| SHADOWS ON THE WALL | REVIEWS | NEWS | FESTIVAL | AWARDS | Q&A | ABOUT | TALKBACK | ||||||||||
 Shadows @ Sundance
American indie showcase • Utah and London...Run by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute | ||||||||||
48th Sundance Film Festival 23 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY 2025 in Park City, Utah
|
2 0 2 5 A W A R D S |
| ||||||||
U. S. D R A M A T I CGrand Jury Prize: ATROPIA Audience Award: TWINLESS Directing: Rashad Frett (RICKY) Screenwriting: Eva Victor (SORRY, BABY) Acting: Dylan O'Brien (TWINLESS) Ensemble: PLAINCLOTHES W O R L D C I N E M A D R A M A Grand Jury Prize: CACTUS PEARS Audience Award: DJ AHMET Writing: Chloe Robichaud & Catherine Leger (TWO WOMEN) Creative Vision: Georgi M Unkovski (DJ AHMET) N E X T Audience Award: EAST OF WALL Innovator: ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT Ensemble: MAD BILLS TO PAY Festival Favorite Award: COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT Alfred P Sloan Prize: SALLY |
U. S. D O C U M E N T A R YGrand Jury Prize: SEEDS Audience Award: ANDRE IS AN IDIOT Directing: Geeta Gandbhir (THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR) Editing: Parker Laramie (ANDRE IS AN IDIOT) Archival Storytelling: SELENA Y LOS DINOS Jury Award: LIFE AFTER W O R L D C I N E M A D O C Grand Jury Prize: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS Audience Award: PRIME MINISTER Directing: Mstyslav Chernov (2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA) Freedom of Expression: COEXISTENCE, MY ASS Just Award: MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN S U N D A N C E I N S T I T U T E NHK Award: Lloyd Lee Choi (YAKULT AJUMMA) Nonfiction: Danielle Varga (SEEDS) Fiction: Joe Pirro (THE WEDDING BANQUET) | |||||||||
| 2 0 2 5 F I L M S | ||||||||||
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKATHE ALABAMA SOLUTION ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU ANDRE IS AN IDIOT 
APRIL (Kulumbegashvili, Geo)ATROPIA THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND BRIDES BUBBLE & SQUEAK BUCKS COUNTY, USA BULLDOZER BUNNYLOVR BY DESIGN 
CACTUS PEARS (Kanawade, Ind)CHASERS COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS THE DATING GAME DEAD LOVER DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! DIDN'T DIE DJ AHMET EAST OF WALL ENDLESS COOKIE ENIGMA FOLKTALES FREE LEONARD PELTIER GEN_ HAL & HARPER HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY JIMPA KHARTOUM KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN LAST DAYS THE LEGEND OF OCHI THE LIBRARIANS LIFE AFTER LOVE, BROOKLYN LURKER LUZ MAD BILLS TO PAY MAGIC FARM |
MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMOREMIDDLETOWN MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN NEVER GET BUSTED! OBEX OH, HI! OMAHA
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO (Macdonald, UK)
OPUS (Green, US)PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR PETER HUJAR'S DAY
PLAINCLOTHES (Emmi, US)PREDATORS PRIME MINISTER RABBIT TRAP RAINS OVER BABEL REBUILDING RICKY SALLY SAUNA SEEDS SELENA Y LOS DINOS SLY LIVES!
