The 2020

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 46,6 ...

took place from January 23 to February 2, 2020. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 4, 2019. The opening night film was '' Miss Americana'' directed by

Lana Wilson Lana Wilson is an American filmmaker. She directed the feature documentaries '' After Tiller'', '' The Departure,'' and '' Miss Americana''. The first two films were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. Life and career ...

and produced 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. ...

, Caitrin Rogers, and

Christine O'Malley Christine O'Malley is an American film producer and documentary filmmaker. Film career In 2005, O'Malley and her husband Patrick Creadon produced their first feature-length documentary, '' Wordplay''. ''Wordplay'' premiered at the 2006 Sunda ...

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

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The 40-Year-Old Version ''The Forty-Year-Old Version'' is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Radha Blank, in her feature directorial debut. It stars Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin, and Reed Birney. Loosely based on Blank's own li ...

'' by

Radha Blank Radha Blank (born September 24, 1976) is an American actress, filmmaker, playwright, rapper, and comedian. Born and raised in New York City, Blank is known for writing, directing, producing, and starring in '' The Forty-Year-Old Version'' (2020), ...

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'' by Esteban Arango * '' Charm City Kings'' by Angel Manuel Soto * '' Dinner in America'' by Adam Carter Rehmeier * '' The Evening Hour'' by Braden King * '' Farewell Amor'' by Ekwa Msangi * '' Minari'' by

Lee Isaac Chung Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter. His debut feature '' Munyurangabo'' (2007) was an Official Selection at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda ...

* '' Miss Juneteenth'' by Channing Godfrey Peoples * ''

Never Rarely Sometimes Always ''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Eliza Hittman. It stars Sidney Flanigan (in her acting debut), Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold and Sharon Van Etten. It had its world premiere at the ...

'' by

Eliza Hittman Eliza Hittman (born December 9, 1979) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer from New York City. She has won multiple awards for her film ''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'', which include the New York Film Critics Circle Award a ...

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Nine Days Nine Days (stylized as ''ninedays'') is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. It was formed in 1994 by John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, and released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, '' The ...

'' by

Edson Oda ''Nine Days'' is a 2020 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Edson Oda in his feature debut. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, Bill Skarsgård, David Rysdahl and A ...

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Palm Springs Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by lan ...

'' by Max Barbakow * '' Save Yourselves!'' by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson * '' Shirley'' by Josephine Decker * ''

Sylvie's Love ''Sylvie's Love'' is a 2020 American romantic drama film, written, directed and produced by Eugene Ashe. The film stars Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Regé-Jean Page, Aja Naomi King, and Eva Longoria. ''Sylvie's Love'' h ...

'' by Eugene Ashe * ''

Wander Darkly ''Wander Darkly'' is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Tara Miele. The film stars Sienna Miller, Diego Luna, Beth Grant, Aimee Carrero, Tory Kittles, and Vanessa Bayer. ''Wander Darkly'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Fi ...

'' by Tara Miele * ''

Zola Zola may refer to: People * Zola (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * Zola (musician) (born 1977), South African entertainer * Zola (rapper), French rapper * Émile Zola, a major nineteenth-century French writer Plac ...

'' by

Janicza Bravo Janicza Michelle Bravo Ford (; born February 25, 1981) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Her films include '' Gregory Go Boom'', a winner of the short-film jury award at the Sundance Film Festival; ''Lemon'', co-writt ...

U.S. Documentary Competition

* '' Be Water'' by Bao Nguyen * '' Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets'' by Bill and Turner Ross * '' Boys State'' by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine * '' Coded Bias'' by Shalini Kantayya * '' The Cost of Silence'' by Mark Manning * '' Crip Camp'' by Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham * '' Dick Johnson Is Dead'' by

Kirsten Johnson Kirsten Johnson (born 1965) is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She is mostly known for her camera work on several well-known feature-length documentaries such as ''Citizenfour'' and ''The Oath''. In 2016, she released '' ...

* '' Feels Good Man'' by Arthur Jones * '' The Fight'' by

Eli Despres Eli most commonly refers to: * Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Eli (biblical figure) Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film * ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film * ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film Music * ''Eli'' (Jan ...

, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg * ''

Mucho Mucho Amor ''Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado'' is a 2020 documentary film about the life and career of Walter Mercado, one of the most influential and important astrologers in Latin America and the world. The documentary, directed by Cristina ...

'' by

Cristina Costantini Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess * Cristina (singer), Cristina Monet-Palaci (1956–2020), American ...

and

Kareem Tabsch Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic language, Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name ...

* '' Spaceship Earth'' by Matt Wolf * '' A Thousand Cuts'' by

Ramona S. Diaz ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination ...

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Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, t ...

'' by Garrett Bradley * '' Us Kids'' by

Kim A. Snyder Kim A. Snyder is an American filmmaker and producer. Previously, she spent some time contributing to ''Variety''. Snyder made her directorial debut with the 2000 documentary, ''I Remember Me'', a biographical film chronicling her struggles with ...

* '' Welcome to Chechnya'' by David France * '' Whirlybird'' by Matt Yoka

Premieres

* '' The Courier'' by

Dominic Cooke Dominic Cooke (born 1966) is an English director and writer. Early life Born in Wimbledon, south London, Cooke was brought up seeing a lot of theatre as a teenager from free theatre tickets provided by the Inner London Education Authority. ...

(previously titled "Ironbark") * ''

Downhill Downhill may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Downhill'' (1927 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse * ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ...

'' by

Nat Faxon Nathaniel Faxon (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing ''The Descendants'' (2011) ...

and

Jim Rash James Rash (born July 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He portrayed the role of Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for B ...

* '' Dream Horse'' by

Euros Lyn Euros Lyn (; born 1971) is a Welsh film and television director, best known for his work in '' Doctor Who'', '' Sherlock'', ''Black Mirror'', '' Daredevil'', ''His Dark Materials'' and '' Heartstopper''. Early life Lyn was born in Cardiff. Hi ...

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Falling Falling or fallin' may refer to: *Falling (physics), movement due to gravity *Falling (accident) *Falling (execution) * Falling (sensation) People * Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children Books * ''Fal ...

'' by

Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argenti ...

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The Father Father is the male parent of a child. Father may also refer to: Name * Daniel Fathers (born 1966), a British actor * Father Yod (1922–1975), an American owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants Cinema * ''Father'' (1966 f ...

'' by

Florian Zeller Florian Zeller (; born 28 June 1979) is a French novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film director. He won the Prix Interallié for his 2004 novel ''The Fascination of Evil'' and several awards for his plays. He wrote and ...

* '' Four Good Days'' by Rodrigo García * '' The Glorias'' by

Julie Taymor Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera and film. Her stage adaptation of '' The Lion King'' debuted in 1997, and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for Best ...

* '' Herself'' by

Phyllida Lloyd Phyllida Christian Lloyd, (born 17 June 1957) is an English film director and producer, best known for ''Mamma Mia!'' (2008) and '' The Iron Lady'' (2011). Her theatre work includes directing productions at the Royal Court Theatre and Royal Na ...

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Horse Girl ''Horse Girl'' is a 2020 American psychological drama Psychological drama or psychodrama is a sub-genre of drama that places emphasis on psychological elements. It often overlaps with other genres such as crime, fantasy, black comedy, and scien ...

'' by

Jeff Baena Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson (given name), Jefferson or Jeffrey (given name), Jeffrey, which comes from a Middle Ages, medieval variant of Geoffrey (given name), Geoffrey. Music ...

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Kajillionaire ''Kajillionaire'' is a 2020 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Miranda July (her third feature following '' Me and You and Everyone We Know'' and ''The Future''). The film stars Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger and Richard ...

'' by

Miranda July Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, singer, actress and author. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations and live performance art. She w ...

* '' The Last Shift'' by Andrew Cohn * ''

The Last Thing He Wanted ''The Last Thing He Wanted'' is a novel by Joan Didion. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1996. The story centers on Elena McMahon, a reporter for ''The Washington Post'' who quits her job covering the 1984 United States presidential elect ...

