Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss / Philippines (Director: Sonny Calvento, Screenwriter: Arden Rod Condez) Vangie, a miserable contractual sales lady, is about to lose her job. The festival announced awards winners Tuesday night, trading an in-person ceremony for one broadcast live. This is why New Frontier has built three spatialized digital venues that orbit the earth right alongside the International Space Station. From Jan. 28-Feb. 3, audiences all over the world gathered for the reimagined 2021 Sundance Film Festival.SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/SundanceSubConnect with Su. This perfect mother is everywhere. Nightsss / Poland (Lead Artists: Weronika Lewandowska, Sandra Frydrysiak, Key Collaborators: Marcin Macuk, Piotr Apostel, Kaya Koodziejczyk, Marek Straszak, Arek Zub, Przemek Danowski) A virtual erotic poem created in artistic animation with ASMR and interactive elements, immersing the viewer in the sensual experience of poetry and dance. Of the 60 directors across the section, 42% indicated they identify as women, 2% as non-binary, 56% as BIPOC, and 20% as LGBTQ+. Part sci-fi mind-scrambler, part horror story, this is a digital journey to the limits of radical doubt. World Premiere, Documentary, Bring Your Own Brigade / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Lucy Walker, Producers: Lucy Walker, Julian Cautherley, Holly Becker, Lyn Lear) A character-driven vrit and revelatory investigation takes us on a journey embedded with firefighters and residents on a mission to understand the causes of historically large wildfires and how to survive them, discovering that the solution has been here all along. / Switzerland (Director and Screenwriter: Joder von Rotz) When the opportunity arises, Little Miss Fate slips into the role of the world leader. It will take place live in Utah and in at least 20 independent and community cinemas across the U.S. and beyond. A tapestry of intimate stories offers a window into the dreams of youth under a repressive regime. In this live, bespoke unscripted performance, reimagine what it means to play, to connect and to hold fast to the memories we create. Cast: Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, Reece Shearsmith. Sundance Institute recognizes critical support from the State of Utah as Festival Host State. 50 short films will play in the Festival, from 27 countries and chosen from 9,933 submissions 4,587 from the U.S. and 5,368 international. Raspberry / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Julian Doan) A son struggles to say goodbye to his dead father. Cusp / U.S.A. (Directors: Parker Hill, Isabel Bethencourt, Producers: Zachary Luke Kislevitz, Parker Hill, Isabel Bethencourt) In a Texas military town, three teenage girls confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of a fever dream summer. As dusk fades and another night without electricity falls, Kinshasas neighborhoods reveal an unstable environment of violence, political conflict and uncertainty over the building of the Grand Inga 3 hydroelectric dam, promising a permanent source of energy to the Congo. A 40-something app designer in San Francisco (Ed Helms) hires a 20-something woman (Patti Harrison) to be his gestational surrogate and the two strike up an unlikely friendship that challenges and changes them both. First Date / U.S.A. (Directors and Screenwriters: Manuel Crosby, Darren Knapp, Producers: Brandon Kraus, Manuel Crosby, Darren Knapp, Lucky McKee, Charles Horak) Conned into buying a shady 65 Chrysler, Mikes first date with the girl-next-door, Kelsey, implodes as he finds himself targeted by criminals, cops, and a crazy cat lady. (Corita Art Center, Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles), EGOT winner Rita Moreno in the documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.. Dear Philadelphia / U.S.A., United Kingdom (Director: Renee Osubu) With the help of their family, friends, and faith, three fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community in North Philadelphia. / U.S.A. (Director: Ciara Lacy) An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her calling to protect sacred sites atop Maunakea, Hawai`i. While Yago is living in his own utopia, Giovana feels trapped deep inside. International Premiere, The Field Trip / U.S.A. (Directors: Meghan OHara, Mike Attie, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck) A group of fifth graders learn what it takes to get ahead in the modern American workplace. When they think they found a way, the situation gets out of hand. PARK CITY, UTAH The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. I Was a Simple Man / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Christopher Makoto Yogi, Producers: Sarah S. Kim, Christopher Makoto Yogi, Matthew Petock, Yamato Cibulka) As a family in Hawaii faces the imminent death of their eldest, the ghosts of the past haunt the