The “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” director and 2019 Full Frame thematic program curator strives to find a documentary cinema beyond “feigned total understanding.”
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards is culture editor of the INDY, covering cultural institutions and the arts in the Triangle. She joined the staff in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.
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Lost in a Durham Barn for Fifty Years, Hugh Mangum’s Photos Form a Vivid Portrait of the Jim Crow South
A trained hypnotist, Mangum seemed to have a hypnotic gift for making his subjects feel both candid and seen. His archive has just as hypnotic a grip on the present.
Posted inBooks
The Social Lives of Poems, an Atheist Walks into a Christian Retreat, and a Fresh View on Motherhood
Taking note of new books and reading events by Jonathan Farmer, Alan Shapiro, Belle Boggs, and other local authors.
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Raleigh Poet Tyree Daye Joins the Ranks of Terrance Hayes and Tracy K. Smith
The River Hymns author wins a 2019 Whiting Award, joining a distinguished literary line of prior honorees.
Posted inMusic
Triangle First: A Bride Dresses Down a Boring Groom in Ellis Dyson & the Shambles’ “Candy in the Cupboard”
Exclusively at the INDY, watch the in-studio video of the band’s new tune before it appears on their new album in April.
Posted inTheater
Big Changes Are Coming to SPARKcon. Here’s Your Chance to Weigh In.
VAE’s community meeting on March 18 will solicit feedback on the open-source arts festival’s location, schedule, and activities.
Posted inFilm & Television
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Releases Its 2019 Lineup
RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening) curates the 2019 Thematic program, while Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert are the recipients of the annual tribute.
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Triangle First: Hear Matt Southern & Lost Gold’s Sun-Streaked “Hands”
Southern joins forces with members of Ghost Bllonde and Space Rabbit for a self-titled album due March 29 from Potluck Foundation.
Posted inFilm & Television
Identity Crisis as Superpower in Captain Marvel
Lied to and manipulated, Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) must use her trauma to spur her courage.
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Celebrate International Women’s Day Around the Triangle
Several events on the weekend of March 8 lift up women’s voices, from FRANK Gallery to NCMA.