Seconds before she is about to get walked down the aisle — and in full view of all guests — a man in a bathing suit casually walks through the area, seemingly completely unaware that he is ...

In writer-director Hailey Gates' directorial debut 'Atropia', she dives into the Bush-era culture of toxic masculinity, ...

Brought in for his lived knowledge of what the troops will face over there, Fayruz looks at Abu and immediately senses him as a threat to her theatric domination—it’s a real “Sam & Diane” hate-to-love ...

So too, bathing suits – unlike many of the traditional experiences where nudity is requisite. Dean says what also sets the new-style bathhouse apart from the traditional is connection.

Enter: Fayruz (Alia Shawkat), an Iraq-ish striver who came to California in the hopes of becoming a famous Hollywood actress. Instead, she wound up in “The Box,” playing an Atropian DVD seller ...

Gates attempts to satirize the goings-on at this role-playing facility through the eyes of Fayruz (an excellent Alia Shawkat), an aspiring actress who rotates between roles like Iraqi street ...

Alia Shawkat stars as Fayruz, an ambitious actress determined to make her big break in Hollywood while working in the simulation, despite her conflicting feelings about the war in Iraq.

Director and writer, Hailey Gates, along with lead actors Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner of 'Atropia,' drop in at our studio in Park City talk about the process adapting a short film and turning ...

The activity involves people wearing bathing suits and making snow angels in their yards. Created by the Salvation Army, the challenge is devoted to a worthy cause. A popular online trend ...