Investigates high culture institutions through the lowbrow lens of various characters. TheShort Film Jury Award: Nonfictionwas awarded to Samir Karahoda forDisplaced/ Kosovo (Director and Screenwriter: Samir Karahoda, Producer: Eroll Bilibani) In postwar Kosovo, driven to keep their beloved sport table tennis alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another carrying with them their clubs only possession: their tables. Stopping the climate crisis is a question of political courage, and the clock is ticking. Photographer: Sundance, Producer Peter Lawson, writer-director Krystin Ver Linden, and actor Keke Palmer attend a Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Alice.' 84 titles 1. This is a situation we like to keep at arms length but its closer and more invasive than we all wish, and this film delicately walks us through how anyones desire for love and attention can lead you down a rabbit hole thats impossible to escape from.. Director: Nina Menkes | Stars: Rhiannon Aarons, Kathleen Antonia, Rosanna Arquette, Cody Jake Banks. A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. Florida's most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of "the little old lady," and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can. Photographer: Girl Picture, Chase Joynt accepts the NEXT Innovator Award Presented by Adobe for 'Framing Agnes.' A surprising story of female self-determination in the face of militaristic oppression, directed with a rigor that demonstrates the resilience of filmmaker and subjects alike.. Photographer: Sundance, Director Amy Berg, Shay Franco-Clausen, Ashley Walters, Evan Rachel Wood and Miranda Yousef attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Phoenix Rising.' . The Sundance Film Festival will go ahead with its 2022 edition amid the coronavirus pandemic, from Jan. 20 to 30, with a hybrid event that combines virtual screenings with physical screenings in . Photographer: Nanny, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing accepts the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence in Verite Filmmaking for 'Midwives.' 1. Photographer: Sundance, Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Eduardo Calla, and Maite Tarilonte attend the virtual premiere of 'Utama.' The festival will return to Park City, Utah, from. 36 titles 1. Photographer: 892, Bradley Rust Gray (top, 2nd from L) and team accept the U.S. JurorPayman Maadisaid, For a special jury award for an uncompromising artistic vision we celebrate Bradley Rust Gray for his filmblood. Directors: Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive. Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 175 movie clips from 1896 - 2020. It is sometimes the small changes that leave a lasting effect on your life. In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. He and his girlfriend hire a mysterious and liberated babysitter to help shake things up. Directors: Julie Ha, Eugene Yi | Stars: Chol Soo Lee, Jeff Adachi, K.W. TheDirecting Award: World Cinema Dramaticwas presented to Maryna Er Gorbach forKLONDIKE/ Ukraine/Turkey (Director and Screenwriter: Maryna Er Gorbach, Producers: Maryna Er Gorbach, Mehmet Bahadir Er, Sviatoslav BulakovskyI) The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia Ukraine during the start of war. There she meets four young queers who share their home and affections. Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams Votes: 5,021 Category: U.S. 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. JurorDawn Portersaid, An astonishing achievement in documentary storytelling. Updated 2:10 PM EST, Thu January 20, 2022 The Sundance Film Festival has kicked off in an online-only format due to Covid-19 concerns after initially being scheduled as a hybrid of both. TheAudience Award: NEXT, Presented by Adobe was awarded toFraming Agnes/ Canada/U.S.A. Everything is under control until David returns - that is - carrying with him the horrors of Margaret's past. Lee takes an interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social movement. Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Romain Duris, Brnice Bejo, Grgory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield. Register for Free Dramatic Presented by Acura for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' Photographer: Sundance, (2nd from L) Chief Curator of New Frontier Shari Frilot and director Shaunak Sen attend IDFA DocLab's online social exhibition 'do {not} play' aboard the New Frontier Spaceship. See how stars are getting in the holiday spirit! Photographer: The Exiles, Lewie and Noah Kloster accept the Short Film Special Grand Jury Award: Screenwriting Presented by XRM Media for 'Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver.' helper unexpectedly breaks down. Photographer: KLONDIKE, Director Leslie Harris shows off her 'Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.' Photographer: Sundance, Director Daniel Roher and Dasha Navalny, Maria Pevchikh and Christo Grozev, producers Diane Becker, Shane Boris, Melanie Miller and Odessa Rae, editors Langdon Page and Maya Daisy Hawke, director of photography Niki Waltl, and editor Edmund Stenson attend the Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Navalny.' Photographer: Palm Trees and Power Lines, Joe Hsieh accepts the Short Film Jury Award: Animation Presented by XRM Media for 'Night Bus.' Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision , U.S. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Juror Kevin Jerome Eversonsaid, A film that exercised extreme confidence with its generational group dynamics and an amazing cast that made the story and characters feel natural, exciting and inspirational to live and learn from.. A lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way. In 1970s San Francisco, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. In the bucolic hills of Mexico's Jalisco highlands, iron-willed businesswoman Maria Garcia fights the impending collapse of her tequila factory. Photographer: Sundance, Atmosphere outside of the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street in Park City. JurorAndrew Haighsaid: An exhilarating piece of cinema, meticulously framed, exquisitely blocked, and beautifully performed, this is a film about the choices we make as the world is torn apart.. For - Deadline, Bleecker Street Nabs U.S. Rights To Thriller 892 Starring John Boyega & The Late Michael