''Pass Over'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

and starring Jon Michael Hill, Julian Parker, Ryan Hallahan and

Blake DeLong Blake Anthony DeLong (born 1980) is an American film, television, and stage actor best known for originating the role of Andrey/Old Bolkonsky in the hit musical ''Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812''. He played the lead role opposite ...

. It is a performance of the play of the same name by

Antoinette Nwandu Antoinette Nwandu is an American playwright based in New York. Background Antoinette Nwandu was born and raised in Los Angeles. She studied at Harvard University, the University of Edinburgh, and the Tisch School of the Arts. She is a member of t ...

, directed for the stage by Danya Taymor and filmed by Spike Lee.

Cast

* Jon Michael Hill as Moses *Julian Parker as Kitch *Ryan Hallahan as Master *

as Ossifer

Production

The film was shot in 2017 at the

Steppenwolf Theatre Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Unitarian church on Half Day Road in Deerfield, Illinois and is now located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on ...

in Chicago. 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

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. It was then released via

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on April 20, 2018.

Reception

The film has rating on

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. Chuck Bowen of ''

Slant Magazine ''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New Yo ...

'' awarded the film two stars out of four. Chris Nashawaty of ''

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'' graded the film a B. Nick Allen of

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awarded the film three and a half stars. Bradley Gibson of ''

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'' gave the film a 8 out of 10. ''

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'' gave it a positive review, calling it "More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest."

References

External links

* * {{Spike Lee American drama films Filmed stage productions Films shot in Chicago Films directed by Spike Lee American films based on plays Amazon Prime Video original films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films