Photographer: Jos Islas, mama.film staff ready the marquee at Liberty Hall in Wichita, KS for satellite screenings during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The award-winning films will screen online on the Festival platform on Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30. Lee takes an interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social movement. Director: Julian Higgins | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Dan Gravage. As a way to See full summary, Directors: Abigail Disney, Kathleen Hughes, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 84 titles 1. Directors: Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons. AWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craftwas presented toThe Territory/ Brazil/Denmark/United States (Director: Alex Pritz, Producers: Will N. Miller, Sigrid Dyekjr, Lizzie Gillett, Anonymous) 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. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Uncompromising Artistic Vision , U.S. 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: Mariama Diallo | Stars: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Julia Nightingale, Talia Ryder. Her latest feature, Sirens, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest. JurorBlackhorse Lowesaid, We were entranced by this poetic and dream-like film, which follows its characters intimate journey with gorgeous cinematography and direction and acting, capturing a unique sense of place.. Overall, 75 of the festival's. From the beginning premise, we are instantly hooked and on the side of our lead characters as they try to navigate an impossible situation with hilarious and gut-wrenching results. Photographer: Sundance, Film participants Heather McGhee, Artemis and Ellie Gonzalez, editor/story producer David Cohen, and directors Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.' Photographer: Sundance, Producer Peter Lawson, writer-director Krystin Ver Linden, and actor Keke Palmer attend a Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Alice.' Director: Audrey Diwan | Stars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquro. Director: Ricky D'Ambrose | Stars: Monica Barbaro, Brian d'Arcy James, Geraldine Singer, Cynthia Mace. 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 . In the bucolic hills of Mexico's Jalisco highlands, iron-willed businesswoman Maria Garcia fights the impending collapse of her tequila factory. PG-13 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. 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 In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. Ahead of the virtual-only festival, we're providing our yearly trailer round-up for those interested in a preview of the lineup. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness. 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.' Sept. 7, 2022. Photographer: I Didn't See You There, Alli Haapasalo accepts the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic for 'Girl Picture.' Cast: Ammin Acha-ur. 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. Documentarywas presented to Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput forFire Of Love/ U.S.A. (Director: Sara Dosa, Producers: Shane Boris, Ina Fichman, Sara Dosa) 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. TheAudience Award: NEXT, Presented by Adobe was awarded toFraming Agnes/ Canada/U.S.A. After a sexist joke goes viral, Cdric loses his job and embarks on a therapeutic journey to free himself from sexism and misogyny. Related. 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. Photographer: Sundance, Celebrations for the premiere of 'Framing Agnes.' Director: Phyllis Nagy | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara. 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. It allows contemplation of this existential crisis from multiple perspectives.. 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. Dramatic for 'Palm Trees and Power Lines.' Photographer: Midwives, Martika Ramirez Escobar accepts the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit for 'Leonor Will Never Die.' Dramatic JurorPeter Nickssaid, For its ability to distill a wealth of immersive archival material into a powerful story of human endeavor and love, the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award goes toFire of Love.. Cast: Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, Linnea Leino. 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. A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help. In a studio-by-studio analysis, Sony had the highest Stamp success rate, with 50% of their 6 listed releases earning the Stamp, followed by A24, with a 40% Stamp rate. JurorLa Frances Huisaid: This performance is a total standout. Photographer: KLONDIKE, Director Leslie Harris shows off her 'Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.' Studio Rankings: The IMDbPro 100 most popular films of 2022 includes productions from all major studios. 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. Director: Cooper Raiff | Stars: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante, Vanessa Burghardt. 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.. 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.. Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Donald Trump, Maria Bartiromo, Kevin Carney, Lester Holt. AWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Actingwas presented to Teresa Snchez forDos Estaciones/ Mexico (Director and Screenwriter: Juan Pablo Gonzlez, Screenwriters: Ana Isabel Fernndez, Ilana Coleman, Producers: Jamie Gonalves, Ilana Coleman, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan) In the bucolic hills of Mexicos Jalisco highlands, iron-willed businesswoman Maria Garcia fights the impending collapse of her tequila factory. 