Festivals >> Sundance >> 2009 >> Park City at Midnight

Black Dynamite (Country: US; Director: Scott Sanders; Writer: Byron Minns, Scott Sanders, Michael Jai White, Michael Jai White; Cast: Michael Jai White, Nicole Sullivan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Arsenio Hall, Phil Morris, Kym Whitley, Kevin Chapman, Cedric Yarbrough, Lauren Kim, Bokeem Woodbine)
When 'The Man' murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to take him on. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Two Diary (Part One)

The Carter (Country: US; Director: Adam Bhala Lough; Cast: Lil' Wayne, Brian Williams, Cortez Bryant)
An in-depth, intimate look at the artist Dwayne "Lil' Wayne" Carter Jr, proclaimed by many as the "greatest rapper alive". World Premiere.

Dead Snow (Død Snø) (Country: Norway; Director: Tommy Wirkola; Writer: Stig Frode Henriksen, Tommy Wirkola; Cast: Ane Dahl Torp, Jenny Skavlan, Bjørn Sundquist, Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Jeppe Laursen, Evy Kasseth Røsten, Lasse Valdal, Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst)
A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation - cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains have other plans. North American Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Seven, FrightFest 2009 analysis and reviews Official Site, View Trailer

Grace (Country: US, Canada; Director: Paul Solet; Writer: Paul Solet; Cast: Jordan Ladd, Gabrielle Rose, Samantha Ferris, Malcolm Stewart, Stephen Park, Serge Houde, Evan Lanier, Shelly Gant)
After losing her unborn child, Madeline Matheson insists on carrying the baby to term. Following the delivery, the child miraculously returns to life, but when the baby develops a desperate appetite for human blood, Madeline is faced with a mother's ultimate decision. World Premiere.
Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Six, Interview with Grace director Paul Solet Official Site

The Killing Room (Country: US; Director: Jonathan Liebesman; Writer: Gus Krieger, Ann Peacock; Cast: Michael Byrnes, Nick Cannon, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton, Meade Patton, Joan Roberts, Chloë Sevigny, Luke Sexton, T. Joel Smith, Bill Stinchcomb)
Four individuals sign up for a psychological research study, only to discover they are now the subjects of a brutal, classified government program. World Premiere.

Mystery Team (Country: US; Director: Dan Eckman; Writer: D.C. Pierson, Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes, Dan Eckman, Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, Meggie McFadden, D.C. Pierson; Cast: Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza, Matt Walsh, Bobby Moynihan, Kevin Brown, Kay Cannon, Ben Schwartz, John Lutz)
A group of kid detectives called The Mystery Team struggle to solve a double murder to prove they can be real detectives before they graduate from high school. World Premiere.

Spring Breakdown (Country: US; Director: Ryan Shiraki; Writer: Ryan Shiraki, Rachel Dratch, Ryan Shiraki; Cast: Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Will Arnett, Rachel Hamilton, Harley Adams, Danny Arroyo, Sara Astin, Aliane Baquerot, David Winston Barge)
Three thirtysomething friends attempt to break the monotony of their uninspired lives by taking a holiday at a popular spring break getaway for college students. World Premiere.

White Lightnin' (Country: UK; Director: Dominic Murphy; Writer: Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith; Cast: Edward Hogg, Carrie Fisher, Muse Watson, Kirk Bovill, Clay Steakley, Raymond Waring, Wallace Merck, Allison Varnes, Damian Samuels, Stephanie Astalos-Jones)
The outrageous cult story of Jesco White, the dancing outlaw. World Premiere.
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