2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival Unveils 97 Projects Selected for the Feature Film and Episodic Program<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
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Top L\u2013R:\u00a0<\/i>Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!<\/i>,\u00a0Hanging by a Wire<\/i>,\u00a0Broken English<\/i>,\u00a0Buddy<\/i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Center Row L\u2013R:\u00a0<\/i>Cookie Queens<\/i>,\u00a0The Moment<\/i>,\u00a0The Weight<\/i>,\u00a0The Gallerist<\/i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Bottom L\u2013R:\u00a0<\/i>American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez<\/i>,\u00a0BAIT<\/i>,\u00a0LADY<\/i>,\u00a0The Incomer<\/i><\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n PARK CITY, UTAH<\/b>, December 10, 2025 \u2014 Today the nonprofit\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute announced 90 feature films and seven episodic projects participating in the 2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival, revealing a selection of entertaining, trailblazing stories from emerging and established global artists for a total of 105 projects in the 2026 edition, including the previously announced\u00a0Park City Legacy program<\/span><\/a>. The\u00a0Festival<\/span><\/a>\u00a0will be held from January 22\u2013February 1, 2026, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, with the at-home program available online from January 29\u2013February 1, 2026, for audiences across the country.\u00a0Single Film Tickets<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for in-person and online screenings go on sale January 14 at 10 a.m. MT and limited quantities of select passes and packages remain\u00a0on sale<\/span><\/a>. Visit the\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival site for more information at\u00a0festival.sundance.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Throughout the full duration of the Festival, audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy daily screenings, talks, and events. Premieres will be held from Thursday, January 22, to Tuesday, January 27, in Park City. The 2026 Festival will serve as a meaningful tribute to Robert Redford and his vision that has inspired generations of artists and redefined cinema around the world. During the second half of the Festival, the Park City Legacy program will celebrate the Festival\u2019s rich history and shared experiences in Utah through archival screenings of iconic films from previous editions, artists talks with notable Festival alumni, and a special event for the community.<\/p>\n From January 29\u2013February 1, audiences nationwide can enjoy a curated program online at\u00a0festival.sundance.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that will include all competition titles (U.S. Dramatic, U.S. Documentary, World Cinema Dramatic, World Cinema Documentary, and NEXT presented by Adobe) as well as additional selections from the feature and episodic programs and the Short Film Program presented by Ketel One Vodka.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival will be a truly pivotal and memorable moment as we celebrate artists and their visionary works, honor our\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute founder, Robert Redford, and his transformative vision, and show our gratitude to Utah by commemorating our collective journey,\u201d said\u00a0Amanda Kelso,\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute Acting CEO<\/b>. \u201cWe are eager to once again foster connection and creativity as we champion and share independent storytelling with audiences. This marks an especially defining year of coming together as a community to uplift independent film and the legacy of the Festival.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs we prepare to gather for this landmark edition of our Festival in a cherished locale, we\u2019re also honoring the enduring impact of our beloved founder, Robert Redford, and celebrating what he created: a dynamic home for independent, global storytelling,\u201d said\u00a0Eugene Hernandez, Director,\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival and Public Programming<\/b>. \u201cIn announcing this year\u2019s selection, we\u2019ve hit a major milestone on the road to the 2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival. With 44 days to go, we\u2019re proud to conclude our survey of submissions from artists around the world, curating a bold selection of new voices and renowned artists alike that we invite audiences to discover next month.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe program for the 2026 Festival invites audiences to experience intimate character journeys, deeply human stories, and compelling explorations of stories from around the globe,\u201d said\u00a0Kim Yutani,\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival Director of Programming<\/b>. \u201cEach year, we have the privilege of introducing distinctive storytellers to audiences, and we are grateful to the artists who entrust us with their films at the start of the journey. The upcoming edition will be especially profound in introducing brand-new works while concurrently marking the significance of the many films we have been fortunate to present and gone on to have a long-lasting impact on independent film and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n The lineup announced today includes 90 feature-length films representing 28 countries and territories. The 2026 program is composed of 36 of 90 (40%) feature film directors who are first-time feature filmmakers. 14 of the feature films and projects selected were supported by\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute in development through direct granting or residency labs. This year the film and episodic slate includes 94 (or 97%) world premieres.<\/p>\n The 2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival jury and audience awards will be presented on Friday, January 30, at a ceremony at The Ray Theatre in Park City. The Short Film Program will be shared on December 15, with Beyond Film talks and additional programming announcements unveiling through January.<\/p>\n Today the Festival is also announcing the winner of the 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, a juried award granted annually to an artist with the most outstanding depiction of science and technology in a feature-length film. The prize has gone to\u00a0In The Blink of An Eye<\/i>\u00a0directed by Andrew Stanton, screening in the Premieres section. The Salt Lake City Celebration film is\u00a0Cookie Queens<\/i>, premiering at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center on January 24.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival is an artist program of\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute, a nonprofit that impacts thousands of artists every year through its year-round artist programs, the Festival, and\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Collab<\/span><\/a>, its digital space to learn from experts and build a global filmmaking community. Profits from Festival ticket sales go to uplifting and developing emerging artists on a year-round basis through focused labs, direct grants, fellowships, residencies, and more.<\/p>\n The 2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival program was selected from 16,201 submissions from 164 countries or territories, including 4,255 feature-length films. From these feature film submissions, 1,676 were from the U.S. and 2,579 were international. The seven episodic projects were selected from 470 submissions.<\/p>\n The 2026\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival Feature Films and Episodics are:<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The U.S. Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at the world premieres of groundbreaking new voices in American independent film. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include\u00a0Sorry, Baby<\/i>,\u00a0Twinless<\/i>,\u00a0D\u00ecdi (<\/i>\u5f1f\u5f1f)<\/i>,\u00a0A Real Pain<\/i>,\u00a0In The Summers<\/i>,\u00a0Nanny<\/i>,\u00a0CODA<\/i>,\u00a0Minari<\/i>,\u00a0Never Rarely Sometimes Always<\/i>,\u00a0The Farewell<\/i>,\u00a0Clemency<\/i>,\u00a0Eighth Grade<\/i>, and\u00a0Sorry to Bother You<\/i>.<\/p>\n Bedford Park<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Stephanie Ahn, Producers: Gary Foster, Chris S. Lee, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Theresa Kang, Son Sukku) \u2014 Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother\u2019s car accident brings her back to her parents\u2019 home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection.\u00a0Cast: Moon Choi, Son Sukku, Won Mi Kyung, Kim Eung Soo, Jefferson White. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Carousel<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Rachel Lambert, Producers: Alex Saks, David Lipper, Robert A. Daly Jr., Ian Gotler, Chris Pine) \u2014 A divorced doctor\u2019s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter\u2019s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.\u00a0Cast: Chris Pine, Jenny Slate, Abby Ryder Fortson, Sam Waterston, Katey Sagal. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>The Friend\u2019s House Is Here<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A., Iran (Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers: Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei) \u2014 In Tehran\u2019s underground art scene, two young women build a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood. But when their creative circle is exposed, they must fight to save each other.\u00a0Cast: Mahshad Bahram, Hana Mana, Farzad Karen, Zohreh Pirnia.<\/i>\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Josef Kubota Wladyka, Screenwriter: Nicholas Huynh, Producers: Kimberly Parker Zox, Mao Nagakura) \u2014 Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo\u2019s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.\u00a0Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, YOU, Yoh Yoshida, Dami\u00e1n Alc\u00e1zar. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>Hot Water<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Ramzi Bashour, Producers: Jesse Hope, Max Walker-Silverman, Josh Peters) \u2014 After he\u2019s kicked out of his Indiana high school, an American kid and his Lebanese mom hit the road west.\u00a0Cast: Lubna Azabal, Daniel Zolghadri. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n <\/i>Josephine\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer:\u00a0Beth de Ara\u00fajo, Producers: David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Marina Stabile, Mark H. Rapaport, Crystine Zhang) \u2013\u2013 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.\u00a0Cast: Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Philip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy, Eleanore Pienta. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Musical<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Giselle Bonilla, Screenwriter and Producer: Alexander Heller, Producers: Rob Lowe, Greg Lauritano, Findlay Brown, Jordan Backhus) \u2014 When a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher finds out his ex-girlfriend has started dating his nemesis, the school\u2019s principal, he decides to ruin the principal\u2019s chances of winning the Blue Ribbon of Academic Excellence.\u00a0Cast: Will Brill, Gillian Jacobs, Rob Lowe. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Run Amok<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: NB Mager, Producers: Julie Christeas, Frank Hall Green) \u2014 A teenage girl stages an elaborate musical about the one day her high school wishes it could forget.\u00a0Cast: Alyssa Marvin, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Cho, Sophia Torres, Elizabeth Marvel, Molly Ringwald. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Take Me Home<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Liz Sargent, Producers: Apoorva Guru Charan, Minos Papas) \u2014 Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another\u2019s needs. When a Florida heat wave shatters their family and Anna\u2019s routine, her future is uncertain until she creates a world where she can thrive.\u00a0Cast: Anna Sargent, Victor Slezak, Ali Ahn, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Union County<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Adam Meeks, Producers: Brad Becker-Parton, Stephanie Roush, Sean Weiner, Faye Tsakas, Martha Gregory) \u2014 Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.\u00a0Cast: Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Elise Kibler, Emily Meade, Annette Deao. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The U.S. Documentary Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at world premieres of nonfiction American films illuminating the ideas, people, and events that shape the present day. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include\u00a0The Perfect Neighbor<\/i>,\u00a0Selena y Los Dinos<\/i>,\u00a0Daughters<\/i>,\u00a0Sugarcane<\/i>,\u00a0Porcelain War<\/i>,\u00a0Navalny<\/i>,\u00a0Fire of Love<\/i>,\u00a0Summer of Soul (\u2026Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)<\/i>,\u00a0Boys State<\/i>,\u00a0Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution<\/i>,\u00a0One Child Nation<\/i>,\u00a0American Factory<\/i>, and\u00a0On Her Shoulders<\/i>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>American Doctor<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A., State of Palestine, Malaysia, Qatar (Director and Producer:\u00a0Poh Si Teng, Producers: Kirstine Barfod, Reem Haddad) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>When three American doctors \u2014 Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian \u2014 enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer:\u00a0David Alvarado, Producers: Lauren DeFilippo, Everett Katigbak, Amanda Pollak) \u2013\u2013 Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with\u00a0Zoot Suit\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0La Bamba<\/i>, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America\u2019s story.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Barbara Forever<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer:\u00a0Brydie O\u2019Connor, Producer: Elijah Stevens) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Joybubbles<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A. (Director:\u00a0Rachael J. Morrison, Producer: Sarah Winshall) \u2013\u2013 Joybubbles discovers he can manipulate the telephone system by whistling a magic tone. Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession unwittingly lays the groundwork for a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Lake<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer:\u00a0Abby Ellis, Producer: Fletcher Keyes) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>An environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah. Two intrepid scientists and a political insider race the clock to save their home from unprecedented catastrophe.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Nuisance Bear\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A., Canada (Directors:\u00a0Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, Producers: Michael Code, Will N. Miller, Teddy Leifer) \u2013\u2013 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.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Public Access<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A. (Director:\u00a0David Shadrack Smith, Producers: Sara Crow, Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>An unprecedented look inside one of the greatest media experiments to hijack American screens. Rare archives from New York\u2019s underground capture a world of creators who shattered rules, defied censors, and transformed our televisions into a free-speech battleground where anyone could be a star.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Seized\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer:\u00a0Sharon Liese, Producers: Sasha Alpert, Paul Matyasovsky) \u2013\u2013 When the small town of Marion, Kansas, is thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the\u00a0Marion County Record<\/i>\u00a0and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner, a fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Soul Patrol<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer:\u00a0J.M. Harper, Producers: Sam Bisbee, Danielle Massie, Nasir Jones, Peter Bittenbender) \u2013\u2013 From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War\u2019s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Who Killed Alex Odeh?\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Directors:\u00a0Jason Osder, William Lafi Youmans, Producer: Dawne Langford, William Lafi Youmans, Jason Osder, Daniel J. Chalfen) \u2013\u2013 The assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a dangerous political movement that thrives today.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n These narrative feature films from emerging talent around the world offer fresh perspectives and inventive styles. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include\u00a0Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)<\/i>,\u00a0Girls Will Be Girls<\/i>,\u00a0Sujo<\/i>,\u00a0Scrapper<\/i>,\u00a0Mami Wata<\/i>,\u00a0Hive<\/i>,\u00a0The Souvenir<\/i>,\u00a0The Guilty<\/i>,\u00a0Monos<\/i>,\u00a0Yardie<\/i>,\u00a0The Nile Hilton Incident<\/i>, and\u00a0The Second Mother<\/i>.<\/p>\n Big Girls Don\u2019t Cry<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ New Zealand (Director and Screenwriter: Paloma Schneideman, Producers: Vicky Pope, Thomas Coppell) \u2014 Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by.\u00a0Cast: Ani Palmer, Rain Spencer, Noah Taylor. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n How to Divorce During the War<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic (Director and Screenwriter: Andrius Bla\u017eevi\u010dius, Producer: Marija Razgut\u0117) \u2014 In Vilnius in 2022, Marija has a revelation that she wants to divorce her husband, Vytas, right before Russia invades Ukraine. Forced to confront their crumbling relationship, they navigate the process of divorce as it collides with the ongoing war.\u00a0Cast: Marius Rep\u0161ys, \u017dygimant\u0117 Elena Jak\u0161tait\u0117, Amelija Adomaityt\u0117, Indr\u0117 Patkauskait\u0117, Gintar\u0117 Parulyt\u0117. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Extra Geography<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>U.K. (Director: Molly Manners, Screenwriter: Miriam Battye, Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst) \u2014 In an English girls boarding school, two teenage best friends grapple with the challenges of girlhood \u2014 friendship, boys, studies, and growing up \u2014 and embark on their school project, falling in love.\u00a0Cast: Marni Duggan, Galaxie Clear, Alice Englert. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Filipi\u00f1ana<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Singapore, U.K., Philippines, France, Netherlands (Director and Screenwriter: Rafael Manuel, Producers: Jeremy Chua, Alex Polunin, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi) \u2014 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\u2019s pristine surface, she realizes that what began as an innocent infatuation is actually rooted in a sinister shared history.\u00a0Cast: Jorrybell Agoto, Carmen Castellanos, Teroy Guzman, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, Isabel Sicat, Nour Houshmand. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>HOLD ONTO ME (\u039a\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u039c\u03b5)<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Cyprus, Denmark, Greece (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Myrsini Aristidou, Producer: Monica Nicolaidou) \u2014 11-year-old Iris learns her estranged father, Aris, is back in town for his own father\u2019s funeral. Determined to know him, Iris tracks him down to a dilapidated shipyard, where he\u2019s been keeping to himself. What begins as a stubborn attempt to reconnect slowly unfolds into a fragile bond.\u00a0Cast: Christos Passalis, Maria Petrova. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Huntress (La Cazadora)<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Mexico, U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Suzanne Andrews Correa, Producers: Gabriela Maire, Edher Campos, Mynette Louie) \u2014 In the border city of Ju\u00e1rez, Mexico, where violence against women is perpetrated with impunity, an unlikely defender emerges with a desperate call for change. Inspired by true events.\u00a0Cast: Adriana Paz, Teresa S\u00e1nchez, Jennifer Trejo, Eme Malafe, Guillermo Alonso. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n LADY<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>U.K., Nigeria (Director and Screenwriter: Olive Nwosu, Producer: Alex Polunin) \u2014 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.\u00a0Cast: Jessica Gabriel\u2019s Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Seun Kuti, Bucci Franklin. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Levitating<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Indonesia, Singapore, France (Director and Screenwriter: Wregas Bhanuteja, Screenwriters: Defi Mahendra, Alicia Angelina, Producers: Siera Tamihardja, Iman Usman, Amalia Rusdi) \u2014 In a town where pleasure equals being possessed by spiritual beings, Bayu aspires to be the shaman of a trance party so he can fundraise enough money to prevent an impending eviction.\u00a0Cast: Angga Yunanda, Anggun C Sasmi, Maudy Ayunda, Bryan Domani, Chicco Kurniawan. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Shame and Money<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Visar Morina, Screenwriter: Doruntina Basha, Producers: Fabian Altenried, Sophie Ahrens, Kristof Gerega, Pia Hellenthal) \u2014 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.\u00a0Cast: Astrit Kabashi, Flonja Kodheli, Kumrije Hoxha, Fiona Gllavica, Alban Ukaj. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Tell Me Everything<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/i>Israel, France (Director and Screenwriter: Moshe Rosenthal, Producers: Alona Refua, Maya Fischer, Roi Kurland, Ben Giladi, Emilie Georges, Naima Abed) \u2014 Amid the late \u201980s pop craze and rising HIV epidemic, 12-year-old Boaz uncovers a devastating secret about the father he idolizes that threatens to tear his family apart. Across a yearslong journey, Boaz seeks to heal the wound and reclaim the father-son bond he never stopped yearning for.\u00a0Cast: Yair Mazor, Ido Tako, Assi Cohen, Keren Tzur, Mor Dimri, Neta Orbach. World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n These nonfiction feature films from emerging talent around the world showcase some of the most courageous and extraordinary filmmaking today. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include\u00a0Prime Minister<\/i>,\u00a02000 Meters to Andriivka<\/i>,\u00a0A New Kind of Wilderness<\/i>,\u00a0The Remarkable Life of Ibelin<\/i>,\u00a0The Eternal Memory<\/i>,\u00a020 Days in Mariupol<\/i>,\u00a0All That Breathes<\/i>,\u00a0Flee<\/i>,\u00a0Honeyland<\/i>,\u00a0Sea of Shadows<\/i>,\u00a0Shirkers<\/i>, and\u00a0Last Men in Aleppo<\/i>.<\/p>\n All About the Money<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ Ireland (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Shea, Producers: Claire McCabe, Harry Vaughn, Katie Holly, Sigrid Dyekj\u00e6r) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>A son of one of America\u2019s wealthiest families creates a communist revolutionary base in rural Massachusetts as a means of disrupting the capitalist system he grew up in but has now come to despise. It\u2019s the starting point of an astonishing journey.