‘The Sorcerer: Julio Zachrisson’ Snags IFF Panama Audience Award as ‘Sugar Island’ Sells in North America

‘The Sorcerer: Julio Zachrisson’ Snags IFF Panama Audience Award as ‘Sugar Island’ Sells in North America

Panamanian Félix “Trillo” Guardia’s debut feature documentary “The Sorcerer: Julio Zachrisson” (“El Brujo”), which had its world premiere at IFF Panama, snagged the festival’s prestigious audience award, beating high profile contenders that included Berlinale winner “Pepe,” Mexico’s “Sujo” and Venice winner “Kill the Jockey.” Produced by Tomás Cortés of Cine Animal and supported by Panama’s […]

WTF Happened to Sorcerer (1977)?

With the death of director William Friedkin sending shockwaves through the film world, as everyone pays tribute to his classics The French Connection and The Exorcist, now is a good time to look back at one of his most underrated movies, the 1977 classic action thriller Sorcerer! The 1970s were probably the last decade when the film industry had many honest-to-goodness auteurs. Directors who made movies on their own terms without compromises; no…