'' by

Dee Rees Diandrea Rees (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. She is known for her feature films '' Pariah'' (2011), ''Bessie'' (2015), '' Mudbound'' (2017), and ''The Last Thing He Wanted'' (2020). Rees has also written and dir ...

* '' Lost Girls'' by

Liz Garbus Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are '' The Farm: Angola, USA,'' ''Ghosts of Abu Ghraib,'' ''Bobby Fischer Against the World,'' ''Love, Maril ...

* '' The Nest'' by

Sean Durkin Timothy Sean Durkin (born December 9, 1981) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He won the Dramatic Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for ''Martha Marcy May Marlene''. His short film, ''Mary Last Seen'', on ...

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Promising Young Woman ''Promising Young Woman'' is a 2020 thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. It stars Carey Mulligan as a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing f ...

'' by

Emerald Fennell Emerald Lilly Fennell (; born 1 October 1985) is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominatio ...

* '' Sergio'' by Greg Barker * '' Tesla'' by

Michael Almereyda Michael Almereyda (born April 7, 1960) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early work Almereyda studied art history at Harvard but dropped out after three years to pursue filmmaking. He acquired a Hollywood agent on ...

* '' Uncle Frank'' by Alan Ball * ''

Wendy Wendy is a given name now generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a masculine name in a parish record in 1615. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity ...

'' by

Benh Zeitlin Benjamin Harold Zeitlin (; born October 14, 1982) is an American filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the 2012 film '' Beasts of the Southern Wild'', for which he received two Academy Award nominations. Early life Zeitlin was born in ...

* '' Worth'' by

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

Documentary Premieres

* '' Aggie'' by

Catherine Gund Catherine Gund (born Catherine Gund Saalfield; 1965) is an Emmy nominated and Oscar shortlisted producer, director, writer, and activist who founded Aubin Pictures in 1996. Gund's films have screened around the world in festivals, theaters, ...

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Assassins An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to: Origin of term * Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili order of Assassins Animals and insects * Assassin bugs, a genus in the family ''Reduviid ...

'' by

Ryan White Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnos ...

* '' Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen'' by Sam Feder * '' The Dissident'' by

Bryan Fogel Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary ''Icarus,'' which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018 ...

* '' Giving Voice'' by James D. Stern * ''

The Go-Go's The Go-Go's are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Beli ...

'' by Alison Ellwood * '' Happy Happy Joy Joy - The Ren & Stimpy Story'' by Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood * '' Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind'' by

Laurent Bouzereau Laurent Bouzereau is a French-American documentary filmmaker, producer, and author. Life and career Laurent Bouzereau directed and produced the HBO feature length documentary Mama's Boy: A stories From Our Americas, based on the best-selling me ...

* ''Okavango: River of Dreams (Director's Cut)'' by Dereck Joubert and Beverly Joubert * '' Rebuilding Paradise'' by

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

* '' Miss Americana'' by

* '' On the Record'' by

Kirby Dick Kirby Bryan Dick (born August 23, 1952) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best known for directing documentary films. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Documentary Feature for directing '' Twist of Fait ...

and Amy Ziering * '' The Social Dilemma'' by

Jeff Orlowski Jeff Orlowski-Yang is an American filmmaker. He is best known for both directing and producing the Emmy Award-winning documentary '' Chasing Ice'' (2012) and '' Chasing Coral'' (2017) and for directing '' The Social Dilemma'' about the damaging s ...

* '' Vivos'' by

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly ...

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

* '' Charter'' by

Amanda Kernell Amanda Kernell (; born 9 September 1986) is a Swedish, Southern Sami director and screenwriter. She is best known for the movie '' Sami Blood'', which won several awards. Biography Amanda Kernell was born in Umeå. In her early teens, she devot ...

* '' Cuties'' by Maïmouna Doucouré * '' Exile'' by

Visar Morina Veysar or Visar ( fa, ويسر) may refer to: * Visar, Kurdistan * Veysar, Mazandaran Veysar ( fa, ويسر) is a village in Zanus Rastaq Rural District, Kojur District, Nowshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially th ...