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Birds of War<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.K., Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon (Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak, Producer: Sonja Henrici) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Closure<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ Poland (Director and Producer: Micha\u0142 Marczak, Producers: Monika Braid, R\u00e9mi Grellety, Katarzyna Szczerba, Karolina Marczak) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Everybody To Kenmure Street<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.K. (Director and Producer: Felipe Bustos Sierra, Producer:\u00a0Ciara Barry) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>In May 2021, a U.K. Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Scotland\u2019s most diverse neighborhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbors.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Hanging by a Wire<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A., U.K., Pakistan (Director and Producer: Mohammed Ali Naqvi, Producer:\u00a0Bilal Sami) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>A routine school commute turns terrifying when a cable car\u2019s wire snaps, leaving eight passengers \u2014 including six schoolboys \u2014 dangling 900 feet above a ravine in the remote Himalayan foothills. With 10 hours before the remaining cable is expected to fail, a group of rescuers races to save them.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Kikuyu Land<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ Kenya (Directors and Producers: Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu, Producers:\u00a0Moses Bwayo, Mike Morrisroe, Joseph Njenga) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>As a Nairobi journalist probes a land battle entangling the local government and a powerful multinational corporation, covered wounds are revealed and family secrets are exposed.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n One In A Million<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.K. (Directors: Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Producers:\u00a0Raney Aronson-Rath, Will Anderson, James Bluemel, Andrew Palmer) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>Filmed over 10 years, one girl\u2019s epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again. She and her family navigate war, exile, and heartbreak in a foreign land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Sentient<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ Australia (Director and Screenwriter: Tony Jones, Screenwriter: Rachel Grierson-Johns, Producer:\u00a0Ivan O\u2019Mahoney) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>An investigation into laboratory research on animals exposes a hidden world in which it\u2019s not just the animals getting hurt. The story of Dr. Lisa Jones Engel, a primatologist turned animal welfare advocate, asks whether harming animals and ourselves in science\u2019s name is justified.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Silenced<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ Australia (Director: Selina Miles, Producer: Blayke Hoffman) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gender violence, international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson fights against the weaponization of defamation laws to silence survivors.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n To Hold a Mountain<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia (Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers: Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazi\u0107, Producers: Quentin Laurent, Rok Bi\u010dek) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>In the remote highlands of Montenegro, a shepherd mother and daughter proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of the violence that shattered their family.\u00a0World Premiere. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n NEXT<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program. Unfettered creativity promises that the films in this section will shape the greater next wave in global cinema. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include\u00a0East of Wall<\/i>,\u00a0Little Death<\/i>,\u00a0Seeking Mavis Beacon<\/i>,\u00a0KOKOMO CITY<\/i>,\u00a0A Love Song<\/i>,\u00a0RIOTSVILLE, USA<\/i>,\u00a0Searching<\/i>,\u00a0Skate Kitchen<\/i>,\u00a0A Ghost Story<\/i>, and\u00a0Tangerine<\/i>.\u00a0<\/i>NEXT is presented by Adobe.<\/p>\n Aanikoobijigan [ancestor\/great-grandparent\/great-grandchild]<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A., Denmark (Directors and Producers: Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, Producers: Steve Holmgren, Grace Remington, Jacque Clark, Franny Alfano) \u2014 Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n BURN<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ Japan (Director and Screenwriter: Makoto Nagahisa, Producers: Yasuo Suzuki, Kazunori Seki, Takeyasu Koganezawa) \u2014 When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time \u2014 until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she\u2019s left with one way to take back control.\u00a0Cast: Nana Mori. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>Ghost in the Machine<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>(Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Valerie Veatch) \u2014 The untold origins of artificial intelligence lie not in machines but in power, revealing the fantasies behind the hype that got us here and where we go next.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n If I Go Will They Miss Me\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Walter Thompson-Hern\u00e1ndez, Producers: Josh Peters, Saba Zerehi, Ben Stillman) \u2014 Twelve-year-old Lil Ant struggles to connect with his father when he begins to see surreal, almost spectral visions of boys drifting around his neighborhood. Their presence reveals a link between father and son, laying bare the threads that bind family, legacy, and place.\u00a0Cast: Danielle Brooks, J. Alphonse Nicholson. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Incomer<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/i>U.K. (Director and Screenwriter: Louis Paxton, Producers: Shirley O\u2019Connor, Emily Gotto) \u2014 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.\u00a0Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O\u2019Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, John Hannah. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Jaripeo<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/i>Mexico, U.S.A., France (Directors: Efra\u00edn Mojica, Rebecca Zweig, Producer: Sarah Strunin) \u2014 A journey to Michoac\u00e1n\u2019s 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.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Night Nurse\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Georgia Bernstein, Producers: Edwin Linker, Liane Cunje, Veronica Barbosa, Lucy Rogers) \u2014 As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.\u00a0Cast: Cemre Paksoy, Bruce McKenzie, El\u00e9onore Hendricks, Colleen Rose Trundy, Mimi Rogers. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n TheyDream\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: William David Caballero, Screenwriters and Producers: Erin Ploss-Campoamor, Elaine del Valle, Producer: Brad Jones) \u2014 After 20 years of chronicling his Puerto Rican family, a director and his mother face devastating losses. Through tears and laughter, they craft animations that bring their loved ones back to life, discovering that every act of creation is also an act of letting go.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n zi\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i>U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Kogonada, Producers: Chung An, Christopher Radcliff, Benjamin Loeb, Haley Lu Richardson, Michelle Mao, Jin Ha) \u2014 In Hong Kong, a young woman haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes the course of her night \u2014 and possibly her life.