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The final edition of the festival in Park City, Utah, before its move to Boulder, Colorado, will run from January 22 to February 1.
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- Episodic
- Family Matinee
- Fiction Pilot Showcase
- Midnight
- Next
- Nonfiction Pilot Showcase
- Park City Legacy
- Premieres
- Shorts
- Spotlight
- US Documentary Competition
- US Dramatic Competition
- World Cinema Documentary Competition
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
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Sundance Latest Reviews
Jaripeo
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.
Barbara Forever
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
Filipiñana
Tee girl Isabel feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. However, after piecing together a violent picture of what lies beneath the club’s pristine surface, she realizes that what began as an innocent infatuation is actually rooted in a sinister shared history.
Tee girl Isabel feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. However, after piecing together a violent picture of what lies beneath the club’s pristine surface, she realizes that what began as an innocent infatuation is actually rooted in a sinister shared history.
Lady
In the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely independent young cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless sex workers whose sisterhood pulls her into danger and joy, setting her on a journey toward her own transformation.
In the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely independent young cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless sex workers whose sisterhood pulls her into danger and joy, setting her on a journey toward her own transformation.
Shame And Money
After losing their livelihood in a village, a Kosovar family is forced to move to the capital in pursuit of a place in a hypercapitalist society.
After losing their livelihood in a village, a Kosovar family is forced to move to the capital in pursuit of a place in a hypercapitalist society.
Frank & Louis
Frank, serving a life sentence, takes a prison job caring for ageing inmates with Alzheimer’s and dementia. What begins as a self-interested bid for parole becomes a profound, transformative bond with fellow inmate Louis, offering Frank a glimpse of redemption in an unforgiving place.
Frank, serving a life sentence, takes a prison job caring for ageing inmates with Alzheimer’s and dementia. What begins as a self-interested bid for parole becomes a profound, transformative bond with fellow inmate Louis, offering Frank a glimpse of redemption in an unforgiving place.
Nuisance Bear
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
The Incomer
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
The Moment
A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.
A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.
Josephine
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.
Sundance Film Festival Features
Bear necessities
Jack Weisman and Gabriel Osio Vanden on working together and making naivety work for them in Nuisance Bear
Bearing witness
Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman on balance and perspectives in Nuisance Bear
'Our present is Barbara’s future'
Brydie O’Connor on Barbara Forever, queer wisdom and reaching younger audiences
Bearing witness
Beth de Araújo and Channing Tatum talk about a child's eye view of crime in Josephine
'All of us can relate to being alone'
Louis Paxton on isolation, animation and folklore in The Incomer
'This was absolutely the most personal film for me'
Lovisa Sirén on highlighting bond between mother and child in Without Kelly
This wild channel
David Shadrack Smith and Jake Fogelnest on the content creation revolution and Public Access
The long and the short of it
Meagan Coyle on the proper pacing of stories, and Prime
Sundance preview
Titles to look out for at the festival's final Utah edition
Love out of conflict
Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak on documenting their relationship in Birds Of War
Celebrating solidarity
Felipe Bustos Sierra on safeguarding and authenticity in Everybody To Kenmure Street.
Sundance Film Festival News
Sundance announces 2027 dates and venues
Festival reveals key details about Colorado move
Sundance announces winners
Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
Amy Redford's tribute to dad ahead of Sundance
'He loved this place and its people,' she tells press
Sundance announces juries
Janicza Bravo, Nisha Ganatra and Azazel Jacobs among 17 selected
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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