The 2018

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.

Awards

The following awards were presented: * U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: '' The Miseducation of Cameron Post'', directed by

Desiree Akhavan Desiree Akhavan (born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut '' Appropriate Behavior'',Burden'', directed by Andrew Heckler * U.S. Dramatic Directing Award: '' The Kindergarten Teacher'', directed by

Sara Colangelo Sara Colangelo is an American film director and screenwriter known for her films ''Little Accidents'' and ''Worth (film), Worth''. ''Filmmaker Magazine'' named her one of its "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2010. Colangelo graduated from P ...

* U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: '' Nancy'', written by Christina Choe * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Outstanding First Feature: ''

Monsters and Men ''Monsters and Men'' is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. It was released on September 28, 2018, by Neon. Altho ...

'', directed by

Reinaldo Marcus Green Reinaldo Marcus Green (born 1981) is an American director, producer and writer. His films include ''Monsters and Men'' (2018), '' Joe Bell'' (2020), and '' King Richard'' (2021), which was nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. E ...

* U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking: ''

I Think We're Alone Now "I Think We're Alone Now" is a song written and composed by Ritchie Cordell that was first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was a major hit for group, reaching number 4 on the US Hot 100 in April 1967. It finished at No. 12 on '' B ...

'', directed by

Reed Morano Reed Morano (born April 15, 1977) is an American film director and cinematographer. Morano was the first woman in history to win both the Emmy and Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series in the same year for the pilot episode of The Han ...

* U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting: Benjamin Dickey, '' Blaze'' * U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize Award: ''Kailash'' (later released as

The Price of Free ''The Price of Free'' is a documentary about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. The film, formerly known as Kailash, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and debuted on YouTube in November 2018. ''T ...

), directed by

Derek Doneen Derek Jonathanpope Doneen (born March 27, 1987) is an American documentary film director, editor and producer. He is best known for his work on the feature documentary ''The Price of Free'' and the Netflix documentary series '' Heist''. Life and ...

* U.S. Documentary Audience Award: ''The Sentence'', directed by

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* U.S. Documentary Directing Award, ''

On Her Shoulders ''On Her Shoulders'' is a 2018 American documentary film. It was directed by Alexandria Bombach and produced by Hayley Pappas, Brock Williams and Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown under the banner of RYOT Films. The film follows Iraqi Yazidi human right ...

'', directed by

Alexandria Bombach Alexandria Bombach is an American filmmaker. Career Bombach is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. In 2009, she founded the production company, Red Reel. Her first film, ''23 Feet'' (2011), "captu ...

* U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact: ''

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'', directed by

Stephen Maing Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

* U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: ''

Hale County This Morning, This Evening ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening'' is a 2018 American documentary film about the lives of black people in Hale County, Alabama. It is directed by RaMell Ross and produced by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, and is Ross's first nonfict ...

'', directed by

RaMell Ross ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening'' is a 2018 American documentary film about the lives of black people in Hale County, Alabama. It is directed by RaMell Ross and produced by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, and is Ross's first nonfictio ...

* U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking: ''

Minding the Gap ''Minding the Gap'' is a 2018 documentary film directed by Bing Liu. It was produced by Liu and Diane Moy Quon through Kartemquin Films. It chronicles the lives and friendships of three young men growing up in Rockford, Illinois, united by th ...

'', directed by Bing Liu * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Storytelling: ''

Three Identical Strangers ''Three Identical Strangers'' is a 2018 documentary film directed by Tim Wardle, about the lives of Edward Galland, David Kellman, and Robert Shafran, a set of identical triplet brothers adopted as infants by separate families. Combining archiva ...

'', directed by Tim Wardle * World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize: ''

Butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

'', directed by Tolga Karacelik * World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award: '' The Guilty'', directed by

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* World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award: '' And Breathe Normally'', directed by

Ísold Uggadóttir Ísold Uggadóttir is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She is known for her feature film debut in '' And Breathe Normally'', for which she won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Life and c ...