\u00a0Cast: Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson, Jin Ha. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n PREMIERES<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n This showcase of world premieres presents highly anticipated films on a variety of subjects in both fiction and nonfiction. Fiction films that have screened in Premieres include\u00a0Train Dreams<\/i>,\u00a0A Different Man<\/i>,\u00a0Past Lives<\/i>,\u00a0Passages<\/i>,\u00a0Promising Young Woman<\/i>,\u00a0Kajillionaire<\/i>,\u00a0The Report<\/i>,\u00a0The Big Sick<\/i>, and\u00a0Good Luck to You, Leo Grande<\/i>. Past documentary films include\u00a0Come See Me in the Good Light<\/i>,\u00a0Will & Harper<\/i>,\u00a0Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie<\/i>,\u00a0Invisible Beauty<\/i>,\u00a0The Dissident<\/i>,\u00a0Lucy and Desi<\/i>, and\u00a0Miss Americana<\/i>.<\/p>\n The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell, Producers: Daniel Kwan, Jonathan Wang, Shane Boris, Diane Becker, Ted Tremper)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with the AI insanity, exploring the existential dangers and stunning promise of this technology that humanity has created.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Antiheroine\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.K., U.S.A. (Directors: Edward Lovelace, James Hall, Producers: Julia Nottingham, Melanie Archer, Hattie Bridges Webb, Jon Lullo)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 Singer, songwriter, and actor Courtney Love has long had an impact on rock and pop culture. Now sober and set to release new music for the first time in over a decade, Courtney is ready to reveal her story, unfiltered and unapologetic.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Brittney Griner Story\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Alexandria Stapleton, Producers: Stacy Scripter, Funmi Akinyode, Megan Goedewaagen, Carolyn Hepburn)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Explores the circumstances that led to Brittney Griner playing basketball outside the U.S. despite being one of the best players in the sport, including her harrowing detainment, unwavering determination to secure her freedom, and her advocacy for the release of other wrongful detainees.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Chasing Summer\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Josephine Decker, Screenwriter and Producer: Iliza Shlesinger, Producers: Rob Guillermo, Ray Maiello, Nihaar Sinha, Houston King, Sam Pressman)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>After losing both her job and boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small Texas hometown, where friends and flings from a fateful high school summer turn her life upside down.\u00a0Cast: Iliza Shlesinger, Garrett Wareing, Lola Tung, Cassidy Freeman, Tom Welling, Megan Mullally. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n THE DISCIPLE\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A, U.K. (Director and Producer: Joanna Natasegara, Producers: Abigail Anketell-Jones, Lauren Dark, Vanessa Kirby)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 An outsider fueled by relentless determination works his way into the inner circle of the Wu-Tang Clan, where his ambition and creativity converge in the making of an album poised to ignite global controversy.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>Frank & Louis\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ Switzerland, U.K. (Director and Screenwriter: Petra Biondina Volpe, Screenwriter: Esther Bernstorff, Producers: Reto Schaerli, Lukas Hobi)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 Frank, serving a life sentence, takes a prison job caring for aging inmates with Alzheimer\u2019s 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.\u00a0Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan, Ren\u00e9 P\u00e9rez Joglar, Rosalind Eleazar, Indira Varma. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: David Wain, Screenwriter: Ken Marino, Producers: Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Ken Marino, Crystine Zhang, Charles Zhong)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Midwestern bride-to-be Gail Daughtry has a \u201cfree celebrity pass\u201d agreement with her fianc\u00e9 \u2014 who uses it. With her relationship in crisis, Gail sets out on an epic journey through Hollywood to even the scales.\u00a0Cast: Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Ken Marino, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Ben Wang. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Gallerist\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A., France (Director and Screenwriter: Cathy Yan, Screenwriter: James Pedersen, Producers: Ash Sarohia, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Jonathan King, Tom McCarthy, Rae Baron)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>A desperate gallerist conspires to sell a dead body at Art Basel Miami.\u00a0Cast: Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Sterling K. Brown, Zach Galifianakis, Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph, Catherine Zeta-Jones. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Give Me the Ball!\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Directors and Producers: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff, Producers: Dominic Crossley-Holland, Dan Cogan, Chris James, Gentry Kirby)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>The History of Concrete\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director: John Wilson, Producers: Clark Filio, Shirel Kozak, Allie Viti) \u2014 After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n I Want Your Sex\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Gregg Araki, Screenwriter and Producer: Karley Sciortino, Producers: Seth Caplan, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Courtney L. Cunniff)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>When fresh-faced Elliot lands a job with artist and provocateur Erika Tracy, his fantasies come true as she taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal, and murder.\u00a0Cast: Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, Charli xcx. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n In The Blink of An Eye\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Andrew Stanton, Screenwriter: Colby Day, Producer: Jared Ian Goldman)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.\u00a0Cast: Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, Daveed Diggs, Jorge Vargas, Tanaya Beatty. World Premiere. Fiction. 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Winner.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>The Invite<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A. (Director: Olivia Wilde, Screenwriters: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Producers: David Permut, Ben Browning, Megan Ellison) \u2014 Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.\u00a0Cast: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Edward Norton. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Jane Elliott Against the World\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Judd Ehrlich, Producers: Max Powers, Elena Gaby)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 A rural Iowa schoolteacher becomes a national voice against racism after leading a controversial 1968 lesson in discrimination with her all-white third-grade class. Now nearly 90, she refuses to hold back amid today\u2019s fights about race, history, and power after a lifetime of speaking out.