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The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations have been announced, with 'Anora' and 'I Saw the TV Glow' leading the pack with six nominations each. The awards celebrate independent filmmaking, and the full list of nominees is now available.
Director Jane Schoenbrun included a 90s Nickelodeon Easter Egg in the horror film "I Saw the TV Glow," catering to fans of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete." The movie also features references to Buffy and moments reminiscent of pre-smartphone era. The cast includes Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan, Amber Benson, Fred Durst, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Helena Howard, and Danielle Deadwyler, with a premiere at Sundance and distribution by A24 later this year.
"I Saw the TV Glow" is an earnest and astonishingly beautiful art-horror film that follows the lives of two lonely teenagers and explores the director's own feelings about gender. Set in 1990s suburbia, the movie envelops the audience in a surreal and nostalgic haze, transforming mundane scenes into Day-Glo dreamscapes. With heart-rending performances from its stars, the film speaks to the experiences of lonely teenagers, past and present, establishing writer-director Jane Schoenbrun as a major cinematic talent.
Director Jane Schoenbrun's new film "I Saw the TV Glow," premiering at Sundance, explores the thin line between fiction and reality through the story of a teenager's obsession with a Buffy-esque TV show. Influenced by their own experience with gender transition, the film features a haunting narrative and a soundtrack with original songs by queer artists. With nods to '90s pop culture and the supernatural, the film delves into themes of loneliness and the search for something that feels like real life, while also featuring appearances by actors from Buffy and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.