Pass Over

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Not to be confused with Passover or Passover (disambiguation).
Pass Over
Film poster
Directed bySpike Lee (directed by)
Danya Taymor (created in collaboration with and directed for the stage by)
Screenplay byAntoinette Nwandu
Produced bySpike Lee
StarringJon Michael Hill
Julian Parker
Ryan Hallahan
Blake DeLong
CinematographyChayse Irvin
Edited byHye Mee Na
Production
company
Distributed byAmazon Studios[2]
Release dates
  • January 2018 (2018-1) (Sundance)[1]
  • April 20, 2018 (2018-4-20)
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]

Premise

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

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]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Chris (5 December 2017). "Spike Lee secretly filmed 'Pass Over' at Steppenwolf". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Pass Over (2018)- Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Pass over movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert".
  4. ^ Evangelista, Chris (29 March 2018). "'Pass Over' Trailer: Spike Lee Brings Antoinette Nwandu's Play to Amazon". Slash Film. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ Musnicky, Sarah (29 March 2018). "Spike Lee's Pass Over Hits Amazon Prime on April 20". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ Mudano, Mike (29 March 2018). "Spike Lee's Pass Over to Stream on Amazon Prime in April". Paste. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Pass Over". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ Bowen, Chuck (18 April 2018). "Review: Pass Over". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (19 April 2018). "Spike Lee tackles a timely play in Pass Over: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. ^ Allen, Nick (20 April 2018). "Pass Over". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. ^ Gibson, Bradley (23 May 2018). "Pass Over". Film Threat. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. ^ THR Staff (30 January 2018). "'Pass Over': Film Review; Sundance 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 October 2020.