SORRY, BABY (Victor, US)SPEAK THE STRINGER SUGAR BABIES SUKKWAN ISLAND SUNFISH & OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE TEST YOUR TECH THE THING WITH FEATHERS THE THINGS YOU KILL THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE THIRD ACT TOGETHER TOUCH ME TRAIN DREAMS TWINLESS
THE UGLY STEPSISTER (Blichfeldt, Nor)TWO WOMEN
THE WEDDING BANQUET (Ahn, US)WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT (Shackleton, US) | |||||||||
47th Sundance Film Festival 18 - 28 JANUARY 2024 in Park City, Utah
| 2 0 2 4 F I L M S | |||||||||
2 0 2 4 A W A R D S . . .• US Dramatic: IN THE SUMMERS Audience Award: DIDI • World Cinema Dramatic: SUJO Audience Award: GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS • US Doc: PORCELAIN WAR Audience Award: DAUGHTERS • World Cinema Doc: A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS Audience Award: IBELIN • NEXT: DESIRE LINES Audience Award: KNEECAP • Festival Favorite Award: DAUGHTERS
AMA GLORIA (Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Fr)
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES (Libii, US)
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES (Silver, US)BLACK BOX DIARIES
BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY (Jin, Chn)DAUGHTERS
DESIRE LINES (Rosskam, US)
DIDI (Wang, US)
A DIFFERENT MAN (Schimberg, US)ENO
FREAKY TALES (Boden/Fleck, US)GAUCHO GAUCHO GHOSTLIGHT
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS (Talati, Ind)
GOOD ONE (Donaldson, US)THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP
HANDLING THE UNDEAD (Hvistendahl, Nor)
HIT MAN (Linklater, US)
HOW TO HAVE SEX (Walker, UK) |
I SAW THE TV GLOW (Schoenbrun, US)IBELIN IN A VIOLENT NATURE IN THE SUMMERS
KNEECAP (Peppiatt, Ire)
LAYLA (Al-Kadhi, UK)LOOK INTO MY EYES
LOVE LIES BLEEDING (Glass, US)LOVE ME
LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH (Porter, US)
MY OLD ASS (Park, US)
NEVER LOOK AWAY (Lawless, NZ)NOCTURNES
THE OUTRUN (Fingscheidt, UK)
PONYBOI (Arango, US)
PRESENCE (Soderbergh, US)
A REAL PAIN (Eisenberg, US)REINAS
ROB PEACE (Ejiofor, US)
SASQUATCH SUNSET (Zellner/Zellner, US)
SEBASTIAN (Makela, UK)SEEKING MAVIS BEACON SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT
SUGARCANE (NoiseCat/Kassie, Can)
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (Bonhote/Ettedgui, UK)
THELMA (Margolin, US)UNION
WILL & HARPER (Greenbaum, US)
YOUR MONSTER (Lindy, US) | |||||||||
46th Sundance Film Festival 19 - 29 JANUARY 2023 in Park City, Utah
| 2 0 2 3 F I L M S | |||||||||
2 0 2 3 A W A R D S . . .• US Dramatic: A THOUSAND AND ONE Audience Award: THE PERSIAN VERSION • World Cinema Dramatic: SCRAPPER Audience Award: SHAYDA • US Doc: GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT Audience Award: BEYOND UTOPIA • World Cinema Doc: THE ETERNAL MEMORY Audience Award: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL • Festival Favorite Award: RADICAL
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL (Chernov, Ukr)ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT
THE AMAZING MAURICE (Genkel, UK)
BAD BEHAVIOUR (Englert, NZ)
BEYOND UTOPIA (Gavin, US)
CASSANDRO (Williams, Mex)
CAT PERSON (Fogel, US)THE DEEPEST BREATH EARTH MAMA
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (van Groeningen/Vandermeersch, It)
EILEEN (Oldroyd, US)
THE ETERNAL MEMORY (Alberdi, Chl)
FLORA AND SON (Carney, Ire)
FREMONT (Jalali, US)
L'IMMENSITA (Crialese, It)
INFINITY POOL (Cronenberg, Can)
JOYLAND (Sadiq, Pak) |
KOKOMO CITY (Smith, US)