countryside. Cast: Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney. NEXT presented by Adobe. Park City, Utah, had a different feel this year on the eve of the film festival. In a year unlike any other, short films are still going strong with art and craft unique to the form. But the monarch butterflies that we see throughout, permanent residents of a dense forest grove and of the protagonists childhood memories, are more than a source of academic interest; theyre the lyrical leitmotifs in a strange, unpredictable story of grief, estrangement and slow but inevitable transformation. Little Miss Fate / Switzerland (Director and Screenwriter: Joder von Rotz) When the opportunity arises, Little Miss Fate slips into the role of the world leader. Miya Cech and Rhea Perlman in Marvelous and the Black Hole, the directorial debut of Kate Tsang. / U.S.A. (Created By: Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazar, Producers: Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazar, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald) A groundbreaking inside look at the long shot election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphias unapologetic District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the criminal justice system from the inside out. Tickets for these additions are now on sale at festival.sundance.org. She switches on a smart-crib lulling her crying baby to sleep. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Actor -, U.S. Tinker / U.S.A. (Lead Artist: Lou Ward, Key Collaborators: Shimon Alkon, Lara Bucarey, Avril Martinez, Aileen Paron, Anthony Alan Garcia, Roberto Tan, Cristopher David, Neil Realubit, Anton Arcega, David Conklin, Evan Chavez) What happens when the memories we spend a lifetime creating begin to disappear? With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new Roman and must tell a story to the other prisoners. The festival, which kicked off Thursday, may not have the usual crowds strolling around Park City, Utah, but it will still have movies, panel talks and virtual events available to stream from the comfort of your own home. This is the Way We Rise / U.S.A. (Director: Ciara Lacy) An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her calling to protect sacred sites atop Maunakea, Hawai`i. A still from Sally Aitkens Playing with Sharks, part of the world cinema documentary competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Cast: Fanta Kebe, Shirel Nataf, Zakaria Lazab, Mouctar Diawara. World Premiere, Episodic Documentary International Premiere. Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran / United Kingdom, Iran (Lead Artists: Javaad Alipoor, Kirsty Housley, Key Collaborator: Nick Sweeting) A darkly comedic, urgent new play about entitlement, consumption and digital technology, exploring the ubiquitous feeling that our societies are falling apart through the story of two young members of the Iranian elite, asking what their deaths tell us about climate change, social collapse and Instagram. Dramatic Competition identify as women; 40% as BIPOC. Souvenir Souvenir / France (Director and Screenwriter: Bastien Dubois) For ten years, Ive pretended to make a movie out of my grandfathers Algerian war souvenirs. Rodney Aschers A Glitch in the Matrix is an official selection of the midnight section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. 66 of the Festivals feature films, or 93% of the lineup announced today, will be world premieres. World Premiere. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institutes signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs which are dedicated to developing new work and take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally, are supported largely through contributed revenue. In ways that echo her 2019 Sundance prizewinner, One Child Nation, Wang interrogates the governing regimes and social mores of China and the U.S. during the worst global health crisis in a century and arrives at a furious conclusion about how authoritarianism can wear many different faces. World Premiere, Violation / Canada (Directors, Screenwriters and Producers: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli) A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. NEXT PARK CITY, UTAH The nonprofit Sundance Institute today unveiled plans for the seven-day 2021 Sundance Film Festival, offered digitally via a custom-designed online platform (festival.sundance.org) alongside drive-ins, independent arthouses, and a network of local community partnerships. To Miss The Ending / United Kingdom (Lead Artists: Anna West, David Callanan, Key Collaborators: Jamie Finlay, Steph Clarke, Dan Tucker) A VR cubicle of cardboard boxes begins to glitch, revealing an empty dark space in front of you until something glimmers in the distance, a wave of blue flooding towards you. Across 139 films and projects, 50%, or 69, were directed by one or more women; 4% or 6, were directed by one or more non-binary individuals; 50%, or 70, were directed by one or more artists of color; 15% or 21 by one or more people who identify as LGBTQ+. As Seolgi is lying on a grass field with friends, a shooting star falls, and dark, intrusive thoughts hit her. With help from a team of experts and his caretaker, Uncle Larry, we ask: Can Snowy be happy and what would it take? Previously Indie Episodic. (Sundance Institute / Carlos Rigo Bellver). "We can't wait to return to our home in Park City and present exciting new work from around the world live and in person," said Festival Director Tabitha Jackson. Share. FULL SLATE: Across 139 films and projects, 50%, or 69, were directed by one or more women; 4% or 6, were directed by one or more non-binary individuals; 50%, or 70, were directed by one or more artists of color; 15% or 21 by one or more people who identify as LGBTQ+. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. The festival will send the decision letters later this year. Cast: Tor Thanapob, Ice Natara, Violette Wautier, Aokbab Chutimon, Ploi Horwang, Noon Siraphun. 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75208, MOONSTRUCK DRIVE-IN PRESENTED BY HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) / U.S.A. (Director: Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Producers: David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel) During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. 7355 E Easton St, Tulsa, OK, 74115, CIRCLE CINEMA / U.S.A., United Kingdom (Director: Renee Osubu) With the help of their family, friends, and faith, three fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community in North Philadelphia. 100 Bringhurst St, Houston, TX, 77020, FILMSCENE AT THE CHAUNCEY Censor / United Kingdom (Director: Prano Bailey-Bond, Screenwriters: Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher, Producer: Helen Jones) When film censor Enid discovers an eerie horror that speaks directly to her sisters mysterious disappearance, she resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director a quest blurring the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways. With todays stats, the program includes 73 feature-length films, representing 30 countries and 39 first-time feature filmmakers. World Premiere. World Premiere, Lizard / United Kingdom (Director: Akinola Davies, Jr., Screenwriter: The Davies Brothers) Juwon, an 8-year-old girl with an ability to sense danger, gets ejected from Sunday school service. / Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Annie St-Pierre) December 24, 1983, 10:50 p.m.: Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa Claus is late. The first documentary directed by Edgar Wright has the same irrepressible energy as his fiction features such as Baby Driver and The Worlds End. The story of Ron and Russell Mael, the two brothers who make up the impossibly long-running band Sparks, the film charts their career through highs and lows. This beautifully rough-hewn drama, directed by Alex Camilleri and set on the island of Malta, stars an excellent Jesmark Scicluna as a fisherman torn between his love for the sea and his need to provide for his girlfriend and infant son. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences and artists to ignite new ideas, discover original voices, and build a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sabine Timoteo is exceptional as a woman growing weary of her husbands perfidious ways. Faya Dayi / Ethiopia, U.S.A., Qatar (Director, Screenwriter and Producer: Jessica Beshir) A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations and Ethiopias most lucrative cash crop today. Mark Olsen. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of Indias biggest issues and within the confines of their own homes, redefining what it means to be powerful. 2020 saw that the entire world can shift and leave humanity in an entirely new state of being. Cast: Tyson Brown, Shelby Duclos, Jesse Janzen, Nicole Berry, Ryan Quinn Adams, Brandon Kraus. Most significantly, after 2021's virtual edition, Sundance 2022 will be an in-person event. The support of these organizations helps offset the Festivals costs and sustain the Institutes year-round programs for independent artists. Mark your calendars and stay tuned: This fall we will have more details to help you craft your plan and arrange for any related travel. Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield in Shaka Kings Judas and the Black Messiah, headed to theaters and HBO Max after the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. / U.S.A. (Director: Shaka King, Screenwriters: Will Berson, Shaka King, Producers: Ryan Coogler, Charles D. King, Shaka King) FBI informant William ONeal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther party when J. Edgar Hoover fears charismatic leader Chairman Fred Hampton will emerge as a Black Messiah. / United Kingdom (Director: Renaldho Pelle, Screenwriter: Kerry Jade Kolbe) Rioting spreads as social inequality causes tempers in a struggling community to flare, but the oppressive environment takes on a life of its own as the shadows of the housing estate close in. As a champion and curator of independent stories for the stage and screen, the nonprofit Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists in film, theatre, film composing, and digital media to create and thrive. The all-access tickets are sold out. World Premiere Past projects that have premiered within this category include, State of the Union, Gentefied, Wu Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men. "CODA" Sundance The mostly virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close. This year's Sundance Film Festival, which runs from January 28 to February 3, may be virtual, but it has a stellar lineup of films, many of which feature LGBTQ+ characters. The lineup of new media works this year challenge what we once knew to be true. Jockey / U.S.A. (Director: Clint Bentley, Screenwriters: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Nancy Schafer) An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son. Across 141 films and projects, 49%, or 69, were directed by one or more women; 4% or 6, were directed by one or more non-binary individuals; 50%, or 71, were directed by one or more artists of color; 15% or 21 by one or more people who identify as LGBTQ+. Conveniently enjoy six days of Festival screenings and watch your favorite films on demand January 24-29. South Korea, U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: ) My mothers dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. SHORTS: Comprising 50 films, 48% or 24 of all short films announced today chose to indicate they were directed by one or more women; 2% or 1 was directed by one or more non-binary individuals; 64% or 32 were directed by one or more artists of color; 20% or 10 by one or more people who identify as LGBTQ+. After years of separation following wildly divergent paths, they must finally confront how their traumatic secret has irrevocably shaped their lives. The opening night film was Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.The closing night film was Louis Black and Karen Bernstein's Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny A vivid portrayal of how that happened and all the ways it haunts those affected: the emotional trauma of coming to terms with a changed life, a new identity. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi, Yuzuka Nakaya. Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton in Mass, directed by Fran Kranz. 2021 Festival sponsors to date include: Presenting Sponsors Acura, SundanceTV, Chase Sapphire, Adobe; Leadership Sponsors Amazon Studios, AT&T, DoorDash, Dropbox, Netflix, Omnicom Group, Southwest Airlines , WarnerMedia; Sustaining Sponsors AMC, Audible, Canada Goose, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Dell Technologies, Documentary Plus, GEICO, IMDbPro, Stella Artois, Unity Technologies, University of Utah Health, White Claw Hard Seltzer, Zoom; Media Sponsors The Atlantic, IndieWire, Los Angeles Times, NPR, The New York Times, Variety, Vulture, The Wall Street Journal. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: All previous desires are overshadowed by the need to disappear completely. For thousands of years humans have gathered to tell stories and make meaning. World Premiere, Narrative Beyond the Breakdown / U.S.A. (Lead Artists: Tony Patrick, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Grace Lee, Key Collaborators: Jesse Cahn Thompson, Aldo Velasco) Imagining alternate narratives for our near-future reality, inside a browser designed to hack our normal online behaviors and cultivate collaborative spaces for self-reflection and renewal. Cast: Randy Dixon. World Premiere R#J / U.S.A. (Director: Carey Williams, Screenwriters: Carey Williams, Rickie Castaneda, Alex Sobolev, Producers: Timur Bekmambetov, Igor Tsay, John J. Kelly, Alex Sobolev, Anna Soboleva) A re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet, taking place through their cell phones, in a mash-up of Shakespearean dialogue with current social media communication. Today, Im not sure I want to hear what he has to say. / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Adam Brooks) Mae, lonely and self-isolating, navigates the world of online dating during the early days of quarantine. Mother Schmuckers / Belgium (Directors and Screenwriters: Lenny Guit, Harpo Guit, Producers: David Borgeaud, Erika Meda) Issachar & Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. Cast: Marisol Agostina Irigoyen, Florencia Licera, Marcio Ramses, Natalia Di Cienzo, Francisca Spinotti. They are rejected from the hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. Sabaya / Sweden (Director and Screenwriter: Hogir Hirori, Producers: Antonio Russo Merenda, Hogir Hirori) With just a mobile phone and a