* World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting:

Valeria Bertuccelli Valeria Bertuccelli (born 1969, 30 November) is an Argentine film and television actress. Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina she began her career in experimental theatre, and later worked in the San Martí ...

, ''

The Queen of Fear ''The Queen of Fear'' ( es, La reina del miedo) is a 2018 Argentine drama film directed by Valeria Bertuccelli, in her directorial debut. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Cast ...

'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting: ''

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(Tiempo Compartido)'', written by Julio Chavezmontes and

Sebastián Hofmann Sebastián Hofmann (born 1981) is a Mexican visual artist and filmmaker whose productions have been presented in the film festivals of Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno, Sundance, San Sebastian, among others. He is also the co-founder of the prestigious ...

* World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting: '' Dead Pigs'', directed by

Cathy Yan Cathy Y. Yan is a Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films include the comedy-drama film ''Dead Pigs'' (2018) and '' Birds of Prey'' (2020), the eighth installment of the DC Extended Universe. Early life and e ...

* World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize: ''

Of Fathers and Sons ''Of Fathers and Sons'' ( ''ʿan al-ʾābāʾ wal-ʾabnāʾ'') is a 2017 Arabic, Arabic-language Germany, German-Syrian documentary film directed by Talal Derki about radical jihadism and terrorist training in Syrian Civil War, Syria. Synopsis U ...

'', directed by

Talal Derki Talal Derki (Arabic language, Arabic: طلال ديركي ''Ṭālāl Dīrkī'') is a Syrian Kurdish director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Damascus and of Kurdish descent, Derki studied film directing in Athens at , graduation in 2003. He wo ...

* World Cinema Documentary Audience Award: ''

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'', directed by Alexandra Shiva * World Cinema Documentary Directing Award: ''

Shirkers ''Shirkers'' is a 2018 British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan about the making of an independent thriller featuring a teenage assassin set in Singapore. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January ...

'', directed by

Sandi Tan Sandi Tan (born 1972 in Singapore) is a film critic, writer, and filmmaker. After attending the University of Kent, she wrote as the film critic for ''The Straits Times'' from 1995 to 1997 before attending Columbia University's film school and ...

* World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: '' Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.'', presented to director Stephen Loveridge and M.I.A. * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography: '' Genesis 2.0'', Peter Indergand and Maxim Arbugaev * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing: '' Our New President'',

Maxim Pozdorovkin Maxim Pozdorovkin is a Russian-American filmmaker based in New York. He is the director of ''The Truth About Killer Robots'', an HBO documentary that premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. ''The Truth About Killer Robots'' was ...

and

Matvey Kulakov Matvei or Matvey is the Russian language variation of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matvei Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music * Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicis ...

* NEXT Audience Award: ''

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'', directed by Aneesh Chaganty * NEXT Innovator Award: (tie) ''

Night Comes On ''Night Comes On'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Jordana Spiro, who wrote the screenplay with Angelica Nwandu. It premiered on January 19, 2018 at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Plot A teen is released from juvenile detention just as ...

'', directed by

Jordana Spiro Jordana Spiro (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including Netflix's ''Ozark'' and TBS comedy television program ''My Boys''. Her debut feat ...

; '' We the Animals'', directed by Jeremiah Zagar * Short Film Grand Jury Prize: ''

Matria ''Matria'' is a 2023 Spanish social drama film directed by Álvaro Gago (in his feature debut) which stars María Vázquez. It is shot in Galician. Plot Set in a Galician fishing village, the plot follows the plight of Ramona, a financially-in ...

'', directed by Alvaro Gago * Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction: '' Hair Wolf'', directed by Mariama Diallo * Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction: '' Would You Look at Her'', directed by

Goran Stolevski Goran Stolevski, born 1985/1986, is a Macedonian Australian film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2022 film '' You Won't Be Alone'', which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. His second fe ...

* Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction: '' The Trader (Sovdagari)'', directed by Tamta Gabrichidze * Short Film Jury Award: Animation: ''

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'', directed by Jeron Braxton * Special Jury Awards: ''Emergency'', directed by Carey Williams; '' Fauve'', directed by Jérémy Comte; and ''

For Nonna Anna ''For Nonna Anna'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Luis De Filippis and released in 2017. The film stars Maya Henry as Chris, a young transgender woman caring for her ailing Italian grandmother Anna (Jacqueline Tarne). According to De ...

'', directed by

Luis De Filippis Luis De Filippis is a Canadian- Italian film director and screenwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Peter Knegt"This filmmaker is pushing beyond 'sensational' trans narratives with a love letter to their nonna" CBC Arts, January 16, 2018. She is ...

* Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship Presented by Netflix: ''

'' (Syria), directed by

; Untitled film (India), directed by

Chaitanya Tamhane Chaitanya Tamhane (born 1 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama ''Court''. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The fi ...

; and '' Night on Fire'', directed by

Tatiana Huezo Tatiana Huezo Sánchez (; born 9 January 1972) is a film director of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico. Her first film, ' (2011), a documentary about the Salvadoran Civil War, has been awarded internationally. In 2016 she p ...

* Sundance Institute / NHK Award: '' His House'', directed by Remi Weekes * Sundance Institute Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: ''

'', Aneesh Chaganty and

Sev Ohanian Sevak "Sev" Ohanian ( hy, Սեւակ Օհանյան, born June 2, 1987) is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-writer and producer of the films ''Searching'' and '' Run'', as well as executive producer on the f ...

* Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award:

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

U.S. Documentary Competition

Premieres

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'' by Brad Anderson * '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' by

Ben Lewin Ben Lewin (born 1946) is an Australian director. Early life and education Ben Lewin was born in Poland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia. At the age of six, he contracted polio which has caused him to use cru ...

* ''

Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

'' by

Wash West Paul Westmoreland (born 4 March 1966), known professionally as Wash Westmoreland and previously known as Wash West, is a British director who has worked in television, documentaries, and independent films. He frequently collaborated with his hus ...

moreland * ''

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'' by

Joshua Marston Joshua Jacob Marston (born August 13, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film ''Maria Full of Grace''. Born in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School. Marston worked in ...

* ''

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'' by

David Zellner David Zellner is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He lives and works in Austin, Texas. Zellner is best known for directing the films '' Kid-Thing'' (2012) and ''Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter'' (2014). Career David Zellner start ...

* ''

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot ''Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and based upon the memoir of the same name by John Callahan. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black, and ...

'' by

Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, producer, photographer, and musician. He has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultur ...

* ''

A Futile and Stupid Gesture ''A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever'' is an American book by Josh Karp that was published in 2006. It is a history of ''National Lampoon'' magazine and one of its three founders, Doug Kenne ...

'' by David Wain * '' The Happy Prince'' by

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pupil ...

* ''

Hearts Beat Loud ''Hearts Beat Loud'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama music film directed by Brett Haley, from a screenplay by Haley and Marc Basch. It stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner and Toni Collette, and follows a Bro ...

'' by

Brett Haley Brett Haley (born ) is an American filmmaker and actor best known for his work on '' The Hero'' and ''Hearts Beat Loud''. Early life Haley was born in Illinois and raised in Key West, Florida and Pensacola, Florida. Haley developed an inter ...

* '' Juliet, Naked'' by

Jesse Peretz Jesse Peretz (born May 19, 1968) is an American film and television director, TV producer and former musician. He first rose to prominence as a bass guitarist and founding member of The Lemonheads, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based band which for ...

* ''

A Kid Like Jake ''A Kid Like Jake'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Silas Howard and written by Daniel Pearle, based on his own 2013 play of the same name. The film stars Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Priyanka Chopra, Amy Landecker, Ann Dowd, and Octavia ...