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (Cortes, US)MAGAZINE DREAMS MAMI WATA
MUTT (Lungulov-Klotz, US)
NAVALNY (Roher, US)
OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN (Zlotowski, Fr)
PASSAGES (Sachs, Fr)
PAST LIVES (Song, US)THE PERSIAN VERSION
POLITE SOCIETY (Manzoor, UK)
PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS
RADICAL (Zalla, Mex)
ROTTING IN THE SUN (Silva, Mex)
RYE LANE (Allen-Miller, UK)
SCRAPPER (Regan, UK)
SHAYDA (Niasari, Aus)
SHORTCOMINGS (Park, US)
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD (Hints, Est)
SORCERY (Murray, Chl)
SQUARING THE CIRCLE: THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS (Corbijn, UK)
STILL: A MICHAEL J FOX MOVIE (Guggenheim, US)
THE STROLL (Lovell/Drucker, US)
TALK TO ME (Philippou/Philippou, Aus)
THEATER CAMP (Gordon/Lieberman, US)
A THOUSAND AND ONE (Stockwell, US)
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS (Holofcener, US)* review coming | |||||||||
Sundance Film Festival: London | ||||||||||
 11th Sundance Film Festival: London 6-9 JUNE 2024 at Picturehouse Central Opening Film: KNEECAP Closing Film: DIDI Surprise Film: KINDS OF KINDNESS Audience Award: YOUR MONSTER
REPORTS FROM THE FESTIVAL:
2 0 2 4 F I L M S |
|
DIDI (Wang, US)
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS (Talati, Ind)
HANDLING THE UNDEAD (Hvistendahl, Nor)
I SAW THE TV GLOW (Schoenbrun, US)
KINDS OF KINDNESS (Lanthimos, UK)
KNEECAP (Peppiatt, Ire)
MY OLD ASS (Park, US)
| 
NEVER LOOK AWAY (Lawless, NZ)
ROB PEACE (Ejiofor, US)
SASQUATCH SUNSET (Zellner/Zellner, US)SKYWALKERS: A LOVE STORY (Zimbalist, US)
YOUR MONSTER (Lindy, US)
2 0 2 3 F I L M S |
| 
Audience Award: PAST LIVESFAIRYLAND (Durham, US) FANTASTIC MACHINE (Danielson/Van Aertryck, Swe) GOING VARSITY IN MARIACHI (Vasquez/Osborn, US) INVISIBLE BEAUTY (Hardison/Tcheng, US)
MUTT (Lungulov-Klotz, US)
| 
PAST LIVES (Song, US)
PASSAGES (Sachs, US)
RYE LANE (Allen-Miller, UK)
SCRAPPER (Regan, UK)
SQUARING THE CIRCLE: THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS (Corbijn, UK)
TALK TO ME (Philippou/Philippou, Aus)
THEATER CAMP (Gordon/Lieberman, US)
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS (Holofcener, US)
2 0 2 2 F I L M S | | |||
BODIES BODIES BODIES (Reijn, US)
BRIAN AND CHARLES (Archer, UK)
FIRE OF LOVE (Dosa, Can)
FREE CHOL SOO LEE (Ha/Yi, US)
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE (Hyde, UK)
HATCHING (Bergholm, Fin) |
HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL. (Ebo, US)A LOVE SONG (Walker-Silverman, US)
THE PRINCESS (Perkins, UK)
RESURRECTION (Semans, UK)
SHARP STICK (Dunham, US)
WATCHER (Okuno, US)
WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY (Hunting, UK) | 2 0 2 1 F I L M S | ||||||||
THE BLAZING WORLD (Young, US)
CENSOR (Baily-Bond, UK)
CODA (Heder, US)
CRYPTOZOO (Shaw, US)
FIRST DATE (Crosby/Knapp, US)
HERSELF (Lloyd, Ire) - Surprise Film
HUMAN FACTORS (Trocker, Ger)IN THE SAME BREATH (Wang, US)
MISHA AND THE WOLVES (Hobkinson, UK) |
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD (Lindstrom/Petri, Swe)
THE NEST (Durkin, UK)
PLEASURE (Thyberg, Swe)
THE SPARKS BROTHERS (Wright, UK)
TOGETHER TOGETHER (Beckwith, US)
WRITING WITH FIRE (Thomas/Ghosh, Ind)
ZOLA (Bravo, US)
See also: | |||||||||
FESTIVALS •
FLARE |
SUNDANCE LONDON |
EDINBURGH |
FRIGHTFEST |
RAINDANCE |
IRIS |
LONDON
| ||||||||||
|
© 2025 by Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall HOME | REVIEWS | NEWS | FESTIVAL | AWARDS | Q&A | ABOUT | TALKBACK | ||||||||||
