The trio discusses their new satirical war drama, 'Atropia,' with Gates revealing how her original short film, "Shako Mako," evolved into this feature debut. The director also reflects on ...

It’s a hellish war zone, and it’s entirely fake. This is Atropia, the fictional town named after a very real military training camp in the Nevada desert. It’s the subject of Hailey Gates ...

“Atropia,” directed by Hailey Gates, won the U.S. dramatic competition’s grand jury prize for its darkly comedic take on the intersection of war and performance, while Brittany Shyne’s ...