Photographer: Warsha, Alejandro Loayza Grisi accepts the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic for 'Utama.' Despite the pandemic's effects on the film festival ecosystem, 2021 event saw . TheSundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fictionwent toAmanda MarshallGods Country(Premieres). Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. The 50 Best Movies of 2022, According to 165 Critics from Around . Photographer: Descendant, Cooper Raiff accepts the Audience Award: U.S. FRAMING AGNES turns the talk show format inside out in response to media's ongoing fascination with trans people. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. He builds a robot. Photographer: Sundance, Alma Doumani, Lilas Mayassi, director Rita Baghdadi, Shery Bechara, Tatiana El Dahdah, producer Camilla Hall along with executive producer Natasha Lyonne attend a Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Sirens.' Film Festivals Jan 28, 2022 2:11pm PT Sundance 2022 Winners: From 'Nanny' and 'Navalny' to Crowd-Pleaser 'Cha Cha Real Smooth,' Indie Fest Spreads the Wealth By Peter Debruge 0 seconds of 7. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision , U.S. The indie film veteran Eugene Hernandez will become the new director of the Sundance Film Festival, replacing Tabitha Jackson, who left the organization after just two years in the . With her vindictive suitor intent on taking her fathers throne, the princess must save the kingdom. Photographer: Sundance, (L-R) Ramsey Sprague, film participant Rose 'Veda' Tunstall, Tiffany Pogue, co-producer/co-writer Dr. Kern Jackson, Stephanie Jackson, film participant Joycelyn Davis, Vicki Howell, Felice Harris, and Lorna Woods attend the virtual premiere of 'Descendant.' Director: Carlos Cardona | Stars: Brigitte Silva, Sebastin Beltranini, Catherine French, Gregg Prosser. Cecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. A young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. Jury prizes for short filmmaking were awarded to: TheShort Film Grand Jury Prizewas awarded toThe Headhunters Daughter/ Philippines (Director and Screenwriter: Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Producer: Hannah Schierbeek) Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer. Director: Adamma Ebo | Stars: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Nicole Beharie, Conphidance. Cast: Dakota Johnson, Cooper Raiff, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Assante, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann. Margaret's life is in order. (Director: Chase Joynt, Producers: Samantha Curley, Shant Joshi, Chase Joynt) After discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, a cast of transgender actors turn a talk show inside out to confront the legacy of a young trans woman forced to choose between honesty and access. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapib. Constantly shifting in tone, the film is a playful display of the love of cinema. JurorGarrett Bradleysaid, We would like to recognize a film which brings to light an issue both historical and ever present which weaves together a critical and lesser known history alongside the urgency of today.. Photographer: A wild patience has taken me her, Shaunak Sen accepts the World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary for 'All That Breathes.' Directors: Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen. Director: Carey Williams | Stars: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter. 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. Dramatic Competition;Garrett Bradley, Joan Churchill,andPeter Nicksfor U.S. The true story of actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood, a survivor of domestic violence as she moves toward naming her infamous abuser for the first time. JurorKevin Jerome Eversonsaid, With its unique storytelling approach, this historical documentary tells an all-too-familiar story of fighting for independent cinema. The odd love she finds on her way See full summary, Directors: Lszl Csuja, Anna Nemes | Stars: Eszter Csonka, Gyrgy Turs, Csaba Krisztik, va Kerekes. Documentary, Presented by Acura was awarded toNavalny/ U.S.A. (Director: Daniel Roher, Producers: Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris) Shot as the story unfolded, a fly-on-the-wall documentary thriller about anti-authoritarian Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Lee, Tony Serra, Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into a meditative journey exploring the history of freakdom, vision, and See full summary, Director: Reid Davenport | Star: Reid Davenport. As a way to See full summary, Directors: Abigail Disney, Kathleen Hughes, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change Paula Eiselt and, World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting Teresa Snchez for, World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit Martika Ramirez Escobar for, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence in Verit Filmmaking Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing for, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft Alex Pritz for, Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction , Short Film Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast , Short Film Special Jury Award for Screenwriting , Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction Su Kim for, Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction Amanda Marshall for, Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction Toby Shimin, Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction Dody Dorn, Sundance Institute/NHK Award Hasan Hadi for, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 05:31. Photographer: Sundance Directors Love Martinsen and Maria Loohufvud, along with film participant Katherine Shortlidge, attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Ania Trzebiatowska . Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand. Photographer: Fire of Love, K.D. Guantanamo detainees are released into a year long program of de-radicalization in Saudi Arabia, with the eventual goal of finding jobs and starting families. Breaking (2022) PG-13 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller 6.2 Rate 66 Metascore A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life. Photographer: Sundance, Sterling K. Brown, Regina Hall, director Adamma Ebo and producer Adanne Ebo attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Honk For Jesus. These actors represent the best of their craft, bringing their humanity required to tell Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easleys heartbreaking story to the screen.. Chiqui and Carlos immigrate from Colombia to New Jersey to find a better life for themselves and their unborn son. Director: Le-Van Kiet | Stars: Joey King, Olga Kurylenko, Antoni Davidov, Radoslav Parvanov. Photographer: Sundance, Directors Chike Ozah and Clarence 'Coodie' Simmons and screenwriter J. Ivy attend the virtual premiere of 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.' In his final days, we discover Eli Timoner and an extraordinary life of wild achievements, tragic loss and most of all, enduring love. Sept. 7, 2022. JURY AWARDS FOR DIRECTING, SCREENWRITING & EDITING. By the end of the film, we are entirely invested in the friendship of these young men and have gone along on this funny and witty ride and come out on the other side feeling more connected to each other as human beings. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. There was a time not so long ago when the Sundance Film Festival was in danger of being overwhelmed by swag, hype and other extra-cinematic preoccupations. Director: Nina Menkes | Stars: Rhiannon Aarons, Kathleen Antonia, Rosanna Arquette, Cody Jake Banks. Sundance Film Festival 2022 is live online: What to know about its movies, VR and more You can stream Sundance's indie films like Nanny right from your couch, and its envelope-pushing New. Documentary Presented by Acura for 'Navalny.' 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.' 84 titles 1. This film cannot be contained by any one genre its visually stunning, masterfully acted, impeccably designed from sound to visual effects, and the overall vision, expertly guided by Nikyatu Jusu comes together offering its audience an electrifying experience.. The film breathes life into six previously unknown stories from the archives of the UCLA Gender Clinic in the 1950s. Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream. Ruben stlund at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. 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.. Director: Shaunak Sen | Stars: Salik Rehman, Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad. Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams. Photographer: Hotaru Katagiri, Staff members pose in front of a step and repeat at Satellite Screen Amherst Cinema in Amherst, MA. 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A young American woman moves with her husband to Bucharest, and begins to suspect that a stranger who watches her from the apartment building across the street may be a local serial killer decapitating women. 'Tis the Season Stars Celebrate the Holidays 2022. JurorDawn Portersaid, This revealing film is a reminder of the exquisite power of cinema verit filmmaking. The2022 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, presented to an outstanding feature film about science or technology, was presented toAfter Yang. Director: Chase Joynt | Stars: Carmen Carrera, Katie Couric, Laverne Cox, Zackary Drucker. A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter. Of the latter, 1,652 were from the U.S., and 2,110 were international. TheJonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. For her screenplay and narration, The Short Film Special Jury Award for screenwriting goes to Sara Driver for Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver by Lewie and Noah Kloster.. Alice (III) (2022) Studio Rankings: The IMDbPro 100 most popular films of 2022 includes productions from all major studios. Rust gently walks us through an authentic journey of grief that invites us to observe intimate moments of human connection. In 1970s San Francisco, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is wrongly convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. 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.' Photographer: IDFA DocLab, Programmer Sudeep Sharma speaks with 'We Met in Virtual Reality' director Joe Hunting (via VRChat avatar) during 'How to Fest: Daily.' Photographer: Sundance, (2nd from L) Chief Curator of New Frontier Shari Frilot and director Shaunak Sen attend IDFA DocLab's online social exhibition 'do {not} play' aboard the New Frontier Spaceship. Cast: Shu Fang Chen, Ming Hsiu Tsai, Yu Fang Lee, Shing Ming Wang, Shang Sing Guo, Pi Li Yeh. TheShort Film Jury Award: International Fictionwas awarded to Dania Bdeir forWarsha/ France/Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir, Producer: Coralie Dias) A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.