Sundance Film Festival 2018

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Skate Kitchen Skate Kitchen
Skate Kitchen and Searching
306 Hollywood (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin; Writer: Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin, Nyneve Laura Minnear; Stars: Ruby Berube)
When two siblings undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother’s house, they embark on a magical-realist journey from her home in New Jersey to ancient Rome, from fashion to physics, in search of what life remains in the objects we leave behind.
An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jim Hosking; Writer: Jim Hosking, David Wike; Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Emile Hirsch, Craig Robinson, Maria Bamford, Matt Berry, Michael D. Cohen, Sky Elobar, Jacob Wysocki, Sam Dissanayake, John Kerry, Carl Solomon, Bettina Devin, Gil Gex, Kirsten Krieg)
Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a fortunate turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called 'An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn For One Magical Night Only’.
A Boy, A Girl, A Dream (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Qasim Basir; Writer: Qasim Basir, Samantha Tanner; Stars: Dijon Talton, Meagan Good, Omari Hardwick, Dominique Perry, Antonique Smith, Jay Ellis, Bresha Webb, Wesley Jonathan, Kenya Barris, Affion Crockett, Brytni Sarpy, Kris D. Lofton, Lauren McCarroll, David Bianchi, Amanda Valenti)
On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an LA club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams – while he pushes her to discover hers.
Clara's Ghost (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Bridey Elliott; Writer: Bridey Elliott; Stars: Paula Niedert Elliott, Chris Elliott, Abby Elliott, Bridey Elliott, Haley Joel Osment, Isidora Goreshter, Larry Fessenden, Josh Fadem, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Ann Carr, K.K. Glick, Alexa Reddy, Ted Travelstead, Moujan Zolfaghari, Francis Capone)
Set over the course of a single evening at the Reynolds’ family home in Connecticut, Clara, fed up with the constant ribbing from her self-absorbed showbiz family, finds solace in and guidance from the supernatural force she believes is haunting her.
Madeline's Madeline (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Josephine Decker; Writer: Josephine Decker; Stars: Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July, Curtiss Cook)
A young woman with mental health issues finds herself pushed to the limit by the demands of a theatre group.
Madeline's Madeline Madeline's Madeline
Madeline's Madeline and We The Animals
Night Comes On (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jordana Spiro; Writer: Angelica Nwandu, Jordana Spiro; Stars: Dominique Fishback, Tatum Marilyn Hall, Max Casella, Erin Darke, James McDaniel, Denisa Juhos, Victor Cruz, Antu Yacob, Juliet Brett, John B. McCann, James Ciccone, Vickie Warehime, Angel Bismark Curiel, Jeté Laurence, Lucia Ryan)
Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10-year-old sister that could destroy their future.
Searching (Search) (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Aneesh Chaganty; Writer: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian; Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn, Thomas Barbusca, Sean O'Bryan, Ric Sarabia, Colin Woodell, Ashley Edner, Melissa Disney, Dominic Hoffman, Ben J. Pierce, Rene Michelle Aranda, Erica Jenkins)
After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her. A thriller that unfolds entirely on computer screens.
Skate Kitchen (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Crystal Moselle; Writer: Crystal Moselle, Jen Silverman, Aslihan Unaldi; Stars: Jaden Smith, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Taylor Gray, Darlene Violette, Rachelle Vinberg, Thaddeus Daniels, John Palumbo, Judah Lang, Nina Moran, Kabrina Adams, Ardelia Lovelace, Jules Lorenzo)
Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.
White Rabbit (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Daryl Wein; Writer: Vivian Bang, Daryl Wein; Stars: Vivian Bang, Nico Evers-Swindell, Nana Ghana, Tracy Hazas, Elizabeth Sung)
A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.
We The Animals (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jeremiah Zagar; Writer: Daniel Kitrosser, Jeremiah Zagar, based on the book by Justin Torres; Stars: Raúl Castillo, Sheila Vand, Evan Rosado, Isaiah Kristian, Josiah Santiago)
Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents as Jonah embraces a world of imagination.
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