'' by

Silas Howard Silas Howard is an American director, writer, and actor. His first feature film was ''By Hook or by Crook'' in 2001 with Harry Dodge, and he earned an MFA in directing at UCLA. He began directing episodes during the second season of ''Transparen ...

* '' Leave No Trace'' by

Debra Granik Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker. She is most known for 2004's '' Down to the Bone,'' which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's ''Winter's Bone,'' which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which Gr ...

* ''

The Long Dumb Road ''The Long Dumb Road'' is a 2018 American road trip comedy film written, directed and produced by Hannah Fidell and co-written by Carson D. Mell. It stars Tony Revolori, Jason Mantzoukas, Taissa Farmiga, Grace Gummer, Casey Wilson, Pamela Reed, a ...

'' by

Hannah Fidell Hannah Margalit Fidell (born October 7, 1985) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was the drama film ''A Teacher'' (2013). She also wrote and directed the romantic drama film '' 6 Years'' (2015) and the ...

* ''

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in ...

'' by

Claire McCarthy Claire McCarthy is an Australian screenwriter, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, and Visual arts, visual artist. Early life Claire was born in Sydney, the daughter of Christine, an author and concert pianist, and John McCarthy ...

* ''

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'' by

Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins (born May 2, 1962) is an American filmmaker and occasional actress. She is best known for her feature films ''Slums of Beverly Hills'' (1998), '' The Savages'' (2007), and ''Private Life'' (2018). Early life Jenkins was born in ...

* ''

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'' by

Marc Turtletaub Marc Jay Turtletaub (born January 30, 1946) is an American film producer and former president and CEO of The Money Store. Early life and education Born in Lakewood, New Jersey, he grew up in Perth Amboy, New JerseyOrtner, Sherry, B''Not Hollyw ...

* '' Tully'' by

Jason Reitman Jason R. Reitman (; born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian-American actor and filmmaker, best known for directing the films ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), ''Juno'' (2007), '' Up in the Air'' (2009), ''Young Adult'' (2011), and '' Ghostbusters: ...

* ''

What They Had ''What They Had'' is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko (in her feature directorial debut) and starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, and Josh Lucas. The film had ...

'' by

Elizabeth Chomko Elizabeth Chomko (born 1981) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and actress best known for the film ''What They Had.'' Early life Chomko grew up in Chicago, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her family moved to Belgium when she ...

Documentary Premieres

* '' Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock'' by Cody Lucich * '' Bad Reputation'' by

Kevin Kerslake Kevin Kerslake is an American filmmaker and photographer. He has directed documentaries on Joan Jett ('' Bad Reputation''), DJ AM (''As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM''), The Ramones (''We're Outta Here!''), Nirvana (''Live! Tonight! Sold Out! ...

* '' Believer'' by

Don Argott Don Argott (born September 14, 1972) is an American documentary filmmaker and musician. He has directed several documentary films and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer. He co-owns the production company 9.14 Pictures with pro ...

* '' Chef Flynn'' by Cameron Yates * ''

The Game Changers ''The Game Changers'' is a 2018 documentary film about athletes who have plant-based diets. The film interviews science experts in various fields, showcases success stories of athletes that have adopted such diets, highlights favorable scientifi ...

'' by

Louie Psihoyos Louis (Louie) Psihoyos (born April 15, 1957) is an American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic. Psihoyos, a certified SCUBA diver, has become increasingly concerned ...

* '' Generation Wealth'' by

Lauren Greenfield Lauren Greenfield (born 1966) is an American artist, documentary photographer, and documentary filmmaker. She has published four photographic monographs, directed four documentary features, produced four traveling exhibitions, and published in ma ...

* '' Half the Picture'' by Amy Adrion * '' Jane Fonda in Five Acts'' by Susan Lacy * '' King in the Wilderness'' by Peter Kunhardt * '' Quiet Heroes'' by Jenny Mackenzie * '' RBG'' by

Betsy West Betsy West is an American producer, filmmaker, and video journalist. With Julie Cohen, she has directed four biographical documentary films focusing on American women: ''RBG'' (2018), '' My Name is Pauli Murray'' (2021), ''Julia'' (2021) and ' ...

and Julie Cohen * '' Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'' by

Marina Zenovich Marina Zenovich is an American filmmaker known for her biographical documentaries. Her films include ''LANCE'', '' Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'', '' Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic'' and '' Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired'', which won tw ...

