Pass Over
{{distinguish|Passover|Passover (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pass Over
| image = Pass_over.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Spike Lee (directed by)
Danya Taymor (created in collaboration with and directed for the stage by)
| producer = Spike Lee
| screenplay = Antoinette Nwandu
| starring = Jon Michael Hill
Julian Parker
Ryan Hallahan
Blake DeLong
| music =
| cinematography = Chayse Irvin
| editing = Hye Mee Na
| studio = 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
| distributor = Amazon Studios{{cite web|title=Pass Over (2018)- Financial Information|work=The Numbers|access-date=17 June 2021|url=https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Pass-Over-(2018)#tab=summary}}
| released = {{Film date|2018|1||Sundance|ref1={{cite web|last=Jones|first=Chris|title=Spike Lee secretly filmed 'Pass Over' at Steppenwolf|date=5 December 2017|publisher=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-pass-over-spike-lee-1205-story.html|accessdate=3 November 2020}}|2018|4|20}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pass-over-2018 | title=Pass over movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert }}
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
- Jon Michael Hill as Moses
- Julian Parker as Kitch
- Ryan Hallahan as Master
- Blake DeLong as Ossifer
Production
The film was shot in 2017 at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.{{cite web|last=Evangelista|first=Chris|title='Pass Over' Trailer: Spike Lee Brings Antoinette Nwandu's Play to Amazon|date=29 March 2018|publisher=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/pass-over-trailer/|accessdate=30 October 2020}} 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.{{cite web|last=Musnicky|first=Sarah|title=Spike Lee's Pass Over Hits Amazon Prime on April 20|date=29 March 2018|publisher=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/933999-spike-lee-pass-over-trailer|accessdate=30 October 2020}} It was then released via Amazon Prime on April 20, 2018.{{cite web|last=Mudano|first=Mike|title=Spike Lee's Pass Over to Stream on Amazon Prime in April|date=29 March 2018|publisher=Paste|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/spike-lee/spike-lees-pass-over-to-stream-on-amazon-prime/|accessdate=30 October 2020}}
Reception
The film has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pass_over|title=Pass Over|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine awarded the film two stars out of four.{{cite web|last=Bowen|first=Chuck|title=Review: Pass Over|date=18 April 2018|publisher=Slant Magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/pass-over/|accessdate=30 October 2020}} Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B.{{cite web|last=Nashawaty|first=Chris|title=Spike Lee tackles a timely play in Pass Over: EW review|date=19 April 2018|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/04/19/pass-over-review/|accessdate=30 October 2020}} Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three and a half stars.{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Nick|title=Pass Over|date=20 April 2018|publisher=RogerEbert.com|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pass-over-2018|accessdate=30 October 2020}} Bradley Gibson of Film Threat gave the film a 8 out of 10.{{cite web|last=Gibson|first=Bradley|title=Pass Over|date=23 May 2018|publisher=Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/pass-over/|accessdate=30 October 2020}}
The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review, calling it "More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest."{{cite web|author=THR Staff|title='Pass Over': Film Review; Sundance 2018|date=30 January 2018|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pass-1080086|accessdate=30 October 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|7768846}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|pass_over}}
{{Spike Lee}}
Category:Filmed stage productions
Category:Films shot in Chicago
Category:Films directed by Spike Lee
Category:American films based on plays
Category:Amazon Prime Video original films
Category:English-language drama films