DUBAI: US Iraqi actress Alia Shawkat is at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the US, to promote her latest projects. Shawkat attended the premiere of “Atropia” on Saturday, before hitting the stage with actor Jon Hamm to discuss their Audible original series “The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery” on Sunday. “Atropia” is a 2025 American war satire film written and directed by Hailey Gates. The film follows an aspiring actress, played by Shawkat, who works on a US military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone.