Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. 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.. Director: Ondi Timoner | Stars: Morgan Doctor, Rachel Maddow, David Timoner, Eli Timoner. This actress delivers the complexity of a factory owner bearing the weight of a family business under threat. Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2022 Lineup - The New York Times 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. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy 2022 Sundance.org, Dwight AndersonAriel Investments, LLCLin ArisonSusan CronynDoris Duke Charitable FoundationJake EbertsThe Charles Engelhard FoundationEntertainment Industry FoundationJeanne Donovan Fisher, Ford FoundationMellody HobsonCindy and Alan HornKaren LauderLisaBeth FoundationOccidental Petroleum CorporationGeoffrey K. SandsTarget CorporationSteve Tisch FoundationWalter L. Weisman, Banners for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival line Main Street in Park City UT. Director: Alon Schwarz | Star: Teddy Katz. A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. Photographer: Lex Ryan, Editors Jocelyne Chaput and Erin Casper, director Sara Dosa, and producers Shane Boris and Ina Fichman attend the premiere Q&A of 'Fire of Love.' Director: Carey Williams | Stars: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont | Stars: Marharyta Burlutska, Anjelika Stolyarova, Olga Tronova. The award-winning films will screen online on the Festival platform on Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30. Director: Chloe Okuno | Stars: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petrut. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. Director: Ricky D'Ambrose | Stars: Monica Barbaro, Brian d'Arcy James, Geraldine Singer, Cynthia Mace. Documentary for 'Fire of Love.' Shortly after they find themselves at the center of an air crash catastrophe on July 17, 2014. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Theo James. JurorMarielle Heller said, Jamie Dack directs a brave and subtle film that forces us to face something that is happening just under the surface all over the world. 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. LAST FLIGHT HOME shares a stunning verit account of a courageous family confronting life and death. . ; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may . The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Dramatic),Girl Picture(World Cinema Dramatic),The Territory(World Cinema Documentary),Framing Agnes(NEXT),withNavalnywinning theFestival Favorite Award. An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Photographer: Hatching, Screenwriter Katy Brand, director Sophie Hyde, actors Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack, and Festival Director Tabitha Jackson attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.' There was a time not so long ago when the Sundance Film Festival was in danger of being overwhelmed by swag, hype and other extra-cinematic preoccupations. Photographer: Lex Ryan, (back, L-R) Research director Kristen Schilt, performer Jen Richards, director Chase Joynt, producer Shant Joshi, (front, L-R) Andria Wilson Mirza, producer Samantha Curley, executive producer Alex Schmider, Kelvin Martinez, and Fawzia Mirza gather to celebrate the premiere of 'Framing Agnes.' Photographer: Leonor Will Never Die, Maryna Er Gorbach accepts the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic for 'Klondike.' Photographer: Dr. Kern Jackson, The Cosmogony team and Chief Curator of New Frontier Shari Frilot attend the Q&A following the live digital performance of 'Cosmogony' in Cinema House aboard the New Frontier Spaceship. Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Richard Cannon III, Jonathan Madrid. Sundance Film Festival 2022 is live online: What to know about its Recovering in Berlin after nearly being poisoned to death with the nerve agent Novichok, Navalny makes shocking discoveries about his assassination attempt and bravely decides to return home whatever the consequences. 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. Sundance Unveils 2022 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix's Kanye West Doc. The Sundance Film Festival has been canceled in-person for the second year in a row, organizers said Wednesday. The indie film veteran Eugene Hernandez will become the new director of the Sundance Film Festival, replacing Tabitha Jackson, who left the organization after just two years in the . TheJonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. The 2022 Sundance Film Festival continued this weekend, presenting its lineup of new documentary and narrative films via streaming for the second year in a row. Jan. 25, 2022. Writer/director W. Kamau Bell's exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to convicted sexual predator. AU.S. Like the rest of this year's festival, which was forced to go all-virtual because of the recent Omicron. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Save Your Soul.' JurorPayman Maadisaid, For a special jury award for an uncompromising artistic vision we celebrate Bradley Rust Gray for his filmblood. 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.' JurorGarrett Bradleysaid, We would like to recognize a film which brings to light an issue both historical and ever present which weaves together a critical and lesser known history alongside the urgency of today.. One year, if I remember . The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society. [2] The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 9, 2021. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE. Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2022 Lineup That Reflects 'Age of Reckoning' Films addressing racism and abortion are among the 82 titles that will screen when the event returns in person in. Cast: Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides, Anthony Falcon. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them. 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.. Dramatic for 'Emergency.' 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. This monotony is disrupted by an encounter with Tom, a man twice her age, who promises an alternative to Leas unsatisfying adolescent life. Sundance Announces 2022 Shorts Line-up - The Hollywood Reporter This film will explore the rise of comedian icon Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi Arnaz, and how their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy forever changed Hollywood, cementing her legacy long after her death in 1989. Photographer: Girl Picture, Chase Joynt accepts the NEXT Innovator Award Presented by Adobe for 'Framing Agnes.' 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. Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner. With an aim to support, connect, promote and celebrate the independent film community across Asia, while showcasing a selection of films from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Photographer: Sundance, Actor Bong Cabrera, producers Monster Jimenez and Mario Cornejo, actor Shelia Francisco, and director Martika Escobar attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Charlie Sextro following the virtual premiere of 'Leonor Will Never Die.' TheDirecting Award: U.S. The fest went on, playing globally rather than locally thanks to Sundance's virtual screening options. After a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation. Photographer: Utama, Alex Pritz accepts the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft for 'The Territory.' Dramatic),The Exiles(U.S. For the second year in a row, the Sundance Film Festival had to go completely virtual, but that didn't stop the annual celebration from giving a . Photographer: Sundance, Festival Director Tabitha Jackson hosts How to Fest: Daily with guests Clarence 'Coodie' Simmons and Chike Ozeh, co-directors of 'jeen-yus: A Kanye Trilogy.' The 2022 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 20 to 30, 2022. And it is work that has already changed those who experienced it., We are so grateful for this years jurors who brought their expertise and passion to their decision-making process, said the Festivals Director ofProgrammingKim Yutani, We congratulate the award winners and were so thankful to each and every film in the program that made the 2022 Sundance Film Festival such a huge success.. Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams. In February, Emma and his family explained his latest diagnosis. helper unexpectedly breaks down. Photographer: Sundance, Atmosphere outside of the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street in Park City. He and his girlfriend hire a mysterious and liberated babysitter to help shake things up. It's 1987. Photographer: Hotaru Katagiri, Staff members pose in front of a step and repeat at Satellite Screen Amherst Cinema in Amherst, MA. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast for '892.' Documentary Competition;Andrew Haigh, Mohamed Hefzy,andLa Frances Huifor World Cinema Dramatic Competition; andEmilie Bujs, Patrick Gaspard,andDawn Porterfor World Cinema Documentary Competition. Director: Carlota Pereda | Stars: Laura Galn, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro, Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller. Sundance Unveils an In-Person Lineup Filled With Stories of Anxiety and Urgency. Jordan Raup January 12, 2022. Photographer: Sundance, Eva Longoria Baston and Amy Poehler attend Cinema Cafe. Photographer: Sundance, Kogonada accepts the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize for 'After Yang.' Photographer: Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sar, Jamie Dack accepts the Directing Award: U.S. Director: Isabel Castro | Stars: Jacks Haupt, Ral Mascorro, Carlos Muoz, Doris Muoz. Stars: Ye, Naeem Ghefari, Kid Cudi, Justin Bieber. Sundance 2022 Must List: The 23 movies to see at this year's festival The most anticipated narrative features and documentaries at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, including our. JurorChelsea Bernardsaid: For this Grand Jury Prize we celebrate a movie that flooded us with its compassionate and horrifying portrayal of a mother being separated from her child. Sundance Film Festival 2022 Crowns Winners | IndieWire Director: Ramin Bahrani | Star: Richard Davis. Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocol, it was initially intended to be an in-person/virtual hybrid festival,[1] but on January 5, 2022, it was announced that the in-person components would be scrapped in favor of a wholly virtual festival due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. Photographer: Descendant, Cooper Raiff accepts the Audience Award: U.S. 2022 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: ASIA presented by the Sundance Institute and XRM Media is proud to announce the return of the 2022 edition of the festival on Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 August, 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia with support from IDN Media. Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Sara Wood, Ira David Wood IV, Illma Gore, Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. Director: Goran Stolevski | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska. Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins, PG | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy. Photographer: Sundance, Programmer Dilcia Barrera moderates a Q&A with Director Carey Williams, KD Davila, Donald Elise Watkins, RJ Cyler and Sebastian Chacon following the premiere screening of 'Emergency.' An encounter of generations, a tribute to those who brought us here. Follows Doris Muoz, who began a career in music talent management and met Jacks Haupt, an auspicious young singer, and both share the ever-present guilt of being the first American-born members of their undocumented families. Documentary Presented by Acura for 'Navalny.' Photographer: Sundance, Producer Merry Colomer, director Carlota Pereda, and actor Laura Galan attend the Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Piggy.' Photographer: Sundance Directors Love Martinsen and Maria Loohufvud, along with film participant Katherine Shortlidge, attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Ania Trzebiatowska . TheWorld Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramaticwas presented to Alejandro Loayza Grisi forUtama/ Bolivia/Uruguay/France (Director and Screenwriter: Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Producers: Santiago Loayza Grisi, Federico Moreira, Marcos Loayza, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre) In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. AU.S. Joey Solowaywas the juror for the NEXT competition section. 36 titles 1. It is sometimes the small changes that leave a lasting effect on your life. Stars: Kate Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Jarret, Joseph R. Gannascoli. This film cannot be contained by any one genre its visually stunning, masterfully acted, impeccably designed from sound to visual effects, and the overall vision, expertly guided by Nikyatu Jusu comes together offering its audience an electrifying experience.. Director: Le-Van Kiet | Stars: Joey King, Olga Kurylenko, Antoni Davidov, Radoslav Parvanov. A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter. . Photographer: Jos Islas, Indie Memphis Director of Artist Development & Youth Film Joseph Carr introduces a Satellite Screen presentation at Crosstown Theater in Memphis, TN. Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams Votes: 5,021 Category: U.S. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend. It allows contemplation of this existential crisis from multiple perspectives.. Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Donald Trump, Maria Bartiromo, Kevin Carney, Lester Holt. Photographer: Sundance, Celebrations for the premiere of 'Framing Agnes.' Photographer: Sundance, Co-director Mark Schwartzburt and director Lisa Collins present excerpts from 'Oscar's Comeback' as part of a live presentation and discussion during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Director: Bradley Rust Gray | Stars: Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Sachiko Ohshima, Futaba Okazaki. Director: Kogonada | Stars: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Justin H. Min. 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. The 50 Best Movies of 2022, According to 165 Critics from Around . Photographer: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, Producer David Urrutia, actors Takashi Ueno and Carla Juri, producer So Yong Kim, director Bradley Rust Gray, producer Elika Pornoy, and director of photography Eric Lin attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'blood.' 