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Alex Gibney, Producers: Erin Edeiken, Sruthi Pinnamaneni)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 Previously unseen footage captured by Salman Rushdie\u2019s wife, Rachel Elizabeth Griffiths, documents his journey. Following not just his physical rehabilitation, but also the restoration of his spirit and optimism. Inspired by Rushdie\u2019s memoir\u00a0Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder<\/i>.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Last First: Winter K2\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A., U.K. (Director: Amir Bar-Lev, Producers: John Battsek, Sean Richard, Sarah Thomson, Howard T. Owens, Ben Silverman)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 The race to grab the last great prize in mountaineering, K2 in winter, left five dead. It exposed deep fault lines in alpinism today: pressures from commercialization, toxic effects of social media, and long-brewing tensions between those who\u2019ve been marginalized and those who\u2019ve always basked in the sport\u2019s glory.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The Moment<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Aidan Zamiri, Screenwriter: Bertie Brandes, Producers: Charli xcx, David Hinojosa)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.\u00a0Cast: Charli xcx, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Oldest Person in the World\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Sam Green, Producers: Alison Byrne Fields, Josh Penn)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 A decade-long global journey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Once Upon A Time In Harlem<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/\u00a0U.S.A. (Directors: William Greaves, David Greaves, Producers: Liani Greaves, Anne de Mare) \u2014 A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/i>The Only Living Pickpocket in New York<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Noah Segan, Producers: Katie McNeill, Leopold Hughes, Ben LeClair)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim the stolen goods.\u00a0Cast: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Steve Buscemi. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Directors and Producers: Judd Apatow, Neil Berkeley, Producers: Amanda Rohlke, David Heiman)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that\u2019s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Queen of Chess\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Rory Kennedy, Screenwriters and Producers: Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester) \u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men\u2019s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polg\u00e1r revolutionizes the sport\u2019s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n See You When I See You\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Jay Duplass, Screenwriter and Producer: Adam Cayton-Holland, Producers: Fred Bernstein, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 With the help of his family, a comedy writer battles PTSD after the tragic death of his sister.\u00a0Cast: Cooper Raiff, David Duchovny, Kaitlyn Dever, Hope Davis, Lucy Boynton, Ariela Barer. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The Shitheads\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Macon Blair, Producers: Alex Orr, Brandon James, Nathan Klingher, Mark Fasano, Josh Harris, Ford Corbett)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014\u00a0<\/i><\/b>When two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.\u00a0Cast: Dave Franco, O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames, Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun, Peter Dinklage. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Time and Water\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A., Iceland (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Sara Dosa, Screenwriters: Jocelyne Chaput, Erin Casper, Andri Sn\u00e6r Magnason, Producers: Shane Boris, Elijah Stevens, Jameka Autry) \u2014 Facing the death of his country\u2019s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Sn\u00e6r Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away \u2014 family, memory, time, and water.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Troublemaker\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ South Africa, U.S.A., U.K. (Director and Producer: Antoine Fuqua, Screenwriter: Michael Toomey Mann, Producers: Mac Maharaj, Arthur Landon, Kevin Mann, Mark Bauch, Thabang Lehobye)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 The struggle against apartheid is recounted through Nelson Mandela\u2019s own voice, drawn from recordings he made while writing his autobiography\u00a0Long Walk to Freedom<\/i>.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The Weight<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Padraic McKinley, Screenwriters: Matthew Booi, Matthew Chapman, Shelby Gaines, Producers: Simon Fields, Nathan Fields, Ryan Hawke, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo) \u2014\u00a0<\/i>In Oregon in 1933, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy tempts him with early release if he smuggles gold through deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and Murphy questions how far he\u2019ll go to see his child again.\u00a0Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Sam Hazeldine. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n When A Witness Recants\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Dawn Porter, Producers: Miriam Weintraub, Jennifer Oko)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison \u2014 creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Wicker\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Directors and Screenwriters: Eleanor Wilson, Alex Huston Fischer, Producers: Ed Sinclair, Tom Carver, Justin Lothrop, Brad Zimmerman, Ryan Heller, Lia Buman)\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u2014 A fisherwoman asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband.\u00a0Cast: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n MIDNIGHT<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n From horror flicks and wild comedies to chilling thrillers and works that defy any genre, these films will keep you wide-awake and on the edge of your seat. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include\u00a0Together<\/i>,\u00a0I Saw the TV Glow<\/i>,\u00a0Love Lies Bleeding<\/i>,\u00a0Infinity Pool<\/i>,\u00a0Talk to Me<\/i>,\u00a0FRESH<\/i>,\u00a0Hereditary<\/i>,\u00a0Mandy<\/i>,\u00a0Relic<\/i>,\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0The Babadook<\/i>.<\/p>\n The Best Summer\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>U.S.A, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand (Director and Producer: Tamra Davis, Producer: Shelby Meade) \u2014 Immersive POV camera footage reveals electric performances, candid interviews, and intimate backstage life with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Pavement, Rancid, Beck, The Amps, and Bikini Kill \u2014 an all-access view inside an era-defining moment in music.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Buddy<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/i>U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Casper Kelly, Screenwriter: Jamie King, Producers: Tyler Davidson, Drew Sykes, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Tracy Rosenblum) \u2014 A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids television show.\u00a0Cast: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Leviticus\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Australia (Director and Screenwriter: Adrian Chiarella, Producers: Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Hannah Ngo) \u2014 Two star-crossed teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most \u2014 each other.