2024 Sundance Film Festival
Films I Have Seen at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
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- DirectorArun BhattaraiDorottya ZurbóStarsAmber Kumar GurungGuna Raj KuikelAmber, a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people's happiness. On his remote mountain journey, he searches for fulfillment.
- DirectorEsteban ArangoStarsRiver GalloDylan O'BrienVictoria PedrettiUnfolding over the course of Valentine's Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.
- DirectorJesse EisenbergStarsKieran CulkinJesse EisenbergOlha BosovaMismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
- DirectorAndrew ZucheroSam ZucheroStarsKristen StewartSteven YeunA postapocalyptic romance in which a buoy and a satellite meet online and fall in love after the end of human civilization.
- DirectorAstrid RonderoFernanda ValadezStarsJuan Jesús VarelaYadira PérezAlexis VarelaWhen a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father's destiny may be inescapable.
- DirectorShuchi TalatiStarsPreeti PanigrahiKani KusrutiKesav Binoy KironFollows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexy, rebellious coming of age is disrupted by her young mother who never got to come of age herself.
- DirectorRamona S. DiazStarsRodrigo DuterteFerdinand MarcosMaria RessaAmid Filipino elections, a grassroots movement emerges to protect truth and democracy from growing threats. People unite in joyful acts of resistance, kindling hope while autocracy expands.
- DirectorThea HvistendahlStarsRenate ReinsveAnders Danielsen LieBahar ParsOn a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?
- DirectorBrendan BellomoSlava LeontyevUnder roaring fighter jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it's easy to make people afraid, it's hard to destroy their passion for living.
- DirectorShiori ItoStarsShiori ItoJournalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault, seeking to prosecute the high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case, exposing Japan's outdated judicial and societal systems.
- DirectorJianjie LinStarsKe-Yu GuoMuran LinXilun SunA middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.
- DirectorDaniel HoeslJulia NiemannStarsOlivia GoschlerUrsina LardiJohanna Orsini-RosenbergThe Maynards and their children lead an almost perfect billionaire family life. Amon is a passionate hunter, but doesn't shoot animals, as the family's wealth allows them to live totally free from consequences.
- DirectorJuan Mejia BoteroStarsFrancia MárquezBlack Colombian activist Francia Márquez transforms a derogatory term, "Igualada," into a symbol of rights defiance. Her presidential campaign inspires a nation to dream of a more equitable future, challenging societal norms.
- DirectorSean WangStarsIzaac WangJoan ChenShirley ChenIn 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
- DirectorSally AitkenStarsTerry MasearA woman in Hollywood cares for injured hummingbirds, experiencing personal growth as she witnesses their fragility and resilience.
- DirectorAlessandra Lacorazza SamudioStarsResidenteSasha CalleLio MehielOn a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- DirectorTitus KapharStarsAndré HollandJohn Earl JelksAndra DayA Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
- DirectorMikko MakelaStarsRuaridh MollicaHiftu QuasemJonathan HydeMax, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
- DirectorAmrou Al-KadhiStarsBilal HasnaLouis GreatorexDarkwahA drag queen longs for love. Their act at a Pride event attracts a marketing executive. Ensuing romance forces the performer to confront their identity.
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMaria BukhoninaStarsAngela NikolauIvan BeerkusA daring couple travels worldwide to climb the last super skyscraper, attempting a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire to salvage both their career and relationship.
- DirectorCarla GutierrezStarsPablo AlarsonJeanne AlbaneseTizoc ArroyoA raw and magical journey into the life of iconic artist Frida Kahlo, told through her own words from diaries, letters, essays, and interviews. Vividly brought to life with lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork.
- DirectorKobi LibiiStarsJustice SmithZachary BartonAnthony CoonsA young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.
- DirectorLaura ChinnStarsNico ParkerLaura LinneyWoody HarrelsonWhile caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up a friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
- DirectorEmily KassieJulian Brave NoiseCatStarsCharlene BelleauEd Archie NoisecatJulian Brave NoiseCatAn investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school sparks a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.
- DirectorRaha AmirfazliAlireza GhasemiStarsHamideh JafariBashir NikzadMohammad HosseiniThree members of an extended Afghan family start their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long struggle ahead to be "at home".
- DirectorJohan GrimonprezStarsLouis ArmstrongNina SimoneDuke EllingtonJazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
- DirectorTheda HammelStarsJohn EarlyQaher HarhashElizabeth DementTerry, in strict quarantine in his ex-husband's Brooklyn home, cares for his injured nephew, a 19-year-old Moroccan model named Bahlul, drawing attention from everyone in his life.
- DirectorSilje Evensmo JacobsenIn the Norwegian wilderness, a family seeks a wild free existence but a tragic turn of events shatters their isolation, compelling them to adapt to the demands of contemporary society.
- DirectorPeter SillenFuturists Martine and Bina Rothblatt create humanoid AI Bina48 to transfer Bina's consciousness into a robot, aiming to perpetuate their extraordinary love affair across eternity.
- DirectorPedro FreireStarsYara de NovaesJuliana Carneiro da CunhaCarol DuarteMalu, a 50 year old unemployed actress living off memories of her glorious past, shares a run-down home in a Rio de Janeiro slum with her conservative mother, whilst also dealing with a troubled relationship with her own daughter.
- DirectorHaley Elizabeth AndersonStarsSarae AdamsMike DonovanKota JohanAs her boyfriend returns to Ukraine to care for his ailing father, 23-year-old Dakota faces the challenges of a precarious new reality, navigating the complexities of survival in New York City on her own.
- DirectorDaphne MatziarakiPeter MurimiUnresolved historical injustices and climate change raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.
- DirectorIndia DonaldsonStarsLily ColliasSumaya BouhbalValentine BlackDuring a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
- DirectorLucy LawlessStarsMargaret MothSwashbuckling CNN combat camerawoman, Margaret Moth, risks it all to put the viewer inside the conflict. When a fateful injury gets in the way of her appetite for danger and adrenaline, Moth must find the strength to carry on.
- DirectorAnirban DuttaAnupama SrinivasanAmidst the lush Eastern Himalayan forests, moths convey a mysterious message. Under the cover of night, two inquisitive observers illuminate this clandestine universe, unraveling the secrets whispered by these enigmatic creatures.
- DirectorNathan SilverStarsJason SchwartzmanCarol KaneDolly De LeonA cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
- DirectorScott CummingsStarsBlanche BartonPeter H. GilmorePeggy NadramiaAn experimental nonfiction portrait of the Church of Satan, a worldwide, half-century old religion dedicated to the celebration of carnality and individualism that takes Satan as its central figure. The film explores Satanists as they exist today, portraying their everyday lives and the magical rituals they engage in.
- DirectorKlaudia Reynicke-CandeloroStarsSusi SánchezMia OwensTatiana AstengoTwo teenage sisters are about to leave their country forever when they unexpectedly reconnect with an absent father. This relationship will both amplify and ease their pain of change.
- DirectorBenjamin ReeStarsZoe CroftKelsey EllisonEd LarkinMats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
- DirectorJules RosskamStarsAndré Alan PérezAngel PiedraEvin Hunter LuehrsAn Iranian American trans man travels back in time to an LGBTQ+ archive to understand his sexuality. He encounters his past and present selves during an erotic journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorHans BlockMoritz RiesewieckStartups use AI to create avatars that allows to talk with their loved ones after death. Exploration of deep human desire for immortality, questioning consequences of commodifying this age-old dream.
- DirectorRich PeppiattStarsMóglaí BapMo CharaDJ PróvaiWhen fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.
- DirectorJazmin JonesStarsJazmin JonesOlivia McKayla RossInvestigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.
- DirectorJack BegertStarsDavid SchwimmerGaby HoffmannTalia RyderA middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two kids in search of a lost backpack. A small dog a long way from home.
- DirectorJ.M. HarperStarsKembaKiller MikeMac PhippsBronx rap artist Kemba explores the growing weaponization of rap lyrics in the United States criminal justice system and abroad - revealing how law enforcement has quietly used artistic creation as evidence in criminal cases for decades.
- DirectorAngela PattonNatalie RaeFour young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.
- DirectorMichael DweckGregory KershawA celebration of Argentine Gauchos, a community of cowboys and cowgirls living beyond the modern world's boundaries.
- DirectorJosh MargolinStarsJune SquibbFred HechingerRichard RoundtreeWhen 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
- DirectorStephen MaingBrett StoryStarsChris SmallsAngelika MaldonadoConnor SpenceA group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City's Staten Island challenges one of the world's largest companies in a unionization battle.
- DirectorChiwetel EjioforStarsJay WillMary J. BligeChiwetel EjioforThe story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately succumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.
- DirectorMarie Amachoukeli-BarsacqStarsLouise Mauroy-PanzaniIlça Moreno ZegoAbnara Gomes VarelaSix-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.
- DirectorGary HustwitStarsBrian EnoIt is a documentary about artist Brian Eno.
- DirectorBao NguyenStarsLionel RichieHarriet SternbergWendy ReesOn January 28th 1985, dozens of the era's most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history.
- DirectorSarah DowlandStarsSue BirdMegan RapinoeDiana TaurasiFollows the life of WNBA star Sue Bird, capturing the final chapter of her 19-year career in basketball.
- DirectorDawn PorterStarsJamie FoxxMariah CareyRichard MarxChronicles the life of an iconic musical performer, from childhood musical talent to worldwide fame. Explores his collaborations, influences, character and relationships with family, friends and fans.
- DirectorSusanna FogelStarsKathryn NewtonConnie BrittonLeah GibsonWinner is a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsMark MothersbaughBob CasaleGerald CasaleIn 1980, new wave band Devo scored a hit with "Whip It" and gained mainstream success with their message of societal "de-evolution", formed in response to the 1970 Kent State shootings.
- DirectorIan BonhôtePeter EttedguiStarsChristopher ReeveReeve's rise to becoming a film star, follows with a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After which he became an activist for spinal cord injury treatments and disability rights.
- DirectorAmber SealeyStarsJennifer AnistonRosemarie DeWittJudith LightMelody Brooks is navigating sixth grade as a nonverbal wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy. With the help of some assistive technology and her devoted allies, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it
- DirectorChristopher JenkinsStarsMo GilliganSimone AshleySophie OkonedoA pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative journey.
- DirectorYance FordStarsCharlie AdamsNikhil Pal SinghJulian GoDriven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsGlen PowellAdria ArjonaRettaA professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.