The Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work that it has selected to play in the Feature Film, Indie Episodic and New Frontier categories for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The festival is set to take place in a hybrid format, including in-person in Park City, Salt Lake City and the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, as well as through online screenings and Satellite Screens venues across the U.S.<\/p>\n
Sundance will begin in Park City with 11 opening night movies, including Jesse Eisenberg’s directing debut, the relationship comedy, When You Finish Saving the World<\/strong><\/em>. Other selections to be featured during the opening night are Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Martins’ Marte Um (Mars One)<\/em><\/strong> and The Princess<\/em><\/strong>, a documentary profile of Diana Spencer.<\/p>\n Like this year’s edition of the festival, next year’s Premiere section will feature a large selection of non-fiction work, including a movie from Ramin Bahrani, 2nd Chance<\/em><\/strong>, about the inventor of the bulletproof vest. The Midnight selection will premiere Meet Me in the Bathroom<\/em><\/strong>, which chronicles about the early 2000s music scene, during Sundance’s opening night.<\/p>\n Another notable part of next month’s festival is the Premiere section, which will feature a number of foreign-language features. One anticipated film in the section is Final Cut<\/strong><\/em>, a zombie feature from Oscar winning writer-director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist<\/strong><\/em>). The movie is a French remake of the 2017 Japanese feature, One Cut of the Dead<\/em><\/strong>, and stars Romain Duris and B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Bejo.<\/p>\n Sundance 2022 will also screen a multitude of anticipated documentaries, including W. Kamau Bell’s We Need to Talk about Cosby,<\/strong><\/em> which chronicles the rise and fall of Bill Cosby. Kanye West will also be featured a non-fiction movie, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy<\/em><\/strong>, which will include never-seen footage. Another noteworthy documentary that will play during the festival is Descendant<\/strong><\/em>, during which director Margaret Brown explores the last slave ship to deliver slaves to the U.S. to her Mobile, Alabama hometown.<\/p>\n Sundance has become known for reflecting the current state of the film industry, and 2022 will be no exception. The festival is adapting to the COVID landscape with its hybrid edition, which is combing last year’s successful virtual platform with a live, in-person event in Utah.<\/p>\n Next year’s hybrid version of Sundance is being led by director Tabitha Jackson, in her second edition. Director of programming Kim Yutani is also returning to Sundance, for her fourth edition of America’s leading indie film festival.<\/p>\n For next year’s edition of Sundance, Jackson was able to convince content providers to make their content available both in theaters and online. She admitted she was surprised that making that a condition of festival acceptance turned out to be a “frictionless negotiation. This community get it. People are willing to come along with us. It seems our success is important to the vibrancy of what everyone is trying to do.”<\/p>\n The full list of projects that will be playing during the Sundance Film Festival 2022, which includes 82 feature-length films representing 28 countries, is listed below.<\/p>\n U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Presenting the world premieres of fiction feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film.<\/p>\n 892<\/em><\/strong> \/ <\/em>U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Abi Damaris Corbin, Screenwriter: Kwame Kwei-Armah, Producers: Ashley Levinson, Salman Al-Rashid, Sam Frohman, Kevin Turen, Mackenzie Fargo) \u2014 When Brian Brown-Easley’s disability check fails to materialize from Veterans Affairs, he finds himself on the brink of homelessness and breaking his daughter’s heart. No other options, he walks into a Wells Fargo Bank and says “I’ve got a bomb.” Cast: John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, Selenis Leyva. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Alice <\/em><\/strong>\/ <\/em>U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Krystin Ver Linden, Producer: Peter Lawson) \u2014 When a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor, she discovers the shocking reality that exists beyond the treeline\u2026it\u2019s 1973. Inspired by true events. Cast: Keke Palmer, Common, Jonny Lee Miller, Gaius Charles. World Premiere.<\/p>\n blood <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Bradley Rust Gray, Producers: David Urrutia, Bradley Rust Gray, So Yong Kim, Elika Portnoy, Alex Orlovsky, Jonathon Komack Martin) \u2014 After the death of her husband, a young woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend. But when comforting turns to affection, she realizes she must give herself permission before she can fall in love again. Cast: Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Gustaf Skarsg\u00e5rd, Futaba Okazaki, Issey Ogata. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Cha Cha Real Smooth<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Cooper Raiff, Producers: Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Erik Feig, Jessica Switch, Cooper Raiff) \u2014 A directionless college graduate embarks on a relationship with a young mom and her teenage daughter while learning the boundaries of his new bar mitzvah party-starting gig. Cast: Dakota Johnson, Cooper Raiff, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Assante, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Dual<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Riley Stearns, Producers: Nate Bolotin, Aram Tertzakian, Lee Kim, Riley Stearns, Nick Spicer, Maxime Cottray) \u2014 After receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah commissions a clone of herself to ease the loss for her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempt to have her clone decommissioned fails, and leads to a court-mandated duel to the death. Cast: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Emergency<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director: Carey Williams, Screenwriter: KD Davila, Producers: Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, John Fischer) \u2014 Ready for a night of partying, a group of Black and Latino college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unusual emergency. Cast: RJ Cyler, Donald Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. World Premiere. DAY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Master<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Mariama Diallo, Producers: Joshua Astrachan, Brad Becker-Parton, Andrea Roa) \u2014 Three women strive to find their place at an elite New England university. As the insidious specter of racism haunts the campus in increasingly supernatural fashion, each fights to survive in this space of privilege. Cast: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Talia Ryder, Talia Balsam, Amber Gray. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Nanny<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Nikyatu Jusu, Producers: Nikkia Moulterie, Daniela Taplin Lundberg) \u2014 Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together. Cast: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Palm Trees and Power Lines<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Jamie Dack, Screenwriter: Audrey Findlay, Producers: Leah Chen Baker, Jamie Dack) \u2014 Seventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer aimlessly tanning with her best friend, tiptoeing around her fragile mother, and getting stoned with a group of boys from school. This monotony is disrupted by an encounter with Tom, a man twice her age, who promises an alternative to Lea\u2019s unsatisfying adolescent life. Cast: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Watcher<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director: Chloe Okuno, Screenwriter: Zack Ford, Producers: Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Derek Dauchy, John Finemore, Aaron Kaplan, Mason Novick) \u2014 A young woman moves into a new apartment with her fianc\u00e9 and is tormented by the feeling that she is being stalked by an unseen watcher in an adjacent building. Cast: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Ciubuciu Bogdan Alexandru. World Premiere.<\/p>\n U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n World-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people and events that shape the present day.<\/p>\n Aftershock <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors and Producers: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee) \u2014 Following the preventable deaths of their partners due to childbirth complications, two bereaved fathers galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises of our time \u2013 the U.S. maternal health crisis. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Descendant <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Margaret Brown, Producers: Essie Chambers, Kyle Martin) \u2014 Clotilda<\/em>, the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to the United States, arrived in Alabama 40 years after African slave trading became a capital offense. It was promptly burned, and its existence denied. After a century shrouded in secrecy and speculation, descendants of the Clotilda\u2019<\/em>s survivors are reclaiming their story. World Premiere.<\/p>\n The Exiles <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Ben Klein, Violet Columbus, Producers: Maria Chiu, Ben Klein, Violet Columbus) \u2014 Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre, in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Fire Of Love <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Sara Dosa, Producers: Shane Boris, Ina Fichman, Sara Dosa) \u2014 Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia & Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded. A doomed love triangle between Katia, Maurice and volcanoes, told through their archival footage. World Premiere. DAY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Free Chol Soo Lee <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Julie Ha, Eugene Yi, Producers: Su Kim, Jean Tsien, Sona Jo, Julie Ha, Eugene Yi) \u2014 After a Korean immigrant is wrongly convicted of a 1973 San Francisco Chinatown gang murder, Asian Americans unite as never before to free Chol Soo Lee. A former street hustler becomes the symbol for a landmark movement. But once out, he self-destructs, threatening the movement\u2019s legacy and the man himself. World Premiere.<\/p>\n I Didn\u2019t See You There <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Reid Davenport, Producer: Keith Wilson) \u2014 Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into an unflinching meditation on freakdom, (in)visibility, and the pursuit of individual agency. World Premiere.<\/p>\n The Janes <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes, Producers: Emma Pildes, Daniel Arcana, Jessica Levin) \u2014 In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on Chicago\u2019s South Side. Seven women were arrested. The accused were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions. They called themselves JANE. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Jihad Rehab <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Meg Smaker, Producers: Meg Smaker, Bryan Storkel) \u2014 A group of Al-Qaeda members are transferred from Guantanamo to a secretive rehabilitation center for Islamic extremists. World Premiere.<\/p>\n TikTok, Boom. <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Shalini Kantayya, Producers: Ross M. Dinerstein. Shalini Kantayya, Danni Mynard) \u2014 With TikTok now crowned the world\u2019s most downloaded app, these are the personal stories of a cultural phenomenon, told through an ensemble cast of Gen-Z natives, journalists and experts alike. This film seeks to answer, ‘why is an app, best known for people dancing, the target of so much controversy?’ World Premiere.<\/p>\n WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Ten films from emerging filmmaking talents around the world offer fresh perspectives and inventive styles.<\/p>\n Brian And Charles \/ <\/em><\/strong>U.K. (Director: Jim Archer, Screenwriters: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Producer: Rupert Majendie)\u00a0 \u2014 A story of friendship, love, and letting go. And a 7ft tall robot that eats cabbages. A comedy shot in documentary format. Cast: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie, Lowri Izzard, Mari Izzard. World Premiere.<\/p>\n The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future \/ <\/em><\/strong>Chile\/France\/U.S.A\/Germany (Director and Screenwriter: Francisca Alegr\u00eda, Screenwriters: Fernanda Urrejola, Manuela Infante, Producers: Tom Dercourt, Alejandra Garc\u00eda)\u00a0 \u2014 Cecilia and her children travel to her aging father\u2019s dairy farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her mother, a woman dead for many years, whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them. Cast: Leonor Varela, Mia Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Enzo Ferrada, Luis Dubo\u0301. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Dos Estaciones \/ <\/em><\/strong>Mexico (Director and Screenwriter: Juan Pablo Gonz\u00e1lez, Screenwriters: Ana Isabel Fern\u00e1ndez, Ilana Coleman, Producers: Jamie Gon\u00e7alves, Ilana Coleman, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan)\u00a0 \u2014 In the bucolic hills of Mexico\u2019s Jalisco highlands, iron-willed businesswoman Maria Garcia fights the impending collapse of her tequila factory. Cast: Teresa S\u00e1nchez, Tat\u00edn Vera, Rafaela Fuentes, Manuel Garc\u00eda-Rulfo. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Gentle \/ <\/em><\/strong>Hungary (Directors: Anna Eszter Nemes, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Csuja, Screenwriters: L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Csuja, Anna Eszter Nemes, Producers: Andr\u00e1s Muhi, G\u00e1bor Ferenczy)\u00a0 \u2014 Edina, a female bodybuilder, is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with Adam, her partner and trainer: to win the world championship. The odd love she finds on her way there makes her see the difference between her dreams and her true self. Cast: Eszter Csonka, Gy\u00f6rgy Tur\u00f3s, Csaba Krisztik. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Girl Picture \/ <\/em><\/strong>Finland (Director: Alli Haapasalo, Screenwriters: Ilona Ahti, Daniela Hakulinen, Producers: Leila Lyytik\u00e4inen, Elina Pohjola)\u00a0 \u2014 Mimmi, Emma and R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 are girls at the cusp of womanhood, trying to draw their own contours. In three consecutive Fridays two of them experience the earth-moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she\u2019s never experienced before: pleasure. Cast: Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, Linnea Leino. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Klondike \/ <\/em><\/strong>Ukraine\/Turkey (Director and Screenwriter: Maryna Er Gorbach, Producers: Maryna Er Gorbach, Mehmet Bahadir Er, Sviatoslav BulakovskyI)\u00a0 \u2014 The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia \u2013 Ukraine during the start of war. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. Shortly after, they find themselves at the center of an air crash catastrophe on July 17, 2014. Cast: Oxana Cherkashyna, Sergey Shadrin, Oleg Scherbina, Oleg Shevchuk, Artur Aramyan, Evgenij Efremov. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Leonor Will Never Die \/ <\/em><\/strong>Philippines (Director and Screenwriter: Martika Ramirez Escobar, Producers: Monster Jimenez, Mario Cornejo)\u00a0 \u2014 Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay. Cast: Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides, Anthony Falcon. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Marte Um (Mars One) \/ <\/em><\/strong>Brazil (Director and Screenwriter: Gabriel Martins, Producer: Thiago Mac\u00eado Correia)\u00a0 \u2014 In Brazil, a lower-middle-class Black family of four tries to keep their spirits up and their dreams going in the months that follow the election of a right-wing president, a man who represents everything they are not. Cast: Rejane Faria, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Souza, C\u00edcero Lucas. World Premiere. DAY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Utama \/ <\/em><\/strong>Bolivia\/Uruguay\/France (Director and Screenwriter: Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Producers: Santiago Loayza Grisi, Federico Moreira, Marcos Loayza, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre)\u00a0 \u2014 In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. When an uncommon long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and his wife Sisa face the dilemma of resisting or being defeated by the environment and time itself. Cast: Jose Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos Choque. World Premiere.