\u00a0Cast: Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Mia Wasikowska, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Mum, I\u2019m Alien Pregnant\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>New Zealand (Director and Screenwriter: THUNDERLIPS, Producers: Alix Whittaker, Morgan Leigh Stewart, Ilai Amar \u2014 When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant, she must overcome skeptical doctors, a useless baby daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.\u00a0Cast: Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, Jackie van Beek. World Premiere. Fiction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Rock Springs<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\/ U.S.A., Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Vera Miao, Producers: Stephen Feder,<\/p>\n Kiri Hart, Poppy Hanks, Greta Talia Fuentes, Jason Michael Berman, Jordan Moldo) \u2014 After the death of her father, a grieving young girl moves to an isolated house in a new town with her mother and grandmother, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town\u2019s history and the woods behind their new home.\u00a0Cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Benedict Wong, Jimmy O. Yang, Aria Kim, Fiona Fu. World Premiere. Fiction. Available online for public.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Saccharine\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Australia (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Natalie Erika James, Producers: Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw) \u2014 Hana, a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.\u00a0Cast: Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n undertone<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/i>Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Ian Tuason, Producers: Dan Slater, Cody Calahan) \u2014 The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.\u00a0Cast: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Mich\u00e8le Duquet, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jeff Yung. U.S. Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n EPISODIC<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Our Episodic section was created specifically for bold stories told in multiple episodes, with an emphasis on independent perspectives and innovative storytelling. Past projects that have premiered within this category include\u00a0Pee-wee as Himself<\/i>,\u00a0Hal & Harper<\/i>,\u00a0Penelope<\/i>,\u00a0LOLLA: THE STORY OF LOLLAPALOOZA<\/i>,\u00a0Willie Nelson and Family<\/i>,\u00a0OJ: Made in America<\/i>,\u00a0Top of the Lake,<\/i>\u00a0Wild Wild Country<\/i>,\u00a0The Jinx<\/i>,\u00a0Work in Progress<\/i>,\u00a0State of the Union<\/i>,\u00a0Gentefied<\/i>,\u00a0Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men<\/i>, and\u00a0Quarter Life Poetry<\/i>.<\/p>\n BAIT<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/i>U.K., U.S.A. (Executive Producers: Riz Ahmed, Allie Moore, Ben Karlin) \u2014 Struggling actor Shah Latif auditions for the role of a lifetime, only to see his life spiral out of control over four frenetic days.\u00a0Cast: Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Aasiya Sha. World Premiere. Fiction. Six-episode season, screening first three episodes in person.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Screener<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe, Producers: Michael J. McGarry, Thomas Cross) \u2013\u2013 An independent film screener leaks from a talent agency.\u00a0Cast: Shereen Lani Younes, Jon Rudnitsky, B.K. Cannon, Boni Mata, Shaun Brown, Nicolette Doke. World Premiere. Fiction. Five-episode series, screening first three episodes in person.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Fiction Pilot Showcase:<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n FreeLance\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: The Turner Brothers, Executive Producers: Cynthia Turner, Stephen Love Jr., Spence Moore II, Kevin Fredericks) \u2014 A young filmmaker documents his journey toward his first movie as he moves in with a friend group of ambitious creatives, all trying to support one another\u2019s dreams in an oversaturated market. This inexperienced crew of 20-somethings takes on unorthodox jobs to build their brand and pay rent.\u00a0Cast: Spence Moore II, Lou Young, Lou Ratchett, Bernard \u201cB Nard\u201d Clark, Ren\u00e9 Vaca, Elijah Cooper. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Soft Boil\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Alec Goldberg, Producers: Camille Wormser, Hannah Connery, Clay Susick, Vivian Kerr, Don Ohmer) \u2013\u2013 Lulu takes a job as a nanny only to discover that her new boss isn\u2019t who she expected.\u00a0Cast: Camille Wormser, John Gemberling, Madison Shamoun, Vivian Kerr, Patrick Tabari. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Worried\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i><\/b>U.S.A. (Director: Nicole Holofcener; Executive Producers: Tim Foley, Michael B. Clark, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins) \u2013\u2013 No one is more worried about Jules and Poppy than Jules and Poppy.\u00a0Cast: Gideon Adlon, Rachel Kaly, Devon Bostick, Cora Kirk. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Nonfiction Pilot Showcase:<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Murder 101\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i>U.S.A. (Director: Stacey Lee, Executive Producers: Stephanie Lydecker, Dianne McGunigle, Jon Watts) \u2014 A case that haunted Tennessee\u2019s best detectives for decades is cracked wide open by the most unlikely of investigators: a high school sociology class.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n The Oligarch and the Art Dealer<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/i>Denmark, France, U.S.A. (Director: Andreas Dalsgaard, Producers: Christoph J\u00f6rg, Miriam Norgaard) \u2014 Yves Bouvier brokers masterpieces, from da Vinci to Rothko, into the private collection of Dmitry Rybolovlev until Bouvier is accused of a billion-dollar betrayal. Rising ambitions, frayed relationships, and bruised egos fuel a decade-long all-out war between the Swiss art dealer and the elusive Russian oligarch.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n SPOTLIGHT<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The Spotlight program is a tribute to the cinema we love, presenting films that have played throughout the world. Films that have played in this category in recent years include\u00a0One to One: John & Yoko<\/i>,\u00a0Hit Man<\/i>,\u00a0Joyland<\/i>,\u00a0The Worst Person in the World<\/i>,\u00a0The Biggest Little Farm<\/i>,\u00a0The Rider<\/i>,\u00a0Ida<\/i>, and\u00a0The Lobster<\/i>.\u00a0<\/i>Spotlight is presented by Audible.<\/p>\n Broken English\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/b>U.K. (Directors and Screenwriters: Jane Pollard, Iain Forsyth, Screenwriter: Ian Martin, Producer: Beth Earl) \u2014 A portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter, and icon Marianne Faithfull.\u00a0U.S. Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Tuner\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/ Canada, U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Daniel Roher, Screenwriter: Robert Ramsey, Producers: JoAnne Sellar, Lila Yacoub, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler) \u2014 A gifted piano tuner with a unique auditory condition discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.\u00a0Cast: Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno. Fiction.<\/i><\/i>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n FAMILY MATINEE<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n For over a decade, the Family Matinee section of the Festival (formerly known as KIDS) has been built for audiences of all ages, but especially for our youngest independent film fans. Films that have played in this category in recent years include\u00a0The Legend of Ochi<\/i>,\u00a0Out of My Mind<\/i>,\u00a0Blueback<\/i>,\u00a0The Elephant Queen<\/i>,\u00a0Science Fair<\/i>,\u00a0The Eagle Huntress<\/i>, and\u00a0Shaun the Sheep<\/i>.