Based on her 2020 short “Shako Mako,” Hailey Gates writes and directs “Atropia,” a unique war satire about western views of ...

It isn’t the greatest satire ever made, but Gates’ feature is like a one-stop shop for mockery and education with some fun in between.

Like Gates’ short, “Atropia” opens with a near-identical scene of an Iraqi woman played by Alia Shawkat, witnessing U.S. troops rolling through her hometown in pursuit of a suspect right as ...

In season 2 of Severance, Alia Shawkat joins the cast as Gwendolyn Y., a new member of the Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department. Gwendolyn Y. is one of three fresh faces welcoming Mark Scout ...

Alia Shawkat stars as Fayruz, an ambitious actress determined to make her big break in Hollywood while working in the simulation, despite her conflicting feelings about the war in Iraq.

Alia Shawkat stars as Fayruz, an ambitious actress determined to make her big break in Hollywood while working in the simulation, despite her conflicting feelings about the war in Iraq. More from ...

At the heart of both the short and Atropia is Alia Shawkat’s Fayruz, whose Iraqi heritage and commitment to character lend her an overwrought self-seriousness played for laughs. That obscene ...

The long-awaited small electric Volkswagen will arrive in two years’ time with a pair of more affordable EVs: the ID.2 Urban city car, previewed by the VW ID. 2all show car, and the ...

Interestingly, Volkswagen has announced this new model without any form of ID branding on it for now, despite this being a pure battery-electric vehicle. Volkswagen brand boss, Thomas Schäfer ...