer
Production
[edit]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
[edit]The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It was then released via Amazon Prime on April 20, 2018.[6]
Reception
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Chris (5 December 2017). "Spike Lee secretly filmed 'Pass Over' at Steppenwolf". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Pass Over (2018)- Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Pass over movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert".
- ^ Evangelista, Chris (29 March 2018). "'Pass Over' Trailer: Spike Lee Brings Antoinette Nwandu's Play to Amazon". Slash Film. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Musnicky, Sarah (29 March 2018). "Spike Lee's Pass Over Hits Amazon Prime on April 20". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Mudano, Mike (29 March 2018). "Spike Lee's Pass Over to Stream on Amazon Prime in April". Paste. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Pass Over". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Bowen, Chuck (18 April 2018). "Review: Pass Over". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Nashawaty, Chris (19 April 2018). "Spike Lee tackles a timely play in Pass Over: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Allen, Nick (20 April 2018). "Pass Over". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Gibson, Bradley (23 May 2018). "Pass Over". Film Threat. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ THR Staff (30 January 2018). "'Pass Over': Film Review; Sundance 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 October 2020.