Pass Over

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 based on the play of the same name by Antoinette Nwandu.

Pass Over
Film poster
Directed bySpike Lee
Produced bySpike Lee
Screenplay byAntoinette Nwandu
StarringJon Michael Hill
Julian Parker
Ryan Hallahan
Blake DeLong
CinematographyChayse Irvin
Edited byHye Mee Na
Production
company
Distributed byAmazon Prime
Release date
  • January 2018 (2018-01) (Sundance)[1]
  • April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

The film was shot in 2017 at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[3] It was then released via Amazon Prime on April 20, 2018.[4]

Reception

The film has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine awarded the film two stars out of four.[6] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B.[7] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three and a half stars.[8] Bradley Gibson of Film Threat gave the film a 8 out of 10.[9]

The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review, calling it "More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest."[10]

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