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![Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in costume as Lord and Lady MacBeth](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-02/macbeth_washington-mcdormand-hero.jpeg?itok=1yG8e3A3)
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Courtesy photo
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s 2021 film, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
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![photographer of the five film students who made the 841 documentary](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-02/841-filmmakers-uc-santa-bara.jpg?itok=iDVodXvg)
The "841" film crew (from left): director of photography Logan Asperian, sound mixer Lauren Barley, producer Macielle Villaseñor, director Rachel Burnett and editor Vincent Cuenco off the coast of Santa Cruz Island in 2023.
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![A woman singing in a production still from 'Nashville'](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-09/Nashville_Hero%20opt.jpg?itok=MrzM6gkm)
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Courtesy photo
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![Student filmmakers Alessandra Puig-Santana and Tess McCormick](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-08/coastal-media-project2.jpg?itok=hgYV0JH9)
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Ian Kellett
Student filmmakers Alessandra Puig-Santana (left) and Tess McCormick on Santa Cruz Island
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![Actress Cate Blanchett, as composer Tar, in the foreground; her face decorated with Indigenous ceremonial markings](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/Cate-Blanchett-Ruperto-Fasabi-Tar-Todd-Field.jpg?itok=TdRUiuWC)
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“Cate Blanchett and Ruperto Fasabi.” © David Díaz Gonzales & Olaf Heine 2021 @ Focus Features, Courtesy of Todd Field.
Created by David Díaz Gonzalez, an affiliate of the Indigenous-focused Peruvian arts nonprofit Xapiri Ground, this photo of Cate Blanchett in character as Tár was produced expressly for the film and appears in one scene.
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![still photo from the experimental film](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-12/still-film-hero-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=k0VHdOge)
A 35-millimeter landscaped portrait from the "Get Shorty" press kit, as seen in "Still Film"