gun, Mahmud, Ziyad and their group risk their lives trying to save Yazidi women and girls being held by ISIS as Sabaya (abducted sex slaves) in the most dangerous camp in the Middle East, Al-Hol in Syria. Films that have played in this category in recent years include The Biggest Little Farm, The Death of Stalin, The Rider, Ida and The Lobster. ALL FEATURES: Of the 73 feature films, 45% were directed by one or more women; 3% were directed by one or more non-binary individuals; 42% were directed by one or more filmmakers who identify as BIPOC; 8% by one or more filmmakers who identify as LGBTQ+. Were proud this edition of the Festival is fiercely independent, and will reach people everywhere, celebrating both the theatrical experience at our Satellite Screens and streaming on our platform., This Festival is a singular response to a singular year both in design and curation and we are excited about the new dimensions of possibility it will reveal. 2102 Belcourt Ave, Nashville, TN, 37212, THE LOFT OPEN AIR CINEMA Depressed, Igor believes this is a deliberate campaign to prevent him from finding someone else. Host Patton Oswalt -- or as he billed himself, "Discount Giamatti" -- kept the jokes flowing. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes. However, theres no denying that money governs our lives. A chorus of real memories and imagined futures expands, until only the largest memories are left. Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program. / France (Director and Screenwriter: Bastien Dubois) For ten years, Ive pretended to make a movie out of my grandfathers Algerian war souvenirs. G.B. While running out of time, she discovers one hope for the future. 2021 Festival sponsors to date include: Presenting Sponsors Acura, SundanceTV, Chase Sapphire, Adobe; Leadership Sponsors Amazon Studios, AT&T, DoorDash, Dropbox, Netflix, Omnicom Group, Southwest Airlines , WarnerMedia; Sustaining Sponsors AMC, Audible, Canada Goose, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Dell Technologies, Documentary Plus, GEICO, IMDbPro, Stella Artois, Unity Technologies, University of Utah Health, White Claw Hard Seltzer, Zoom; Media Sponsors The Atlantic, IndieWire, Los Angeles Times, NPR, The New York Times, Variety, Vulture, The Wall Street Journal. Things will be very different for the largely virtual 2021 Sundance festival. Ava From My Class / U.S.A., South Korea (Director: Youmin Kang, Screenwriters: Youmin Kang, Soomin Kang) Anna thinks Ava is the best actress in her class. World Premiere, Yoruga / U.S.A., Colombia (Director and Screenwriter: Federico Torrado Tobn) A lonely old man pays a visit to Yoruga, one of the last animals on Earth. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, the festival combined in-person screenings at the Ray Theatre in Park City, with screenings held online as well as on screens and drive-ins in 24 states and territories across the United States. LATA / U.S.A., India (Director: Alisha Mehta, Screenwriters: Alisha Mehta, Mireya Martinez) Lata, a 23 year old domestic worker, navigates her way through an upper class home in South Mumbai. Throughout the year the majority of the Institutes resources support independent artists around the world as they make and develop new work through access to Labs, direct grants, fellowships, residencies and other strategic and tactical interventions. / France, Germany (Creators: Lise Akoka, Romane Guret, Executive Producer: Pierre Grimaus, Jean Dathanat) Sixteen-year-olds Sha, Djeneba, Aladi, and Ismal grew up in a working-class Paris neighborhood. Arts & Culture. I rely on her dreams more than any religion. Tabitha Jackson met the challenge, This year, you can go to Sundance (from home). (Also in theaters and on demand Feb. 5) Jen Yamato. The Festival is a program of the non-profit Sundance Institute. North American Premiere, BJs Mobile Gift Shop / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Jason Park) A young Korean-American hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his mobile gift shop. World Premiere, Bruiser / U.S.A. (Director: Miles Warren, Screenwriters: Miles Warren, Ben Medina) After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood. The Sundance Film Festival. K.C. Sidewalk is excited to announce that we are an official Satellite Screen Partner for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. With hand-crafted animation, a testament of reclaiming animism for environmental ethics and non-human materialities. Rebel Hearts / U.S.A. (Director: Pedro Kos, Producers: Kira Carstensen, Shawnee Isaac-Smith, Judy Korin) A group of pioneering nuns bravely stand up to the Catholic Church patriarchy, fighting for their livelihoods, convictions and equality against an all-powerful Cardinal. Cast: Kon Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Rasman Oudraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Denis Lavant.

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