* ''

Studio 54 Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and a former disco nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Operated by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54 has 1,006 seats on two levels. The theater was ...

'' by

Matt Tyrnauer Matt Tyrnauer is an American film director. He directed the documentary feature ''Valentino: The Last Emperor'' (2009), which was short listed for an Oscar (award), Oscar nomination in 2010, ''Citizen Jane: Battle for the City'' (2016), the Emmy ...

* '' Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' by

Morgan Neville Morgan Neville (born October 10, 1967) is an American film producer, director and writer. His acclaimed film ''20 Feet from Stardom'' won him the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. ...

Midnight Premieres

* ''

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

'' by Jonathan Watson * ''

Assassination Nation ''Assassination Nation'' is a 2018 American satirical black comedy thriller film written and directed by Sam Levinson. It stars an ensemble cast led by Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef, and Abra. The film takes place in the fictional t ...

'' by

Sam Levinson Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film '' Operation: Endg ...

* ''

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'' by

Ari Aster Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the horror films ''Hereditary'' (2018) and '' Midsommar'' (2019). Early life Aster was born into a Jewish family in Ne ...

* '' Lords of Chaos'' by

Jonas Åkerlund Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, music video director, and drummer. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record of fiv ...

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Mandy Mandy or Mandie may refer to: People * Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname * Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer * Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper * Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme Cou ...

'' by

Panos Cosmatos Panos Cosmatos (born February 1, 1974) is an Italian-Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known for ''Beyond the Black Rainbow'' and '' Mandy''. Life and career Cosmatos was born in Italy to Greek-Italian film-maker George P. Cosmat ...

* ''

Never Goin' Back ''Never Goin' Back'' is a 2018 American Stoner film, stoner comedy written, directed, and edited by Augustine Frizzell. It stars Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone as two broke teenage waitresses who stumble through a series of misadventures as the ...

'' by

Augustine Frizzell Augustine Frizzell (born July 27, 1979) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with '' Never Goin' Back'' (2018). Early life Growing up in Garland, Texas, Frizzell attended South Garl ...

* ''

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'' by

Nicolas Pesce Nicolas Pesce () is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing and writing the horror films ''The Eyes of My Mother'' (2016), ''Piercing'' (2018) and ''The Grudge'' (2020). Life and career Nicolas Pesce was born, and currently reside ...

* ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' by Coralie Fargeat * '' Summer of 84'' by RKSS

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

* '' And Breathe Normally'' by

(Iceland-Sweden-Belgium) * ''

'' by

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(Turkey) * '' Dead Pigs'' by

(China) * '' The Guilty'' by

(Denmark) * ''

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'' by

Isabella Eklöf Isabella Eklöf (born 10 February 1978) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director. Eklöf attended the National Film School of Denmark. She served on the crew as a "runner" for the 2008 Swedish film ''Let the Right One In (film), Let the Right ...

(Denmark-Netherlands-Sweden) * ''

Loveling ''Loveling'' ( pt, Benzinho) is a 2018 Brazilian drama film directed by Gustavo Pizzi. The film had its world premiere on 18 January 2018 in the World Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Cast * Karine Teles as Ir ...

'' by Gustavo Pizzi (Brazil-Uruguay) * ''

Pity Pity is a sympathetic sorrow evoked by the suffering of others, and is used in a comparable sense to '' compassion'', ''condolence'' or ''empathy'' – the word deriving from the Latin ''pietas'' (etymon also of '' piety''). Self-pity is pi ...