K. Williams Sundance, Focus Features, Bankside strike worldwide deal on UK Sundance selection 'Brian And Charles'|Screen Daily, Netflix, Higher Ground Acquires Sundance Award Winner Descendant, 'Dual': RLJE Film Acquire Karen Gillan's Sundance Sci-Fi Thriller Deadline, Universal Pictures Content Group takes international rights to Sundance hit Emily The Criminal (exclusive)|News|Screen Daily, "Searchlight Pictures Picks Up Legendary And Hyberobject's Thriller, Searchlight Closes $7.5M U.S. Deal Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Hulu Releasing Deadline, "Honk For Jesus. Photographer: Sundance, Producer Yesenia Tlahuel, Jacks Haupt, Doris Munoz, director Isabel Castro, and producer Tabs Breese attend the premiere of 'Mija.' Photographer: Sundance, Director Jesse Eisenberg, producers Emma Stone and Dave McCary, and cast members Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard attend the Q&A at the the virtual premiere of 'When You Finish Saving the World.' Rita's work has been supported by Sundance, Tribeca, Netflix, HBO, IDA and . Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness. FRESH follows Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones), who meets the alluring Steve (Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store and - given her frustration with dating apps - takes a chance and gives him her number. Cast: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams. JurorPenelope Barlettsaid, What first appears to be an everyday story about mans quotidian existence set against the drudgery of a hazardous workplace transforms into a stunning, joyful journey of self discovery and self expression. ; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may . Documentary Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput for, U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Visionwas presented toDescendant/ U.S.A. (Director: Margaret Brown, Producers: Essie Chambers, Kyle Martin) Clotilda, the last known ship carrying enslaved Africans to the United States, arrived in Alabama 40 years after African slave trading became a capital offense. Photographer: Sundance, (L-R) Ramsey Sprague, film participant Rose 'Veda' Tunstall, Tiffany Pogue, co-producer/co-writer Dr. Kern Jackson, Stephanie Jackson, film participant Joycelyn Davis, Vicki Howell, Felice Harris, and Lorna Woods attend the virtual premiere of 'Descendant.' Formed in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive, and growing through the support of donors, the collection now contains more than 2,000 films. Dramatic),The Exiles(U.S. Lucy and Jane have been best friends their entire lives. Only when Lucy embarks on a personal journey, will she face a test of her friendship, and her sense of self, on a path she may not be entirely ready to take. Photographer: Dos Estaciones, Ermegan Kazazi and Samir Karahoda share a toast and accept the Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction Presented by XRM Media for 'Displaced.' First-time feature filmmaker A.V. Director: Chloe Okuno | Stars: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petrut. In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Director: Jesse Eisenberg | Stars: Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Alisha Boe. Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Changewas presented toAftershock// U.S.A. (Directors and Producers: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee) 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 the U.S. maternal health crisis. blood, directed by Bradley Rust Gray Breaking (premiered as 892 ), directed and co-written by Abi Damaris Corbin Cha Cha Real Smooth, written, produced and directed by Cooper Raiff Dual, written, produced and directed by Riley Stearns Emergency, directed by Carey Williams Master, written and directed by Mariama Diallo For her screenplay and narration, The Short Film Special Jury Award for screenwriting goes to Sara Driver for Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver by Lewie and Noah Kloster.. Photographer: Klondike, Walter Thompson-Hernndez accepts the Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction Presented by XRM Media for 'IF I GO THEY WILL MISS ME.' One year, if I remember . The2022 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, presented to an outstanding feature film about science or technology, was presented toAfter Yang. Director: Rita Baghdadi | Stars: Shery Bechara, Tatyana Boughaba, Alma Doumani, Maya Khairallah. Dramaticwas presented to Jamie Dack forPalm Trees and Power Lines/U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Jamie Dack, Screenwriter: Audrey Findlay, Producers: Leah Chen Baker, Jamie Dack) 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. Sept. 7, 2022. Photographer: Sundance, Celebrations for the premiere of 'Framing Agnes.' Director: Ondi Timoner | Stars: Morgan Doctor, Rachel Maddow, David Timoner, Eli Timoner. Despite the pandemic's effects on the film festival ecosystem, 2021 event saw . Using all archival footage, the film explores the militarization of the police and creates a counter-narrative to the nation's reaction to the uprisings of the late '60s. Photographer: Sundance, (L-R) Siiri Solalinna, director Hanna Bergholm, and Sophia Heikkila attend the virtual premiere of 'Hatching.' After nabbing Palme d'Ors for his last two films, Ruben stlund is selecting this year's winner of Cannes ' top prize. Dramatic Winner Nanny Alice Blood Breaking 892 (original title) Cha Cha Real Smooth Dual Directors: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes | Stars: Abby, Judith Arcana, Heather Booth, Richard J. Daley. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. TheJonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Photographer: Sundance, Shaye Ogbonna, director Julian Higgins and Thandiwe Newton attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Gods Country.' Elizabeth Banks, Wunmi Mosaku, Sigourney Weaver and director Phyllis Nagy, attend the Q&A at the virtual Premiere of 'Call Jane' during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Director: Carey Williams | Stars: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. Director: Mimi Cave | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Andrea Bang. Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story. The Sundance Film Festival has been canceled in-person for the second year in a row, organizers said Wednesday.