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Joey Solowaywas the juror for the NEXT competition section. Everything is under control until David returns - that is - carrying with him the horrors of Margaret's past. 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.' Photographer: The Territory, Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan accepts the Short Film Grand Jury Prize Presented by XRM Media for 'The Headhunter's Daughter.' 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.' Director: Alejandro Loayza Grisi | Stars: Jos Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Candelaria Quispe, Placide Ali. Director: Monia Chokri | Stars: Patrick Hivon, Monia Chokri, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Steve Laplante. The long walk home will change the rest of her life. Following the deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications, two bereaved families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises today: the US maternal health crisis. In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis. Sundance 2022 has officially crowned its winners. [2] The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 9, 2021. Photographer: A wild patience has taken me her, Shaunak Sen accepts the World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary for 'All That Breathes.' Dramatic Special Jury Award: Uncompromising Artistic Vision for 'blood.' For this captivating tableau that reminds us of the beauty of the unseen, the Directing Award goes to Reid Davenport forI Didnt See You There.. TheShort Film Jury Award: U.S. Fictionwas awarded to Walter Thompson-Hernndez forIF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Walter Thompson-Hernndez, Producer: Stuart McIntyre) Lil Ant is obsessed with Pegasus, the Greek mythological character, since first learning about him at school in Watts, California. Stars: Kate Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Jarret, Joseph R. Gannascoli. Photographer: Palm Trees and Power Lines, Joe Hsieh accepts the Short Film Jury Award: Animation Presented by XRM Media for 'Night Bus.' Jordan Raup January 12, 2022. Photographer: Sundance, Director Jim Archer and screenwriters Chris Hayward and David Earl attend the Q&A for the virtual premiere of 'Brian and Charles.' 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. Rita's work has been supported by Sundance, Tribeca, Netflix, HBO, IDA and Film . 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.' As usual, Sundance 2022 provided an assortment of highs, lows, and. The Sundance Film Festival has announced the dates for its 2022 edition, which will take place in-person and online in a hybrid format. 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. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change Paula Eiselt and, World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting Teresa Snchez for, World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit Martika Ramirez Escobar for, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence in Verit Filmmaking Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing for, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft Alex Pritz for, Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction , Short Film Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast , Short Film Special Jury Award for Screenwriting , Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction Su Kim for, Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction Amanda Marshall for, Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction Toby Shimin, Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction Dody Dorn, Sundance Institute/NHK Award Hasan Hadi for, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 05:31. Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream. This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 05:30 (UTC). Photographer: Sundance, Director Nina Menkes, editor Cecily Rhett, film participant Joey Soloway and producer Maria Giese attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power.' Photographer: Sundance, Rose Veda Tunstall, director/producer Margaret Brown, Joycelyn Davis and Kamau Sadiki attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Basil Tsiokos and Festival Director Tabitha Jackson following the virtual premiere of 'Descendant.' Director: Kogonada | Stars: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Justin H. Min. Director: Carey Williams | Stars: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont | Stars: Marharyta Burlutska, Anjelika Stolyarova, Olga Tronova. 2nd Chance Credit: Sundance Film Festival Innovation meets American gun culture in this outrageous documentary. Directors: Violet Columbus, Ben Klein | Stars: Christine Choy, Todd Phillips, Ronald Gray, Atno Smith. ASL interpreter: Lacey Voris. 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. 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. Photographer: Mija, Amber Gray, director Miriama Diallo, and Zoe Renee attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Master.' The Sundance Institute | NHK Awardwent toHasan Hadifor his filmThe Presidents Cake. Documentary),Cha Cha Real Smooth(U.S. JurorMarielle Hellersaid, We celebrate KD Davilas wildly inventive and instantly compelling script forEmergency. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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. 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. After spending years fighting to survive, journalist K.W. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Director: Sierra Pettengill | Stars: Charlene Modeste, Lyndon B. Johnson, Otto Kerner, Edward P. Morgan. TheDirecting Award: U.S. Cast: Dakota Johnson, Cooper Raiff, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Assante, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann. He builds a robot. When anonymous racist attacks target a Black freshman, who insists she is being haunted by ghosts, each woman must determine where the real menace lies. Dramatic Presented by Acura for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' Director: Jim Archer | Stars: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie, Category: World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy 2022 Sundance.org, Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Emanuele Crialese, the Director of LImmensit, Started at Sundance: The Daniels Talk Sound, Music, and Their First Oscar-Nominated Film, Everything Everywhere All At Once. Dramatic Competition;Garrett Bradley, Joan Churchill,andPeter Nicksfor U.S. Sundance Film Festival tickets are on sale and industry members with passes can start reserving seats to virtual screenings. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power. Photographer: Sundance, Festival Director Tabitha Jackson hosts How to Fest: Daily. An only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades. Photographer: Sundance, Director Allia Haapasalo, actors Eleonoora Kauhanen, Linnea Leino, and Aamu Milonoff, screenwriter Ilona Ahti, producer Leila Lyytikainen and screenwriter Daniela Hakulinen attend the Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Girl Picture.' Photographer: Sundance, Shaye Ogbonna, director Julian Higgins and Thandiwe Newton attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Gods Country.' Photographer: Sundance, Atmosphere outside of the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street in Park City. TheU.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentarywas presented to Ben Klein and Violet Columbus forThe Exiles/ U.S.A. (Directors: Ben Klein, Violet Columbus, Producers: Maria Chiu, Ben Klein, Violet Columbus) 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 with Renee Tajima-Pea in 1989. AWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence In Verit Filmmakingwas presented toMidwives/ Myanmar (Director: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, Producers: Bob Moore, Ulla Lehman, Mila Aung-Thwin, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing) Two midwives work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar. Photographer: Sundance, Aaron Paul, director Riley Stearns, Karen Gillan and Beulah Koale attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Charlie Sextro following the virtual premiere of 'Dual.' View These Films Award Winners 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. Davilas script, in Carey Williams extremely capable hands, takes us on a wild ride that we will never forget.. JurorPayman Maadisaid, For a special jury prize for an incredible ensemble of actors we celebrate892: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, London Covington and the legendary Michael K Williams. Photographer: blood, Dania Bdeir accepts the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction Presented by XRM Media for 'Warsha.' Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner. 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.' Todays awards represent the determination of visionary individuals, whose dynamic work will continue to change the culture and create discourse throughout the year, said Sundance Institute CEOJoana Vicente. The Sundance Film Festival brings together the most original storytellers and the most adventurous audiences for its annual program of dramatic, documentary, and short films; New Frontier films, performances, exhibitions, and virtual reality experiences; episodic storytelling; lively filmmaker conversations and panel discussions; and dynamic 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. Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Selected by audience votes from the 84 features screened at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the Festival Favorite Award was presented toNavalny/ U.S.A. (Director: Daniel Roher, Producers: Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris) Shot as the story unfolded, a fly-on-the-wall documentary thriller about anti-authoritarian Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. At a campground in the rural West, a woman waits alone for an old flame from her past to arrive, uncertain of his intentions while bashful about her own. These actors represent the best of their craft, bringing their humanity required to tell Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easleys heartbreaking story to the screen.. Documentary Competition;Andrew Haigh, Mohamed Hefzy,andLa Frances Huifor World Cinema Dramatic Competition; andEmilie Bujs, Patrick Gaspard,andDawn Porterfor World Cinema Documentary Competition. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all. Director: Chloe Okuno | Stars: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petrut. The showcase, which runs. Photographer: Girl Picture, Chase Joynt accepts the NEXT Innovator Award Presented by Adobe for 'Framing Agnes.' (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. Director: Lena Dunham | Stars: Kristine Froseth, Jon Bernthal, Luka Sabbat, Scott Speedman. For celebrating the power of documentary filmmaking and the responsibility of the filmmaker to examine the truth.. Over three years of turbulence and crisis, four young women fight for a Green New Deal, and ignite a historic shift in U.S. climate politics. Dramatic Competition Jamie Dack for, U.S.