John and Maggie Attending the 13th Annual BendFilm Festival
John and Maggie will be on hand for special screenings of RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7 and CITY OF HOPE at BendFilm in Oregon (Oct 6th – Oct...
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- Jan 12, 2016
CITY OF HOPE Returns to Sundance!
A digitally remastered CITY OF HOPE will be screened on January 29th at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, marking the film’s 25th...
- Nov 9, 2015
THE CHEROKEE WORD FOR WATER American Indian Film Festival Screening: Tonight (Nov. 9th) in San Franc
Congratulations to our friends Kristina Kiehl and Charlie Soap on the continued success of THE CHEROKEE WORD FOR WATER. The film has been...
- Jun 15, 2015
A dispatch from the New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas:
Hoping to share a few lesser-seen films from John’s vault while also reaching out to New Haven’s African American community, John...
- May 18, 2015
Sandy McLeod’s SEEDS OF TIME opens at Cinema Village NYC Friday May 22
Our dear friend, frequent collaborator and talented contemporary Sandy McLeod directed a riveting bio-diversity documentary and it is...
- May 30, 2014
John and Maggie in Michigan for U-M Symposium and Cinetopia
John and Maggie are heading to Michigan for the public unveiling of the John Sayles Archive at the University of Michigan. Leading up to...
- Mar 25, 2014
John Wins Lifetime Achievement PROGIE Award
We recently learned that John has won the 2013 Lifetime Achievement PROGIE Award from The Progressive. John shares this award with...
- Mar 18, 2014
People of Letters: New York
The Australian literary phenomenon Women of Letters is bringing their incredible cultural salon to New York for the very first time, with...
- Mar 3, 2014
The 54th FICCI in Colombia
This March, John and Maggie will be attending the 54th FICCI film festival in Colombia. The FICCI will be presenting a retrospective of...
- Feb 22, 2014
An Update from Hawaii
John and Maggie have spent February in Hawaii, teaching master classes and doing Q&As at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (where John...
- Jan 28, 2014
John in Residency as 2014 Inouye Chair in Democratic Ideals at UHawaii at Manoa
John and Maggie will be spending most of the month of February at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. John will be in residency as the...
- Jan 3, 2014
129th MLA Annual Convention in Chicago
John and Maggie will be in attendance at the 2014 Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention in Chicago, January 9-12. If you’re in...
- Dec 5, 2013
GO FOR SISTERS — More Cities Added!
GO FOR SISTERS has officially opened in cities coast-to-coast, to sold-out houses and fantastic press! But the film’s journey is far from...
- Dec 3, 2013
Good Works and Giving Tuesday
You may have heard that today is Giving Tuesday, which is the charitable giving cohort to shopping on Black Friday. In the spirit of...
- Nov 19, 2013
AMIGO for Bohol: Benefit Screenings
You will remember that last month a massive 7.2 earthquake hit the Bohol Province of the Philippines, where AMIGO was filmed. Many of...
- Nov 12, 2013
Amigo for Bohol : How To Help
Members of the AMIGO cast and crew You will remember that last month a massive 7.2 earthquake hit the Bohol Province of the Philippines,...
- Nov 7, 2013
GO FOR SISTERS opens in NYC Tomorrow!
It’s almost showtime! GO FOR SISTERS opens in NYC tomorrow, and there will be Q&A sessions with John, Yolonda Ross, and Edward James...
- Oct 22, 2013
Amigo for Bohol Update
As we told you yesterday, a recent massive 7.2 earthquake hit the Bohol Province of the Philippines, where AMIGO was filmed. Many of the...
- Oct 14, 2013
John Donates His Film Archives to University of Michigan
We are thrilled to announce that John and Maggie have recently found a new home for over 230 boxes of screenplays, story boards, photos,...
- Sep 23, 2013
GO FOR SISTERS — Where to see it soon!
As we told you last month, Variance Films has picked up John’s 18th feature film, GO FOR SISTERS, and the movie will be released on...