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2024 Sundance Film Festival

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2024 Sundance Film Festival
LocationPark City, Utah
Founded1978
Hosted bySundance Institute
Festival dateJanuary 18 to 28, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Websitefestival.sundance.org
The Egyptian Theater on the eve of the Sundance Film Festival 2024
Library Center Theatre, Sundance Film Festival
(view as a 360° interactive panorama)

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to 28, 2024. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 6, 2023.[1][2][3][4]

Among the highlighted events included the premiere of a documentary about the 1980s rock band Devo.[5]

Films

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U.S. Dramatic Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Between the Temples Nathan Silver United States
Dìdi 弟弟 Sean Wang
Exhibiting Forgiveness Titus Kaphar
Good One India Donaldson
In the Summers Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Love Me Sam Zuchero, Andy Zuchero
Ponyboi Esteban Arango
A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg
Stress Positions Theda Hammel
Suncoast Laura Chinn

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Brief History of a Family 家庭简史 Jianjie Lin [ca] China, France, Denmark, Qatar
Girls Will Be Girls Shuchi Talati India, France, United States, Norway
Handling the Undead Thea Hvistendahl Norway
In the Land of Brothers در سرزمین برادر Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli Iran, France, Netherlands
Layla Amrou Al-Kadhi United Kingdom
Malu Pedro Freire Brazil
Reinas Klaudia Reynicke Switzerland, Peru, Spain
Sebastian Mikko Mäkelä United Kingdom, Finland, Belgium
Sujo Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez [es; fr; ca] Mexico, United States, France
Veni Vidi Vici  [de; fr] Daniel Hoesl Austria

U.S. Documentary Competition

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Original title Director(s) Production Country
As We Speak J.M. Harper United States
Daughters Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Every Little Thing Sally Aitken Australia
Frida Carla Gutiérrez United States, Mexico
Gaucho Gaucho Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw United States, Argentina
Love Machina  [d] Peter Sillen United States
Porcelain War Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev United States, Ukraine
Skywalkers: A Love Story Jeff Zimbalist, Maria Bukhonina United States
Sugarcane Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie United States, Canada
Union Stephen Maing, Brett Story United States

World Documentary Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Agent of Happiness Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó Bhutan, Hungary
The Battle for Laikipia Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi Kenya, United States
Black Box Diaries Shiori Itō Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Eternal You Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck Germany, United States
Ibelin Benjamin Ree Norway
IGUALADA Juan Mejía Botero Colombia, United States, Mexico
Never Look Away Lucy Lawless New Zealand
A New Kind of Wilderness  [de] Silje Evensmo Jacobsen Norway
Nocturnes Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan India
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Johan Grimonprez Belgium, France, Netherlands

Premieres

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
The American Society of Magical Negroes Kobi Libii United States
And So It Begins Ramona Diaz United States, Philippines
DEVO Chris Smith United Kingdom, United States
A Different Man Aaron Schimberg United States
Freaky Tales Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Ghostlight Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson
Girls State Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
Look into My Eyes Lana Wilson
Luther: Never Too Much Dawn Porter
My Old Ass Megan Park
The Outrun Nora Fingscheidt United Kingdom, Germany
Power Yance Ford United States
Presence Steven Soderbergh
Rob Peace Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sasquatch Sunset David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Sue Bird: In The Clutch Sarah Dowland
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui United Kingdom, United States
Thelma Josh Margolin United States
Will & Harper Josh Greenbaum
Winner Susanna Fogel United States, Canada

Next

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English title Director(s) Production Country
Desire Lines Jules Rosskam United States
Kneecap Rich Peppiatt Ireland, United Kingdom
Little Death Jack Begert United States
Realm of Satan Scott Cummings
Seeking Mavis Beacon Jazmin Renée Jones
Tendaberry Haley Elizabeth Anderson

Midnight

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English title Director(s) Production Country
In a Violent Nature Chris Nash Canada
I Saw the TV Glow Jane Schoenbrun United States
It's What's Inside Greg Jardin
Kidnapping Inc. Bruno Mourral Haiti, France, Canada
Krazy House Steffen Haars, Flip van der Kuil Netherlands
Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass United States, United Kingdom
The Moogai Jon Bell Australia
Your Monster Caroline Lindy United States

Spotlight

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English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Àma Gloria Marie Amachoukeli France
Hit Man Richard Linklater United States
How to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker United Kingdom
The Mother of All Lies كذب أبيض Asmae El Moudir Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Special Screenings

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English title Director(s) Production Country
War Game Jesse Moss, Tony Gerber United States
Family Matinee: 10 Lives Christopher Jenkins United Kingdom
Family Matinee: Out of My Mind Amber Sealey United States
New Frontier: Being (the Digital Griot) Rashaad Newsome United States
New Frontier: Eno Gary Hustwit United States, United Kingdom

