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 filmed performance of the play of the same name by Antoinette Nwandu.
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Directed by | Spike Lee |
Screenplay by | Antoinette Nwandu |
Produced by | Spike Lee |
Starring | Jon Michael Hill Julian Parker Ryan Hallahan Blake DeLong |
Cinematography | Chayse Irvin |
Edited by | Hye Mee Na |
Production company | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
Distributed by | Amazon Studios[1] |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film was shot in 2017 at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.[3]
The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[4] It was then released via Amazon Prime on April 20, 2018.[5]
The film has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine awarded the film two stars out of four.[7] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B.[8] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three and a half stars.[9] Bradley Gibson of Film Threat gave the film a 8 out of 10.[10]
The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review, calling it "More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest."[11]