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High Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables ...

'' by Verónica Chen * ''

Identifying Features ''Identifying Features'' ( es, Sin Señas Particulares) is a 2020 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Fernanda Veladez who co-wrote with Astrid Rondero. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/U ...

'' by Fernanda Valadez * ''

Jumbo Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and ...

'' by Zoé Wittock * ''

Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-ai ...

'' by

Zeina Durra Zeina is a feminine given name. It is one of the variants that include Zina (given name), Zina, Zena (given name), Zena and the feminine version of the male given name Zein (disambiguation), Zein. Zeina may refer to: People Zeina *Zeina (actress) ...

* '' Possessor'' by

Brandon Cronenberg Brandon Cronenberg (born January 10, 1980) is a Canadian director and screenwriter. He is David Cronenberg's son and Caitlin Cronenberg's brother. He is known for his science fiction horror films ''Antiviral'' (2012), '' Possessor'' (2020) and '' ...

* ''

Summer White ''Summer White'' (''Blanco de verano'') is a 2020 Mexican drama in Spanish that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It is rated on Rotten Tomatoes. It was slated for wide release in France on June 23, 2021. It is a coming of age C ...

'' by Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson * '' Surge'' by

Aneil Karia The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One ...

* '' This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection'' by

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (born 17 Jan 1980) is a Mosotho screenwriter, film director and visual artist. He lives in Berlin.Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness'' by Massoud Bakhshi

World Cinema Documentary Competition

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Acasă, My Home ''Acasă, My Home'' is a 2020 German/Romanian/Finnish documentary film directed by Radu Ciorniciuc. The film is about nine children and their parents who lived in harmony with nature in the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta for 20 years until the ...

'' by

Radu Ciorniciuc Radu may refer to: People * Radu (given name), Romanian masculine given name * Radu (surname), Romanian surname * Rulers of Wallachia, see * Prince Radu of Romania (born 1960), disputed pretender to the former Romanian throne Other uses * Radu ( ...

* '' The Earth Is Blue as an Orange'' by

Iryna Tsilyk Iryna Tsilyk (Ukrainian: Ірина Цілик; born 18 November 1982) is Ukrainian filmmaker and writer, the member of Ukrainian PEN International. The winner of the “Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary” for the film " The Earth Is Blue ...

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Epicentro ''Epicentro'' is a 2020 Spanish-language documentary film directed by Hubert Sauper. The film stars Oona Chaplin and has been described as a travelogue focused on Cuba. At the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Ci ...

'' by

Hubert Sauper Hubert Sauper (born 27 July 1966) is an Austrian documentary filmmaker, director, writer, producer, and actor best known for the highly controversial '' Darwin's Nightmare'' (2004) which was nominated for an Academy Award. Sauper has lived in t ...

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Influence Influence or influencer may refer to: *Social influence, in social psychology, influence in interpersonal relationships ** Minority influence, when the minority affect the behavior or beliefs of the majority *Influencer marketing, through individ ...

'' by Diana Neille and

Richard Poplak Richard Poplak is a Johannesburg-based South African author, journalist and film maker who focuses on corporate criminality, race and equity issues. He is the author of the 2011 graphic journalistic novel '' Kenk: A Graphic Portrait'' about not ...

* '' Into the Deep'' by Emma Sullivan * '' The Mole Agent'' by Maite Alberdi * ''

Once Upon a Time in Venezuela ''Once Upon a Time in Venezuela'' ( es, Érase una vez en Venezuela, Congo Mirador) is a 2020 Venezuelan documentary film directed by . It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards ...

'' by Anabel Rodríguez Ríos * ''

The Painter and the Thief ''The Painter and the Thief'' is a 2020 Norwegian documentary film directed by . Synopsis The documentary film follows Barbora Kysilkova, a talented Hyperrealism artist, forming a friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a man convicted of stealin ...

'' by

Benjamin Ree Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thi ...