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 shes never experienced before: pleasure. Ahead of the virtual-only festival, we're providing our yearly trailer round-up for those interested in a preview of the lineup. FRAMING AGNES turns the talk show format inside out in response to media's ongoing fascination with trans people. Examining the months since the tragedies, which caused global panic in March 2019 after two new aircrafts crashed within five months, killing 346 people. When the 2022 Sundance Film Festival kicks off its 11-day run next week, the virtual format means anyone in the U.S. will be able to enjoy the festival's 82-strong feature film lineup, plus . Film Festivals Jan 28, 2022 2:11pm PT Sundance 2022 Winners: From 'Nanny' and 'Navalny' to Crowd-Pleaser 'Cha Cha Real Smooth,' Indie Fest Spreads the Wealth By Peter Debruge 0 seconds of 7. Directors: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern, Andrew Cross, Vivienne Perry, Sam Rice-Edwards | Stars: Ryan Adams, Julian Casablancas, Brian Chase, Kimya Dawson, Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller. The Festival is an expansion of Sundance Institute's programming, further championing and promoting visibility for independent storytelling before a wider global audience. After a sexist joke goes viral, Cdric loses his job and embarks on a therapeutic journey to free himself from sexism and misogyny. Director: Nikyatu Jusu | Stars: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector. Dramatic Presented by Acura for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' The Sundance Film Festival has announced the dates for its 2022 edition, which will take place in-person and online in a hybrid format. Director: Gabriel Martins | Stars: Ccero Lucas, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damio, Rejane Faria. Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Romain Duris, Brnice Bejo, Grgory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield. Cecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. Photographer: Framing Agnes, Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput accept the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Director: Alika Tengan | Stars: Reanna Barboza, Jordan Cheng, Joshua Co, Tyler Ebisuya. JurorMarielle Hellersaid, We celebrate KD Davilas wildly inventive and instantly compelling script forEmergency. Photographer: A House Made of Splinters, Producer/director of photography Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi, director/screenwriter/producer Maryna Er Gorbach, and actor Oxana Cherkashyna hit the slopes in Ukraine to celebrate the premiere of 'KLONDIKE.' TheNEXT Innovator Award presented by Adobewas presented to Chase Joynt forFraming Agnes/ Canada, U.S.A. (Director: Chase Joynt, Producers: Samantha Curley, Shant Joshi, Chase Joynt) 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. 2023 Sundance Film Festival Photographer: Sundance, Producer Peter Lawson, writer-director Krystin Ver Linden, and actor Keke Palmer attend a Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Alice.' Rockwell sends a heartbreak letter to New York in the film that won Sundance's top prize this year. Photographer: IF I GO THEY WILL MISS ME, Reid Davenport accepts the Directing Award: U.S. Program Guide | 2023 Sundance Film Festival Photographer: Sundance, Actors Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Uggams, Anna Diop and director Nikyatu Jusu attend the Q&A at the virtual Premiere of 'Nanny.' JurorPatrick Gaspardsaid, A singular achievement of cinematic craft, the film thrills with a soaring score, sound design, skillful editing and cinematography, all in support of a story that is both intimate and epic. Photographer: Sundance, Director Joe Hunting along with film participants Jenny, DustBunny, and Toaster attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Ash Hoyle following the virtual premiere of 'We Met in Virtual Reality.' Constantly shifting in tone, the film is a playful display of the love of cinema. Photographer: Sundance, Screenwriter Tobi Haslett, producer Jamila Wignot, director and archival researcher Sierra Pettengill, producer Sara Archambault, editor Nels Bangerter, and composer Jace Clayton attend the premiere Q&A of 'RIOTSVILLE, USA.' And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande. Photographer: Navalny, Nikyatu Jusu accepts the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic for 'Nanny.' 2023 Sundance Institute Momentum Fellows Announced - Deadline 2022 Sundance Film Festival: Asia She expertly guided two extraordinary lead performances that ground us so deeply in the circumstances that we cant look away. Directors: Violet Columbus, Ben Klein | Stars: Christine Choy, Todd Phillips, Ronald Gray, Atno Smith. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Uncompromising Artistic Visionwas presented to Bradley Rust Gray forblood/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) After the death of her husband, a young woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend. Documentary Competition). 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.