<\/p>\n Cookie Queens\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i>U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Alysa Nahmias, Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Jennifer Sims) \u2014 It\u2019s Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling \u201cCookie Queen,\u201d navigating an $800 million business in which childhood and ambition collide.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.\u00a0<\/i>Salt Lake City Celebration Film.<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Fing!\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\/\u00a0<\/i>Australia, U.K. (Director: Jeffrey Walker, Screenwriters: David Walliams, Kevin Cecil, Producers: Jo Sargent, Todd Fellman) \u2014 A demanding little girl and her parents, the Meeks, battle an outrageously entitled viscount to protect their rare, furry, one-eyed Fing from those fixated on exploiting this wondrous creature.\u00a0Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Blake Harrison, David Walliams, Iona Bell, Penelope Wilton, Taika Waititi. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n SPECIAL SCREENINGS<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n One-of-a-kind moments highlight new independent works that add to the unique Festival experience.<\/p>\n The Story of Documentary Film<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>\/ U.K. (Director: Mark Cousins, Producer: John Archer) \u2013\u2013\u00a0<\/i>Tracing the evolution of documentary film across time, examining landmark works and hidden treasures, while revealing how the form has helped us see and make sense of our world.\u00a0World Premiere. Documentary.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n Sundance\u00a0Institute<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n As a champion and curator of independent stories, the nonprofit\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute provides and preserves the space for artists across storytelling media to create and thrive. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institute\u2019s signature labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally.\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Collab<\/span><\/a>, a digital community platform, brings a global cohort of working artists together to learn from\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute advisors and connect with each other in a creative space, developing and sharing works in progress. The\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences and artists to ignite new ideas, discover original voices, and build a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Through the\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute artist programs, we have supported such projects as\u00a0Beasts of the Southern Wild<\/i>,\u00a0The Big Sick<\/i>,\u00a0Bottle Rocket<\/i>,\u00a0Boys Don\u2019t Cry<\/i>,\u00a0Boys State<\/i>,\u00a0Call Me by Your Name<\/i>,\u00a0Clemency<\/i>,\u00a0CODA<\/i>,\u00a0D\u00ecdi (<\/i>\u5f1f\u5f1f)<\/i>,\u00a0Drunktown\u2019s Finest<\/i>,\u00a0The Farewell<\/i>,\u00a0Fire of Love<\/i>,\u00a0Flee<\/i>,\u00a0Fruitvale Station<\/i>,\u00a0Half Nelson<\/i>,\u00a0Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/i>,\u00a0Hereditary<\/i>,\u00a0The Infiltrators<\/i>,\u00a0The Last Black Man in San Francisco<\/i>,\u00a0Little Woods<\/i>,\u00a0Love & Basketball<\/i>,\u00a0Me and You and Everyone We Know<\/i>,\u00a0Mudbound<\/i>,\u00a0Nanny<\/i>,\u00a0One Child Nation<\/i>,\u00a0Pariah<\/i>,\u00a0Raising Victor Vargas<\/i>,\u00a0RBG<\/i>,\u00a0Requiem for a Dream<\/i>,\u00a0Reservoir Dogs<\/i>,\u00a0Sin Nombre<\/i>,\u00a0Sorry to Bother You<\/i>,\u00a0Strong Island<\/i>,\u00a0Summer of Soul (\u2026Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)<\/i>,\u00a0Swiss Army Man<\/i>,\u00a0A Thousand and One<\/i>,\u00a0Top of the Lake<\/i>,\u00a0Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?<\/i>, and\u00a0Zola.<\/i>\u00a0Through year-round artist programs, the Institute also nurtured the early careers of such artists as Paul Thomas Anderson, Gregg Araki, Darren Aronofsky, Lisa Cholodenko, Nia DaCosta, Ryan Coogler, The Daniels, Robert Eggers, Rick Famuyiwa, David Gordon Green, Sterlin Harjo, Marielle Heller, Miranda July, Nikyatu Jusu, James Mangold, John Cameron Mitchell, Kimberly Peirce, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Boots Riley, A.V. Rockwell, Ira Sachs, Walter Salles, Quentin Tarantino, Erica Tremblay, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang, and Chlo\u00e9 Zhao. Support\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute in our commitment to uplifting bold artists and powerful storytelling globally by making a donation at\u00a0sundance.org\/donate<\/span><\/a>. Join\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Sundance\u00a0Institute<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Facebook<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Instagram<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>TikTok<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0X<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>and\u00a0Bluesky<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Sundance\u00a0Film Festival\u00ae<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Film Festival, a program of the nonprofit\u00a0Sundance\u00a0Institute, is the preeminent gathering of original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives. Since 1985, hundreds of films launched at the Festival have gone on to gain critical acclaim and reach new audiences worldwide. The Festival has introduced some of the most groundbreaking films and episodic works of the past three decades, including\u00a0Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/i>,\u00a0Prime Minister<\/i>,\u00a0Pee-wee as Himself<\/i>,\u00a0D\u00ecdi (<\/i>\u5f1f\u5f1f)<\/i>,\u00a0A Real Pain<\/i>,\u00a0Daughters<\/i>,\u00a0Thelma<\/i>,\u00a0Will & Harper<\/i>,\u00a0Past Lives<\/i>,\u00a020 Days in Mariupol<\/i>,\u00a0The Eternal Memory<\/i>,\u00a0Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie<\/i>,\u00a0A Thousand and One<\/i>,\u00a0Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields<\/i>,\u00a0Rye Lane<\/i>,\u00a0Navalny<\/i>,\u00a0Fire of Love<\/i>,\u00a0Flee<\/i>,\u00a0CODA<\/i>,\u00a0Passing<\/i>,\u00a0Summer of Soul (\u2026Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)<\/i>,\u00a0Minari<\/i>,\u00a0Clemency<\/i>,\u00a0Never Rarely Sometimes Always<\/i>,\u00a0Zola<\/i>,\u00a0O.J.: Made in America<\/i>,\u00a0On the Record<\/i>,\u00a0Boys State<\/i>,\u00a0The Farewell<\/i>,\u00a0Honeyland<\/i>,\u00a0One Child Nation<\/i>,\u00a0The Souvenir<\/i>,\u00a0The Infiltrators<\/i>,\u00a0Sorry to Bother You<\/i>,\u00a0Top of the Lake<\/i>,\u00a0Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?<\/i>,\u00a0Hereditary<\/i>,\u00a0Call Me by Your Name<\/i>,\u00a0Get Out<\/i>,\u00a0The Big Sick<\/i>,\u00a0Mudbound<\/i>,\u00a0Fruitvale Station<\/i>,\u00a0Whiplash<\/i>,\u00a0Brooklyn<\/i>,\u00a0Precious<\/i>,\u00a0The Cove<\/i>,\u00a0Little Miss Sunshine<\/i>,\u00a0An Inconvenient Truth<\/i>,\u00a0Napoleon Dynamite<\/i>,\u00a0Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/i>,\u00a0Reservoir Dogs<\/i>, and\u00a0sex, lies, and videotape<\/i>. The program consists of fiction and nonfiction features and short films, series and episodic content, innovative storytelling, and performances, as well as conversations and other events. The 2026 Festival will be held January 22\u2013February 1, 2026 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, and online January 29\u2013February 1, 2026 across the country. Be a part of the Festival at\u00a0festival.sundance.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and follow the Festival on\u00a0Facebook<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Instagram<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0TikTok<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0X<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>and\u00a0Bluesky<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n