Photographer: Sundance, (L-R) Siiri Solalinna, director Hanna Bergholm, and Sophia Heikkila attend the virtual premiere of 'Hatching.' 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. For celebrating the power of documentary filmmaking and the responsibility of the filmmaker to examine the truth.. See full summary, Director: Maryna Er Gorbach | Stars: Oksana Cherkashyna, Sergey Shadrin, Oleg Shcherbina, Oleg Shevchuk. Park City, UT After nine days, 84 feature films and 59 short films, the juries have deliberated and the audience has voted, and tonight the 2022 Sundance Film Festival's Awards were announced. Director: Hanna Bergholm | Stars: Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkil, Jani Volanen, Reino Nordin. Director: Audrey Diwan | Stars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquro. The 50 Best Movies of 2022 . Director: Carey Williams | Stars: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. Director: Jesse Eisenberg | Stars: Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Alisha Boe. gave the festival's grand . Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. For maintaining its suspenseful tension when portraying the interior struggles of its characters and the contradictions in spirituality and materialism they confront, we present the [World Cinema] Grand Jury Prize toAll That Breathes.. Everything is under control until David returns - that is - carrying with him the horrors of Margaret's past. Photographer: The Territory, Tangae Uru-eu-wau-wau accepts the Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary for 'The Territory.' Sundance Unveils 2022 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix's Kanye West Doc. Florida's most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of "the little old lady," and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can. 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. Previous Next "EXTRA" GETS YOU ON THE LIST! Her latest feature, Sirens, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest. Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Theo James. An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. JurorLa Frances Huisaid, Switching in-between genres, this film within a film follows an ailing screenwriter who enters her unfinished screenplay of a gangster film to experience and edit her own creation. She expertly guided two extraordinary lead performances that ground us so deeply in the circumstances that we cant look away. Director: Phyllis Nagy | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara. The Sundance Film Festival has been canceled in-person for the second year in a row, organizers said Wednesday. See how stars are getting in the holiday spirit! 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. Director: Christian Tafdrup | Stars: Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Hut, Karina Smulders. Dramatic),The Exiles(U.S. An assassin is out to complete her list of targets and exact her own brand of justice. As a way to See full summary, Directors: Abigail Disney, Kathleen Hughes, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Cast: Shu Fang Chen, Ming Hsiu Tsai, Yu Fang Lee, Shing Ming Wang, Shang Sing Guo, Pi Li Yeh. Director: Julian Higgins | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Dan Gravage. Lee takes an interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social movement. Photographer: Jos Islas, Outdoor screening atmosphere at Satellite Screen Digital Gym Cinema in San Diego, CA. 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. Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner. Stars: Kate Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Jarret, Joseph R. Gannascoli. 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 She just longs to be seen. A snippet of 16mm film offers an emotionally charged, meditative glimpse into the lives of the unsuspecting Jewish citizens of a small Polish village at the precipice of World War II. Directors: Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen. Documentary Competition;Andrew Haigh, Mohamed Hefzy,andLa Frances Huifor World Cinema Dramatic Competition; andEmilie Bujs, Patrick Gaspard,andDawn Porterfor World Cinema Documentary Competition. A slave in the antebellum South escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. 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.. Three young women try to defy the persistent winter darkness in Finland. Stars: W. Kamau Bell, Jelani Cobb, Doug E. Doug, Godfrey. Director: Juan Pablo Gonzlez | Stars: Rafaela Fuentes, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Teresa Snchez, Tatn Vera, Edina, a female bodybuilder is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer Adam: to win the Miss Olympia. 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. An intersex African hacker, a coltan miner and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union. A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life. Director: Bradley Rust Gray | Stars: Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Sachiko Ohshima, Futaba Okazaki. A young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. Director: Alika Tengan | Stars: Reanna Barboza, Jordan Cheng, Joshua Co, Tyler Ebisuya. 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. Audience Awards were presented toNavalny(U.S. Veterans like Nicole Holofcener and Ira Sachs and first-timer filmmakers like Randall Park made the cut, as did . TheAudience Award: U.S. Overall, 75 of the festival's. Photographer: Sundance, Kogonada accepts the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize for 'After Yang.' Documentary for 'I Didn't See You There.' Photographer: Master, (back, L-R) Thiago Macedo Correia, Rejane Faria, Carlos Francisco, (front, L-R) Maurilio Martins, Cicero Lucas, and director Gabriel Martins attend the premiere Q&A of 'Marte Um (Mars One).' ASL interpreter: Lacey Voris. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all. 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. Dramatic Presented by Acura for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' TheWorld Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentarywas presented to Shaunak Sen forAll That Breathes/ India/U.K. The2022 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, presented to an outstanding feature film about science or technology, was presented toAfter Yang. Photographer: KLONDIKE. The long walk home will change the rest of her life. Photographer: Sundance, Behind-the-scenes of the New Frontier 'Cosmogony' performance. 