Episodic

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Original title Director(s) Production Country
Fiction
Me/We (episode 1) Nzingha Stewart United States
La Mesías (episode 1) Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi Spain
Penelope (episode 1) Mel Eslyn, Mark Duplass United States
Non-Fiction
Better Angels: The Gospel According To Tammy Faye (episodes 1 and 2) Dana Adam Shapiro United States
Conbody vs Everybody (episodes 1 and 2) Debra Granik
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza (episodes 1 and 2) Michael John Warren
God Save Texas (3 episodes) Richard Linklater, Iliana Sosa, Alex Stapleton
The Synanon Fix (episode 1) Rory Kennedy

Anniversary Screenings

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Original title Director(s) Production Country
The Babadook Jennifer Kent Australia
Dig! XX Ondi Timoner United States
Go Fish Rose Troche
Mississippi Masala Mira Nair
Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess
Pariah Dee Rees
The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein
Three Seasons Tony Bui Vietnam, United States

U.S. Fiction Short Films

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Title Director(s) Production Country
Bay of Herons Jared James Lank United States
Boi de Conchas (The Shell Covered Ox) Daniel Barosa
Border Hopper Nico Casavecchia
BUST Angalis Field
Didn’t Think I’d See You Here Dylan Guerra
Dream Creep Carlos A.F. Lopez
Flail Ben Gauthier
Grace Natalie Jasmine Harris
guts Margaux Susi
The Heart Malia Ann
The Looming Masha Ko
The Looming Cloud Matthew Tyler
The Lost Season Kelly Sears
Pasture Prime Diffan Sina Norman
Pathological Alison Rich
The Rainbow Bridge Dimitri Simakis
Say Hi After You Die Kate Jean Hollowell
Shé (Snake) Renee Zhan
Thirstygirl Alexandra Qin

International Fiction Short Films

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Title Director(s) Production Country
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy Khozy Rizal Indonesia, United States
Bold Eagle Whammy Alcazaren Philippines
Bye Bye, Bowser Jasmin Baumgartner Austria
Dreams like paper boats Samuel Frantz Suffren Haiti
Essex Girls Yero Timi-Biu United Kingdom
Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue Vea Mafile’o New Zealand
The Masterpiece Alex Lora Cercos Spain
Phoebe Vaggelio Soumeli Greece/Cyprus
Pisko the Crab Child is in Love Makoto Nagahisa Japan
Shalal Amir Ali Sisipour Iran
The Stag An Chu Taiwan
Terra Mater Kantarama Gahigiri Rwanda/Switzerland
Viaje de Negocios Gerardo Coello Escalante Mexico
Voice Ever Céline Perreard France

Animated Short Films

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Title Director(s) Production Country
27 Flóra Anna Buda France/Hungary
Lake Baikal (Baigal Nuur) Alisi Telengut Canada/Germany
The Bleacher Nicole Daddona, Adam Wilder United States
Bug Diner Phoebe Jane Hart United States
Dona Beatriz Ñsîmba Vita Catapreta Brazil
Drago Daniel Zvereff United States
Larry Takeshi Murata United States
Martyr’s Guidebook Maks Rzontkowski Poland
Matta and Matto Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp Switzerland
Miisufy Liisi Grünberg Estonia

Nonfiction Short Films

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Title Director(s) Production Country
14 Paintings Dongnan Chen China
ALOK Alex Hedison United States
Bob’s Funeral Jack Dunphy United States
Ekbeh Mariah Hernandez-Fitch United States
Merman Sterling Hampton IV United States
Object 817 Olga Lucovnicova Belgium
Salone Love Tajana Tokyo United States/United Kingdom/Sierra Leone
The Smallest Power Andy Sarjahani Iran
To Be Invisible Myah Overstreet United States
Winding Path Alexandra Lazarowich, Ross Kauffman United States

Awards

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The following awards were given out:[6]

Grand Jury Prizes

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Audience Awards

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Directing, Screenwriting and Editing

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Special Jury Prizes

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Short Film Jury Awards

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Jack Dunphy, Director of Bob's Funeral
  • U.S. Fiction: Say Hi After You Die (Kate Jean Hollowell)
  • International Fiction: The Stag (An Chu)
  • Nonfiction: Bob's Funeral (Jack Dunphy)
  • Animation: Bug Diner (Phoebe Jane Hart)

Sundance Institute Awards

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  • NHK Award: Saim Sadiq for We Are Never Going to Die
  • Adobe Mentorship Award for Fiction: Pamela Martin
  • Adobe Mentorship Award for Nonfiction: Kristina Motwani
  • Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction: Brad Becker-Parton for Stress Positions
  • Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction: Toni Kamau for The Battle for Laikipia
  • Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: Love Me

Acquisitions

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  • The Marquis
    The Marquis
  • Filmmaker Lodge
    Filmmaker Lodge
  • Library Center Theatre
    Library Center Theatre
  • Cast and crew of the Devo documentary
    Cast and crew of the Devo documentary
  • Film writer and producer Jonathan Nolan interviewed by astrophysics professor Janna Levin
    Film writer and producer Jonathan Nolan interviewed by astrophysics professor Janna Levin
  • Kim Yutani, Director of Programming, at the opening press conference
    Kim Yutani, Director of Programming, at the opening press conference
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References

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