* '' The Reason I Jump'' by

Jerry Rothwell Jerry Rothwell is a British documentary filmmaker best known for the award-winning feature docs ''How to Change the World'' (2015), ''Town of Runners'' (2012), ''Donor Unknown'' (2010), ''Heavy Load'' (2008) and ''Deep Water'' (2006). All of his f ...

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Saudi Runaway ''Saudi Runaway'' is a 2020 Swiss documentary film, directed and written by Susanne Regina Meures. The film shows a young woman in Saudi Arabia filming herself as she attempts to flee before her arranged wedding. It was bought by National Geogra ...

'' by

Susanne Regina Meures Susanne may refer to: *Susanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) *, later USS ''SP-411'', a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, the proposed name and designation for a vess ...

* '' Softie'' by Sam Soko * ''

The Truffle Hunters ''The Truffle Hunters'' is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw. It follows a group of aging men hunting in the woods, for a prized quarry, the Alba truffle. Luca Guadagnino serves as an executive pro ...

'' by Michael Dweck and

Gregory Kershaw Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname Places Australia * Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire ...

* '' Beast Beast'' by Danny Madden * ''

Black Bear Black bear or Blackbear may refer to: Animals * American black bear (''Ursus americanus''), a North American bear species * Asian black bear (''Ursus thibetanus''), an Asian bear species Music * Black Bear (band), a Canadian First Nations grou ...

'' by

Lawrence Michael Levine Lawrence Michael Levine (born 1976) is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the films '' Gabi on the Roof in July'', ''Wild Canaries'', and '' Black Bear''. Career In 2005, Levine wrote, produced, and di ...

* '' I Carry You With Me'' by

Heidi Ewing Heidi Ewing is an American documentary filmmaker and the co-director of '' Jesus Camp'', ''The Boys of Baraka'', '' 12th & Delaware'', '' DETROPIA'', ''Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You'' (Sundance Film Festival), ''One of Us'' (Toronto ...

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The Killing of Two Lovers ''The Killing of Two Lovers'' is an 2020 American drama film, written, directed, produced, and edited by Robert Machoian. It stars Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi, Chris Coy, Avery Pizzuto, Arri Graham and Ezra Graham. It had its world premiere a ...

'' by Robert Machoian * '' La Leyenda Negra'' by Patricia Vidal Delgado * ''

The Mountains Are a Dream That Call to Me ''The Mountains Are a Dream That Call to Me'' is a 2020 American film written and directed by Cedric Cheung-Lau, and produced by Alexandra Byer and Madeleine Askwith. The film focuses on a young Nepali traveller on the Annapurna Massif whose enco ...

'' by Cedric Cheung-Lau * '' Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia'' by The Daniels, Hannah Fidell, Alexa Lim Haas,

Lucas Leyva Lucas Leyva (born October 25, 1986) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed multiple acclaimed short films (often in collaboration with visual artist Jillian Mayer), as well as several music videos for band ...

, Olivia Lloyd, Jillian Mayer, The Meza Brothers,

Terence Nance Terence Nance (born February 10, 1982) is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his directing debut '' An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'', and as the creator of the avant-garde TV ...

, Brett Potter, Dylan Redford, Xander Robin, Julian Yuri Rodriguez,

Celia Rowlson-Hall Celia Rowlson-Hall is an American dancer, choreographer, and film director. She has choreographed numerous music videos and commercials, and has directed several short films. Her debut feature film, ''MA'', was released in 2015. Early life Rowls ...

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Some Kind of Heaven ''Some Kind of Heaven'' is a 2020 American documentary film about The Villages, Florida, the world's largest retirement community. Marking the directorial feature debut of Lance Oppenheim, the film is a stylized portrait of four residents livi ...

'' by

Lance Oppenheim Lance Oppenheim (born January 26, 1996) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and producer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His work blends cinematic genres to explore the lives of people who create homes in unconventional spaces and places. His ...

* '' Spree'' by Eugene Kotlyarenko * '' Summertime'' by

Carlos López Estrada Carlos López Estrada (born September 12, 1988) is a Mexican-American Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, music video director, commercial director, theatre director, and actor. Born in Mexico, he moved to the United States when he was 12 and lat ...

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Amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protect ...

