Watch Steven Soderbergh Introduce the World Premiere of 'High Flying Bird' | No Film School

Steven Soderbergh's highly touted basketball drama, High Flying Bird, debuted on Netflix last Friday for all of the streaming platform's eager subscribers. Hailed as "amazing" by our own George Edelman, the film has been receiving glowing reviews, not the least due to its having been shot entirely on an iPhone 8. Impressive!

Last month, the film had its world premiere in front of a sold-out crowd at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival, a screening No Film School was happily in attendance for. And now, as luck would have it, footage has been uploaded of Soderbergh's heartfelt introduction of that screening.

A nice companion piece to the film (watch it before you screen the movie in question!), below you will find Soderbergh's full introduction. To learn more about the film (and to hear about what went down in the film's post-screening Q&A), be sure to check out our coverage here.

Have you seen High Flying Bird yet? Let us know in the comments below.

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Mark Duplass Has Some Thoughts on Sundance Acceptance

Mark Duplass Share His Thoughts on Sundance Acceptance

The Calvary King delivers a hopeful message to filmmakers who didn't get into Sundance.

Mark Duplass has always been a filmmaker's filmmaker. He famously delivered his "The Cavalry is Not Coming" speech at SXSW as a call to action for independent filmmakers to stop waiting and start shooting. Duplass also historically creates and works on small-budget indie projects, including being a key member of the lo-fi, bare-bones mumblecore movement. He's also a charismatic actor who brings a relatable ethos to every role he plays—not to mention seems like an overall cool dude.

We love Mark Duplass.

All the above considered, it's no surprise to see Duplass take to social media with an encouraging statement following the recently announced 2025 Sundance lineup this past Wednesday. Duplass, hot off positive reviews for the recently released The Creep Tapes on Shudder, warmly comforted filmmakers that if you happened to apply to Sundance and weren't selected, hey, that's okay. They curate 15,775. It happens.

We all know rejection sucks, but don't sweat it. Be proud of your project no matter what. And watch Mark Duplass's full snippet of encouraging wisdom below.

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