Sundance Film Festival 2022
The 38th Sundance Film Festival will take place on January 20-30, 2022. Alongside long and short films, episodic works will also be shown at the eleven-day festival. The program was presented on December 9, 2021.
particularities
In May 2021, it was announced that the 38th edition of the Sundance Film Festival was to take place in hybrid form and that face-to-face events were planned in Salt Lake City and seven other arthouse cinemas in the USA. At the beginning of January 2022, the organizers announced that due to the COVID-19 situation, the event would be held completely digitally.
Film program (selection)
US Dramatic Competition
- 892 by Abi Damaris Corbin
- Alice by Krystin Ver Linden
- blood by Bradley Rust Gray
- Cha Cha Real Smooth by Cooper Raiff
- Dual by Riley Stearns
- Emergency by Carey Williams
- Master by Mariama Diallo
- Nanny by Nikyatu Jusu
- Palm Trees and Power Lines by Jamie Dack
- Watchers by Chloe Okuno
US Documentary Competition
- Aftershock by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee
- Descendant by Margaret Brown
- The Exiles by Ben Klein and Violet Columbus,
- Fire Of Love by Sara Dosa
- Free Chol Soo Lee by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi
- I Didn't See You There by Reid Davenport
- The Janes by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes
- Jihad Rehab by Meg Smaker
- TikTok, boom. by Shalini Kantayya
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Brian and Charles by Jim Archer
- The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future by Francisca Alegria
- Dos Estaciones by Juan Pablo Gonzalez
- Gentle by Anna Eszter Menes and László Csuja
- Girl Picture by Alli Haapasalo
- Klondike by Maryna Er Gorbach
- Leonor Will Never Die by Martika Ramirez Escobar
- Marte Um by Gabriel Martins
- Utama by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
- You Won't Be Alone by Goran Stolevski
World Cinema Documentary Competition
- All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen
- Calendar Girls by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen
- A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont
- Midwives by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
- The Mission by Tania Anderson
- Nothing Compares by Kathryn Ferguson
- Sirens by Rita Baghdadi
- Tantura by Alon Schwarz
- The Territory by Alex Pritz
- We Met in Virtual Reality by Joe Hunting
More firsts
- 2nd chance by Ramin Bahrani
- Am I OK? by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro
- Brainwashed: sex camera power by Nina Menkes
- Call Jane by Phyllis Nagy
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing by Rory Kennedy
- Emily the Criminal by John Patton Ford
- Final Cut by Michel Hazanavicius
- God's Country by Julian Higgins
- Good Luck to You, Leo Grande by Sophie Hyde
- Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul by Adamma Ebo
- Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah
- La Guerra Civil by Eva Longoria Baston
- Living by Oliver Hermanus
- Lucy and Desi by Amy Poehler
- My Old School by Jono McLeod
- The Princess by Ed Perkins
- Resurrection by Andrew Semans
- Sharp Stick by Lena Dunham
- To the End by Rachel Lears
- We Need to Talk About Cosby by W Kamau Bell
- When You Finish Saving the World by Jesse Eisenberg
Next
- The Cathedral by Ricky D'Ambrose
- Every Day In Kaimukī by Alika Tengan
- Framing Agnes by Chase Joynt
- A Love Song by Max Walker Silverman
- Mija by Isabel Castro
- Riotsville by Sierra Pettengill
- Something In The Dirt by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
midnight
- Babysitter from Monia Chokri
- Cerdita (Piggy) by Carlota Pereda
- Fresh by Mimi Cave
- Pahanhautoja ( Hatching ) by Hanna Bergholm
- Meet Me in the Bathroom by Will Lovelace
- Speak No Evil by Christian Tafdrup
spotlight
- After Yang by Kogonada
- The Happening by Audrey Diwan
- Neptune Frost by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman
- Three Minutes - A Lengthening by Bianca Stigter
- The Worst Person in the World by Joachim Trier
children
- Maika by Ham Tran
- Summering by James Ponsoldt
special screenings
- The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales by Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes
- Last Flight Home by Ondi Timoner
- Phoenix Rising by Amy Berg
Indie Episodic Program
- Bring on the dancing horses
- Chiqui
- Culture beat
- The Dark Heart
- Instant Life
- My Trip to Spain
jury members
US Documentary Jury World Cinema Documentary Jury |
US Dramatic Jury World Cinema Dramatic Jury |
Alfred P Sloan Prize Jury |
web links
itemizations
- ↑ https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2021/12/09/sundance-film-festival/
- ↑ Jochen Müller: Concept for Sundance Film Festival 2022 ready. In: Focus: Film, September 29, 2021.
- ↑ Matt Donnelly: Sundance Cancels In-Person Program, Film Festival to Go Virtual. In: Variety, January 5, 2022.