<\/p>\n You Won\u2019t Be Alone \/ <\/em><\/strong>Australia (Director and Screenwriter: Goran Stolevski, Producers: Kristina Ceyton, Sam Jennings) \u2014 In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant\u2019s shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others. Cast: Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, F\u00e9lix Maritaud, Sara Klimoska. World Premiere.<\/p>\n WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Ten documentaries by some of the boldest filmmakers working around the world today.<\/p>\n All That Breathes \/ <\/em><\/strong>India, U.S.A., U.K. (Director and Producer: Shaunak Sen, Producers: Aman Mann, Teddy Leifer) \u2014 Against the darkening backdrop of Delhi\u2019s apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Calendar Girls \/ <\/em><\/strong>Sweden (Directors, Screenwriters and Producers: Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen) \u2014 A coming-of-golden-age look at Florida\u2019s most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of \u201cthe little old lady,\u201d and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can. World Premiere.<\/p>\n A House Made of Splinters \/ <\/em><\/strong>Denmark (Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont, Producer: Monica Hellstr\u00f6m) \u2014 In Eastern Ukraine, follow the daily life of children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Midwives \/ <\/em><\/strong>Myanmar (Director: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, Producers: Bob Moore, Ulla Lehman, Mila Aung-Thwin, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing) \u2014 Two midwives work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar. World Premiere.<\/p>\n The Mission \/ <\/em><\/strong>Finland (Director and Screenwriter: Tania Anderson, Producers: Isabella Karhu, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen) \u2014 A revelation of the inner lives of young LDS missionaries, as they leave their homes for the first time and embark upon the most emotionally, physically and psychologically challenging period of their life. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Nothing Compares \/<\/em><\/strong> Ireland, U.K. (Director: Kathryn Ferguson, Producers: Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie) \u2014 The story of Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and subsequent exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on Sin\u00e9ad\u2019s prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Sirens \/<\/em><\/strong> U.S.A., Lebanon (Director, Screenwriter and Producer: Rita Baghdadi, Producer: Camilla Hall) \u2014 On the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East\u2019s first all-female metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. World Premiere.<\/p>\n Tantura \/ <\/em><\/strong>Israel (Director and Screenwriter: Alon Schwarz, Screenwriter and Producer: Shaul Schwarz. Producer: Maiken Baird) \u2014 In 1948, the State of Israel was established and civil war broke out. Hundreds of Palestinian villages were destroyed with their inhabitants killed or exiled. The film focuses on one village: Tantura, bringing to light Israel\u2019s founding myth and its society\u2019s inability to come to terms with its dark past. World Premiere. DAY ONE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Territory \/ <\/em><\/strong>Brazil\/Denmark\/United States (Director: Alex Pritz, Producers: Will N. Miller, Sigrid Dyekj\u00e6r, Lizzie Gillett, Anonymous) \u2014 When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest. World Premiere.<\/p>\n We Met in Virtual Reality \/ <\/em><\/strong>U.K. (Director, Screenwriter and Producer: Joe Hunting) \u2014 Filmed entirely inside the world of VR, this v\u00e9rit\u00e9 documentary captures the excitement and surprising intimacy of a burgeoning cultural movement, demonstrating the power of online connection in an isolated world. World Premiere.<\/p>\n NEXT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program.<\/p>\n The Cathedral<\/em><\/strong> \/ Italy, U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Ricky D\u2019Ambrose, Producer: Graham Swon) \u2014 An only child\u2019s account of an American family\u2019s rise and fall over two decades. Cast: Brian d\u2019Arcy James, Monica Barbaro, Mark Zeisler, Geraldine Singer, William Bednar-Carter. North American Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Every Day In Kaimuk\u012b<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director: Alika Tengan, Screenwriters: Naz Kawakami, Alika Tengan. Producers: Jesy Odio, Chapin Hall, Alika Tengan, Naz Kawakami) \u2014 A young man is determined to give his life meaning outside of Kaimuk\u012b, the small Hawaiian town where he grew up, even if it means leaving everything he\u2019s ever known and loved behind. Cast: Naz Kawakami, Rina White, Holden Mandrial-Santos. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Framing Agnes<\/em><\/strong> \/ Canada, U.S.A. (Director: Chase Joynt, Producers: Samantha Curley, Shant Joshi, Chase Joynt) \u2014 After discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, a cast of transgender actors turn a talk show inside out to confront the legacy of a young trans woman forced to choose between honesty and access. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n A Love Song<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Max Walker-Silverman, Producers: Dan Janvey, Jesse Hope, Max Walker-Silverman) \u2014 Two childhood sweethearts, now both widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains. A love story for those who are alone. Cast: Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas, John Way, Marty Grace Dennis. World Premiere. Fiction. DAY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Mija<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director: Isabel Castro, Producers: Tabs Breese, Isabel Castro, Yesenia Tlahuel) \u2014 Doris Mu\u00f1oz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom \u201cmaking it\u201d isn\u2019t just a dream: it\u2019s a necessity. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n RIOTSVILLE, USA<\/em><\/strong> \/ U.S.A. (Director: Sierra Pettengill, Producers: Sara Archambault, Jamila Wignot) \u2014 Welcome to Riotsville, a fictional town built by the U.S. military. Using footage shot by the media and government, the film explores the militarization of the police and the reaction of a nation to the uprisings of the late \u201960s, creating a counter-narrative to a critical moment in American history. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n Something In The Dirt <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Screenwriter: Justin Benson, Producers: David Lawson, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson)\u00a0 \u2014 When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other. Cast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n PREMIERES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated fiction and nonfiction films of the coming year.<\/p>\n 2nd Chance <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Ramin Bahrani, Producers: Daniel Turcan, Johnny Galvin, Charles Dorfman, Ramin Bahrani, Jacob Grodnik) \u2014 Bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself 192 times. He launched a multi-million-dollar company and became a cult figure among police. Davis\u2019 rise and fall reveals a man of contradictions and the nature of power and impunity in America. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n AM I OK? <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro, Screenwriter: Lauren Pomerantz, Producers: Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Erik Feig, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Lauren Pomerantz) \u2014 Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she\u2019s moving to London, Lucy reveals a long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy, their friendship is thrown into chaos. Cast: Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, Sean Hayes. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Nina Menkes) \u2014 Based on Nina Menkes\u2019 acclaimed talk \u201cSex & Power: The Visual Language of Cinema\u201d, a mesmerizing journey into how shot design intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse\/ assault and employment discrimination against women. Containing over 175 film clips, this will unalterably change the way we view and make movies. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n Call Jane <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Phyllis Nagy, Screenwriters: Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi, Producers: Robbie Brenner, David Wulf, Kevin McKeon, Lee Broda, Claude Amadeo, Michael D\u2019Alto) \u2014 Chicago, 1968: after having a life-saving secret abortion, a suburban housewife seeks to give women access to healthy and safe abortions through an underground collective of women known as \u201cJane.\u201d Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku, Cory Michael Smith. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n DOWNFALL: The Case Against Boeing <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Rory Kennedy, Screenwriters: Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester, Producers: Rory Kennedy, Mark Bailey, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Keven McAlester, Amanda Rohlke) \u2014 An investigation of the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost. At once a chilling portrait of a crumbling corporate culture and a fierce indictment of Wall Street\u2019s corrupting influence. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n Emily the Criminal <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: John Patton Ford, Producers: Tyler Davidson, Aubrey Plaza, Drew Sykes) \u2014 Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences. Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gina Gershon. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n FINAL CUT <\/em><\/strong>\/ France (Director and Screenwriter: Michel Hazanavicius, Producers: John Penotti, No\u00ebmie Devide, Alain de la Mata, Brahim Chioua, Michel Hazanavicius, Vincent Maravalr) \u2014 Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies. Cast: Romain Duris, B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Bejo, Gr\u00e9gory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz, Rapha\u00ebl Quenard. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n God\u2019s Country <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Julian Higgins, Screenwriters: Shaye Ogbonna, Julian Higgins, Producers: Miranda Bailey, Halee Bernard, Julian Higgins, Amanda Marshall) \u2014 When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she\u2019s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences. Cast: Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Kai Lennox, Tanaya Beatty. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Good Luck to You, Leo Grande <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.K. (Director: Sophie Hyde, Screenwriter: Katy Brand, Producers: Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski) \u2014 Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher, is yearning for some adventure, and some sex. Good sex. And she has a plan: she hires a young sex worker named Leo Grande. Cast: Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Adamma Ebo, Producers: Daniel Kaluuya, Adanne Ebo, Rowan Riley, Amandla Crichlow, Jesse Burgum, Matthew Cooper) \u2014 In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist megachurch, attempts to help her pastor husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation. Cast: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Directors: Clarence \u201cCoodie\u201d Simmons, Chike Ozah, Producers: Clarence \u201cCoodie\u201d Simmons, Chike Ozah, Leah Natasha Thomas) \u2014 Kanye West in three acts. The story beyond the iconic music, an intimate and empathetic chronicle featuring never-before-seen footage from 21 years in the life of a captivating figure. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/strong><\/p>\n La Guerra Civil <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.K. (Director: Eva Longoria Bast\u00f3n, Producers: Eva Longoria Bast\u00f3n, Grant Best, Bernardo Ruiz, Ben Spector, Andrea Cordoba) \u2014 The epic rivalry between iconic boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez in the 1990s sparked a cultural divide between Mexican nationals and Mexican-Americans. A chronicle of a battle that was more than a boxing rivalry, and examines a fascinating slice of the Latino experience in the process. World Premiere. Documentary. DAY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Living <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.K. (Director: Oliver Hermanus, Screenwriter: Kazuo Ishiguro, Producers: Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen) \u2014 In 1952 London, veteran civil servant Williams has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding England post-WWII. As endless paperwork piles up on his desk, he learns he has a fatal illness. Thus begins his quest to find some meaning in his life before it slips away. Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Lucy and Desi <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A (Director: Amy Poehler, Producers: Michael Rosenberg, Justin Wilkes, Nigel Sinclair, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Amy Poehler, Mark Monroe) \u2014 Lucille Ball had an immense influence on the creation of TV syndication, as she rose to become a true entrepreneur and multi-faceted mogul. Through interviews and archival, a tribute to one of the greatest trailblazers in comedy and entertainment. World Premiere. Documentary. SALT LAKE CITY OPENING NIGHT <\/strong><\/p>\n My Old School <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.K. (Director: Jono McLeod, Producers: John Archer, Olivia Lichtenstein) \u2014 The astonishing true story of Scotland\u2019s most notorious imposter. It\u2019s 1993 and 16-year-old Brandon is the new kid in school. Soon he\u2019s top of the class, acing exams and even taking the lead in the school musical. He\u2019s the model pupil, until he\u2019s unmasked\u2026 Cast: Alan Cumming. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n The Princess <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.K. (Director: Ed Perkins, Producers: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn) \u2014 Princess Diana\u2019s story is told exclusively through contemporaneous archive creating a bold and immersive narrative of her life and death. Turning the camera back on ourselves, it also illuminates the profound impact she had and how the public\u2019s attitude to the monarchy was, and still is, shaped by these events. World Premiere. Documentary. DAY ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Resurrection <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Andrew Semans, Producers: Tory Lenosky, Alex Scharfman, Drew Houpt, Lars Knudsen, Tim Headington, Lia Buman) \u2014 Margaret\u2019s life is in order. She is capable, disciplined, and successful. Soon, her teenage daughter, who Margaret raised by herself, will be going off to a fine university, just as Margaret had intended. Everything is under control. That is, until David returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret\u2019s past. Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n Sharp Stick <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Lena Dunham, Producers: Lena Dunham, Michael P. Cohen, Kevin Turen, Katia Washington) \u2014 Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother (longing for money) and sister (longing for exposure). She just longs to be seen. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power. Cast: Kristine Froseth, Jon Bernthal, Scott Speedman, Lena Dunham, Taylour Paige, Jennifer Jason Leigh. World Premiere. Fiction.<\/p>\n To The End <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: Rachel Lears, Producers: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon) \u2014 Stopping the climate crisis is a question of political courage, and the clock is ticking. Over three years of turbulence and crisis, four remarkable young women of color fight for a Green New Deal, and ignite a historic shift in U.S. climate politics. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n We Need to Talk About Cosby <\/em><\/strong>\/ U.S.A. (Director: W. Kamau Bell, Producers: Andrew Fried, Katie A. King, Geraldine L. Porras, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, Jordan Wynn) \u2014 Can you separate the art from the artist? Should you even try? While there are many people about whom we could ask those questions, none pose a tougher challenge than Bill Cosby. World Premiere. Documentary.<\/p>\n