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.' It is sometimes the small changes that leave a lasting effect on your life. 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. Photographer: Sundance, (front, L-R) Producer Mehmet Bahadir Er, director Maryna Er Gorbach, Oxana Cherkashyna, and Tetyana Symon along with cast and crew attend the virtual premiere of 'KLONDIKE.' Photographer: Sundance, Director Lena Dunham and actors Luka Sabbat, Jon Bernthal, Scott Speedman, Taylour Paige, and Kristine Froseth attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Sharp Stick.' This pristine and highly emotional film embraces the childrens universe within a harsh reality.. This monotony is disrupted by an encounter with Tom, a man twice her age, who promises an alternative to Leas unsatisfying adolescent life. The fest went on, playing globally rather than locally thanks to Sundance's virtual screening options. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cast: RJ Cyler, Donald Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. The award-winning films will screen online on the Festival platform on Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30. For its combination of jaw dropping aerial cinematography with an intense performance by the lead actor, The Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction goes to Warsha by Dania Bdeir.. Director: Amy Poehler | Stars: Lucie Arnaz, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Laura Laplaca, 104 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy. Sundance Unveils an In-Person Lineup Filled With Stories of Anxiety and Urgency. But when comforting turns to affection, she realizes she must give herself permission before she can fall in love again. 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.. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend. 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. This years entire program has proven that no matter the context, independent storytelling remains a pivotal tool in expanding critical dialogues, and these stories will and must be shared., The 2022 Sundance Film Festival once again met our audience wherever they happened to be, added Sundance Film Festival DirectorTabitha Jackson, Whether you watched from home or one of our seven satellite screens, this years Festival expressed a powerful convergence; we were present, together, as a community connected through the work. Director: Francisca Alegria | Stars: Ma Maestro, Enzo Ferrada Rosati, Benjamin Soto, Leonor Varela. 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. TheU.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramaticwas presented to Nikyatu Jusu forNanny/U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Nikyatu Jusu, Producers: Nikkia Moulterie, Daniela Taplin Lundberg) Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. Two midwives, one Buddhist and one Muslim, defy strict ethnic divisions to work side by side in a makeshift clinic in western Myanmar, providing medical services to the Rohingya of Rakhine State. A necklace is stolen, followed by a tragic and fatal road accident. Photographer: Night Bus, Daniel Roher accepts the Audience Award: U.S. Dvila forEmergency/U.S.A. (Director: Carey Williams, Screenwriter: KD Davila, Producers: Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, John Fischer) 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. Following the career of singer Sinad O'Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. Photographer: Sundance, Maria Maestro, Leonor Varela, producer Alejandra Garca and writer-director Francisca Alegra attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future.' This actress delivers the complexity of a factory owner bearing the weight of a family business under threat. Photographer: Sundance, Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes and film participants Heather Booth and Judith Arcana attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'The Janes.' During an uncommonly long drought, Virginio and Sisa face a dilemma: resist or be defeated by the environment and time itself. In 1970s San Francisco, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. AShort Film Special Jury Award:Ensemble Castwas presented to Zlia Duncan, Bruna Linzmeyer, Camila Rocha, Clarissa Ribeiro, and Lorre Motta forA wild patience has taken me here/ Brazil (Director and Screenwriter: rica Sarmet, Producers: Lvia Perez, Silvia Sobral, rica Sarmet) Tired of loneliness, a middle aged motorcyclist goes to a lesbian party for the first time. 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.. 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. Director: Alon Schwarz | Star: Teddy Katz. 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TheAudience Award: U.S. Photographer: Sundance, Director Rita Baghdadi (2nd from right) and Slave to Sirens members Alma Doumani, Lilas Mayassi, and Shery Bechara attend a Q&A for 'Sirens' at Satellite Screen Digital Gym Cinema in San Diego, CA. A character-driven film in pursuit of historical reconciliation, the award goes to Descendant, directed by Margret Brown.. 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: Nanny, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing accepts the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence in Verite Filmmaking for 'Midwives.' LAST FLIGHT HOME shares a stunning verit account of a courageous family confronting life and death. AWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spiritwas presented forLeonor Will Never Die/ Philippines (Director and Screenwriter: Martika Ramirez Escobar, Producers: Monster Jimenez, Mario Cornejo) 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. Director: Le-Van Kiet | Stars: Joey King, Olga Kurylenko, Antoni Davidov, Radoslav Parvanov. 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. Photographer: Emergency, Teresa Snchez accepts the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting for 'Dos Estaciones.' Director: Monia Chokri | Stars: Patrick Hivon, Monia Chokri, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Steve Laplante. An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s. They said, "FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone. 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.