{"id":193500,"date":"2022-01-25T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=193500"},"modified":"2022-01-25T07:13:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:13:49","slug":"2022-sundance-film-festival-interview-writer-director-julian-higgins-and-co-writer-shaye-ogbonna-on-gods-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2022\/01\/25\/2022-sundance-film-festival-interview-writer-director-julian-higgins-and-co-writer-shaye-ogbonna-on-gods-country\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Sundance Film Festival Interview: Writer-Director Julian Higgins and Co-Writer Shaye Ogbonna on &#8216;God\u2019s Country&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ApqMNbi01eU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In <em>God\u2019s Country<\/em>, Thandiwe Newton stars as Sandra, a college professor in the American West, who faces an uphill battle in her workplace to have her opinions and skills properly acknowledged. 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