Sundance Film Festival 2019

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The Nightingale The Nightingale
The Nightingale and The Farewell
After The Wedding (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Bart Freundlich; Writer: Susanne Bier, Bart Freundlich; Stars: Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Will Chase, Eisa Davis, Abby Quinn, Azhy Robertson, Doris McCarthy, Susan Blackwell, John DiRenzo, Alex Esola, Greta Quispe, Mackenzie Owens, Amelia Workman, Ron Simons)
When a woman seeking funds for an Indian orphanage heads to NYC to meet a wealthy benefactor, the past collides with the present.
Animals (Country: UK, Australia, Ireland; Year: 2019; Director: Sophie Hyde; Writer: Emma Jane Unsworth; Stars: Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Amy Molloy, Olwen Fouéré, Dermot Murphy, Elva Trill, Fra Fee, Muiris Crowley, Charlie Maher, Kwaku Fortune, Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Amy Molloy, Olwen Fouéré, Dermot Murphy)
After a decade of partying, Laura and Tyler's friendship is strained by Laura’s new love and her focus on her novel. A snapshot of a modern woman with competing desires, at once a celebration of female friendship and an examination of the choices we make when facing a crossroads.
Apollo 11 (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Todd Douglas Miller)
A purely archival reconstruction of humanity’s first trip to another world, featuring never-before-seen 70mm footage and never-before-heard audio from the mission.
Ask Dr Ruth (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Ryan White)
A documentary portrait chronicling the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist. As her 90th birthday approaches, Dr. Ruth revisits her painful past and her career at the forefront of the sexual revolution.
The Brink (Country: Hong Kong, China; Year: 2017; Director: Jonathan Li; Writer: Lee Chun-Fai; Stars: Gordon Lam, Janice Man, Shawn Yu, Wu Yue, Max Zhang)
A detective takes on a gangster who is obsessed with sunken treasure.
Late Night Late Night
Late Night and Corporate Animals
Corporate Animals (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Patrick Brice; Writer: Sam Bain; Stars: Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Martha Kelly, Dan Bakkedahl, Calum Worthy, Jennifer Kim, Nasim Pedrad, Frank Bond, Wendy Meredith, Courtney Cunningham, LynNita Ellis, Demi Moore)
Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.
The Death Of Dick Long (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Daniel Scheinert; Writer: Billy Chew; Stars: Michael Abbott Jr., Virginia Newcomb, Andre Hyland, Sarah Baker, Jess Weixler)
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.
The Farewell (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Lulu Wang; Writer: Lulu Wang; Stars: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Gil Perez-Abraham, Jim Liu, Diana Lin, Yongbo Jiang, Shuzhen Zhou, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Gil Perez-Abraham, Jim Liu, Diana Lin, Yongbo Jiang, Shuzhen Zhou)
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family’s decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
Hail Satan? (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Penny Lane; Stars: Jex Blackmore, Nicholas Crowe, Lucien Greaves)
A look at the intersection of religion and activism, tracing the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple is calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation’s soul. But are they for real?
The Last Tree (Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Shola Amoo; Writer: Shola Amoo; Stars: Nicholas Pinnock, Denise Black, Sam Adewunmi, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Layo-Christina Akinlude, Rasaq Kukoyi, Demmy Ladipo, Tai Golding, Nicholas Pinnock, Denise Black, Sam Adewunmi, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Layo-Christina Akinlude, Rasaq Kukoyi, Demmy Ladipo)
Femi is a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take.
Apollo 11 Apollo 11
Apollo 11 and Hail Satan?
Late Night (Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Nisha Ganatra; Writer: Mindy Kaling; Stars: Emma Thompson, Amy Ryan, John Lithgow, Mindy Kaling, Denis O'Hare, Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Reid Scott, Paul Walter Hauser, Faith Logan, John Early, Doris McCarthy, Billy Peck, Luke Slattery)
A late-night talk show host’s world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.
The Nightingale (Country: Australia; Year: 2018; Director: Jennifer Kent; Writer: Jennifer Kent; Stars: Sam Claflin, Damon Herriman, Aisling Franciosi, Ewen Leslie, Charlie Shotwell, Matthew Sunderland, Harry Greenwood, Sam Smith, Michael Sheasby, Ben McIvor, Baykali Ganambarr, Luke Carroll, Claire Jones, Magnolia Maymuru, Dallas Mugarra)
A young convict in a penal colony seeks revenge.
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