'' by Babis Makridis (Greece-Poland) * ''

'' by

and Fabiana Tiscornia (Argentina-Denmark) * ''

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'' by Aly Muritiba (Brazil) * ''

(Tiempo Compartido)'' by

(Mexico-Netherlands) * '' Un Traductor'' by

Rodrigo Barriuso Rodrigo Barriuso (born 1988) is a Cuban-Canadian filmmaker, most noted as co-director with his brother Sebastián Barriuso of the film ''A Translator (Un traductor)'', Born in 1988 in Havana, Barriuso moved to Canada in the late 2000s to study f ...

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World Cinema Documentary Competition

* '' Anote's Ark'' by Matthieu Rytz (

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) * '' The Cleaners'' by Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

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The Oslo Diaries ''The Oslo Diaries'' is a 2018 Israeli-Canadian documentary directed by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan about Middle Eastern peace talks at the Oslo Accords in the 1990s between Israel and Palestine. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festi ...

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Daniel Sivan Daniel Sivan (Hebrew: דניאל סיון, born August 21, 1949) is an Israeli Emeritus professor in the Department of Hebrew Language at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Biography Daniel Sibboni (later Sivan) was born in Casablanca, Moro ...

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Samuel Collardey Samuel Collardey is a French film and television director and cinematographer noted for his work in the Docufiction genre. Biography Born July 29, 1975 in the eastern French city of Besançon, Collardey spent four years working for French tel ...

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'' by Alexandra Shiva (

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

) * '' Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist'' by Lorna Tucker (

) * '' A Woman Captured'' by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter (

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Juries

Jury members, for each program of the festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury were announced on January 16, 2018. ;U.S. Documentary Jury * Barbara Chai *

Simon Chinn Simon Chinn is a British film producer, founder of Red Box Films and co-founder of Lightbox. He produced a number of feature documentaries, including ''Man on Wire'' and ''Searching for Sugar Man'', both winners of the Academy Award for Best Docu ...

Chaz Ebert Chaz Ebert (born Charlie Hammel; October 15, 1952) is an American attorney and businesswoman. Early life and education Ebert was born in Chicago to Johnnie Hobbs Hammel and Wiley Hammel Sr. She attended Crane Technical High School in Chicago. S ...

Ezra Edelman Ezra Benjamin Edelman (born August 6, 1974) is an American documentary producer and director. He won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming for directing ' ...

* Matt Holzman ;U.S. Dramatic Jury *

Rachel Morrison Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer and director. For her work on '' Mudbound'' (2017), Morrison earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, making her the first woman ever nominated in that ...

Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show '' Red Table Talk'', for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. ''Time'' named ...

Octavia Spencer Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Critics' Choice Awards and three Screen Actors Gu ...

Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg ( ; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television and theatre. He has received several awards including two Screen Actors Guild Awards wi ...

Joe Swanberg Joseph Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film mov ...

;World Documentary Jury * Hanaa Issa *

Ruben Östlund Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films ''Force Majeure'' (2014), '' The Square'' (2017) and '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews an ...

* Michael J. Werner ;World Dramatic Jury * Joslyn Barnes * Billy Luther * Paulina Suárez ; Alfred P. Sloan Jury * Robert Benezra * Heather Berlin *

Kerry Bishé Kerry Lynne Bishé (born May 1, 1984) is a New Zealand-born American actress, known for her lead role as Donna Clark in the AMC television series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. Bishé played the lead/narrator role in the final season of the ABC medi ...

Nancy Buirski Nancy Buirski is an American filmmaker, producer and photographer. Life Nancy Florence Buirski was born to Helen Housten Cohen and Daniel S. Cohen. She grew up in New Rochelle, NY. She graduated from Adelphi University in Garden City, New Yor ...

;NEXT Jury *

RuPaul Charles RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...

;Short Film Jury *

Cherien Dabis Cherien Dabis (born 1976) ( ar, شيرين دعيبس) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of ''Variety'' magazine's ''10 Directors to Watch'' in 2009, and in 2022 was nominated for the Outstanding Dir ...

Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish musician and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and di ...

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

References

External links

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