'' by

Romola Garai Romola Sadie Garai (; born 6 August 1982) is a British actress and film director. She appeared in ''Amazing Grace'', '' Atonement'', and '' Glorious 39'', and in the BBC series ''Emma'', '' The Hour'' and '' The Crimson Petal and the White''. ...

* '' Bad Hair'' by

Justin Simien Justin Simien (born May 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, ''Dear White People'', won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The film was later ...

* '' His House'' by Remi Weekes * ''

Impetigore ''Impetigore'' ( id, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam, lit=Woman of the damned land) is a 2019 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film stars Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, and Ario Bayu. The fil ...

'' by

Joko Anwar Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic. Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ' ...

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Relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tang ...

'' by Natalie Erika James * ''

Run Sweetheart Run ''Run Sweetheart Run'' is a 2020 American supernatural horror film directed by Shana Feste from a screenplay by Feste, Keith Josef Adkins and Kellee Terrell. The film stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Dayo Okeniyi, Betsy Brandt, Ava Grey, Lama ...

'' by

Shana Feste Shana Feste (born August 28, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. She has directed and written '' The Greatest'', ''Country Strong'', '' Endless Love'', '' Boundaries'', ''Run Sweetheart Run'', and also has writing credits for ''Y ...

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Scare Me ''Scare Me'' is an 2020 American comedy horror film written, directed, and produced by Josh Ruben. It stars Aya Cash, Ruben, Rebecca Drysdale and Chris Redd. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. It was re ...

'' by Josh Ruben * ''

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'' by

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* '' The Nowhere Inn'' by Bill Benz

Spotlight

* '' And Then We Danced'' by Levan Akin * '' Collective'' by Alexander Nanau * '' Ema'' by

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* ''

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* '' The Assistant'' by Kitty Green * '' The Climb'' by Michael Angelo Covino * '' The Perfect Candidate'' by

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Kids

* ''Binti'' by

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* '' Come Away'' by Brenda Chapman * '' Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made'' by Tom McCarthy

Awards

The following awards were given out:

Grand Jury Prizes

* U.S. Dramatic Competition – '' Minari'' (

) * U.S. Documentary Competition – '' Boys State'' ( Jesse Moss) * World Cinema Dramatic Competition – '' Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness'' ( Massoud Bakhshi) * World Cinema Documentary Competition – ''

'' (

)

Audience Awards

* U.S. Dramatic Competition – '' Minari'' (

) * U.S. Documentary Competition – '' Crip Camp'' (Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham) * World Cinema Dramatic Competition – ''

'' (Fernanda Valadez) * World Cinema Documentary Competition – '' The Reason I Jump'' (

) * NEXT – '' I Carry You With Me'' (

)

Directing

* U.S. Dramatic Competition –

for ''

'' * U.S. Documentary Competition – Garrett Bradley for ''Time'' * World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Maïmouna Doucouré for '' Cuties'' * World Cinema Documentary Competition –

for '' The Earth Is Blue as an Orange'' * Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Edson Oda for ''

'' * NEXT Innovator Prize –

for '' I Carry You With Me''

Special Jury Prizes

* U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – The cast of '' Charm City Kings'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Auteur Filmmaking – Josephine Decker for '' Shirley'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Neo-Realism –

for ''

'' * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing – Tyler H. Walk for '' Welcome to Chechnya'' * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling –

for '' Dick Johnson Is Dead'' * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker – Arthur Jones for ''Feels Good Man'' * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking – Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg for ''The Fight'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting –

Ben Whishaw Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor and producer. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in ''My Brother Tom'' (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the titl ...

for ''Surge'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking – Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese for ''This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay – Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez for ''Identifying Features'' * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling – Benjamin Ree for ''The Painter and the Thief'' * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography – Radu Ciorniciuc and Mircea Topoleanu for ''Acasă, My Home'' * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing – Mila Aung-Thwin, Ryan Mullins and Sam Soko for ''Softie'' * Alfred P. Sloan Award – '' Tesla'' (

) * Gayle Stevens Volunteer Award – Devon Edwards

References

External links

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