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Sundance will run in Park City, Utah, from January 23 to February 2. In addition, a selection of the films will be screened online in the second half of the festival.
View Films by Strand:
- Episodic
- Episodic Pilot Showcase
- Family Matinee
- From The Collection
- Midnight
- Next
- Premieres
- Spotlight
- US Documentary Competition
- US Dramatic Competition
- World Cinema Documentary Competition
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
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Sundance Latest Reviews
Come See Me In The Good Light
Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality.
Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality.
The Alabama Solution
Clandestine phone footage and interviews reveals the shocking conditions inside Alabama's prison system.
Clandestine phone footage and interviews reveals the shocking conditions inside Alabama's prison system.
The Perfect Neighbor
A seemingly minor neighbourhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s 'stand your ground' laws.
A seemingly minor neighbourhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s 'stand your ground' laws.
OBEX
Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.
Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
Rabbit Trap
When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
Train Dreams
Robert Grainier is a day laborer building America’s railroads at the start of the 20th century as he experiences profound love, shocking defeat, and a world irrevocably transforming before his very eyes.
Robert Grainier is a day laborer building America’s railroads at the start of the 20th century as he experiences profound love, shocking defeat, and a world irrevocably transforming before his very eyes.
East Of Wall
After the death of her husband, Tabatha - a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer - wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.
After the death of her husband, Tabatha - a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer - wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.
All That’s Left Of You
After a Palestinian teen confronts Israeli soldiers at a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the series of events that led him to that fateful moment, starting with his grandfather’s forced displacement.
After a Palestinian teen confronts Israeli soldiers at a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the series of events that led him to that fateful moment, starting with his grandfather’s forced displacement.
Endless Cookie
Exploring the complex bond between two half brothers - one Indigenous, one white - traveling from the present in isolated Shamattawa to bustling 1980s Toronto.
Exploring the complex bond between two half brothers - one Indigenous, one white - traveling from the present in isolated Shamattawa to bustling 1980s Toronto.
Sundance Film Festival Features
Swapping the narrative
Amanda Kramer on giving her body-switch film By Design a modern twist
Back for another Kiss
Bill Condon and Kiss Of The Spider Woman star Tonatiuh on the latest version of Puig's work
'We were banned from leaving the country for one year'
Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki on the challenges of shooting and distributing Iranian doc Cutting Through Rocks
Picturing a killer
Charlie Shackleton on the language of true crime and Zodiac Killer Project
'The real is already so real, you want to allow that to speak for itself'
Sam Slater on striking a balance when scoring war documentary 2000 Meters To Andriivka
Time goes slowly
Rohan Kanawade on telling a different kind of story in Cactus Pears
If the shoe fits
Emilie Blichfeldt on beauty standards, acts of desperation and The Ugly Stepsister
Letting go
Barbara Sukowa on We’re Not Done Yet, White Noise and the upcoming Leibniz film
'It’s like the supernatural leaks through the cracks of reality'
Director Laura Casabé on bringing The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake to the screen
Strange and amazing things
Max Walker-Silverman and Josh O’Connor on living with loss and Rebuilding
'It's perfectly balanced'
The Wedding Banquet star Bowen Yang and his co-stars and director talk about the rom-com remake
‘It became totally collaborative’
Khartoum directors talk about the shifting shape of their documentary in the face of war
Not Letting Go
Joseph Longo and Sofia Camargo on We’re Not Done Yet
Sundance 2025 highlights
Looking ahead to the festival... as it looks towards its own future
Sundance Film Festival News
Sundance moving to Boulder
Festival to leave Utah for Colorado in 2027
Sundance announces award winners
Atropia, Cactus Pears, Cutting Through Rocks and Seeds among winners
'Optimism is a courageous act'
Ex-New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern talks about positivity at premiere of film focused on her time in office
Sundance adds two documentary premieres
Andrew Jarecki's The Stringer and Bao Nguyen's The Stringer join line-up
Questlove film heads to Sundance
A bumper year for star author and filmmaker
Sundance announces features line-up
Cumberbatch, Colman, Lopez and O'Connor among those heading to festival
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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