Through observing how actors, makeup artists, set and prop designers make a living by working in this 24/7 simulation, Gates shows the ease ... cast in a real role. Shawkat’s spry comedic ...

Enter: Fayruz (Alia Shawkat), an Iraq-ish striver ... (it even comes with its own competing TV networks, Box News and a fake Al-Jazeera), but "The Truman Show" it ain't. If anything, the buzzing ...

In writer-director Hailey Gates’ directorial debut, she dives into the Bush-era culture of toxic masculinity, nationalism and Islamaphobia with an amusing and profoundly absurdist sense of satire. Set ...

Like many of the independent films that premiered at this muted edition of Sundance, “Atropia” has not yet sold to a ...

In season 2 of Severance, Alia Shawkat joins ... of his "severance." Shawkat’s portrayal introduces a fresh perspective to the already intense workplace. The show continues to explore the ...

Turner, Hailey Gates and Alia's father Tony Shawkat. And at the event, Alia opened up to Variety about getting Tatum to make a cameo in the movie. 'Chan has been an amazing friend,' Alia said.

Enter: Fayruz (Alia Shawkat), an Iraq-ish striver ... even comes with its own competing TV networks, Box News and a fake Al-Jazeera), but “The Truman Show” it ain’t. If anything, the buzzing ...