Mayor Pete (Amazon Studios). The documentary follows the historic campaign of Pete Buttigieg as he sought to become the first out U.S.
President before he dropped out of the race and endorsed the eventual winner, President Joe Biden.Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing (Photo by Eduard Grau)The festival includes a centerpiece screening of Rebecca Hall’s Passing (Netflix) starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, and Alexander Skarsgård.
Based on Nella Larsen’s novel of the same name, the story follows the divergent paths of two Black women in New York during the late 1920s.
The film takes a nuanced look at colorism. Closing Night will feature Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Sundance Grand Prize Award-winner Flee (Neon).