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The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held in
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from January 19, to January 29, 2006. It was held in
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, with screenings in
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; Ogden; and the
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. It was the 22nd iteration of the
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, and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the
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. The opening night film was ''
Friends with Money ''Friends with Money'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. It opened the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006, and went into limited release in North America on April 7, 2006. Plot Olivia is ...
''; the closing night film was ''
Alpha Dog ''Alpha Dog'' is a 2006 American crime film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. The cast includes Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Hato ...
''.


Award winners

The official announcement of the winners can be foun
here
*Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - ''
God Grew Tired of Us ''God Grew Tired of Us'' is a 2006 American documentary film about three of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", a group of some 25,000 young men who have fled the wars in Sudan since the 1980s, and their experiences as they move to the United States. The fil ...
'' *Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - ''
Quinceañera A (also , , , and ) is a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday. It has pre-Columbian roots in Mexico (Aztecs) and is widely celebrated by girls throughout Latin America. The girl celebrating her 15th birthday is a (; gender (linguistics), ...
'' *World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary - '' In The Pit'' *World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic - '' 13 Tzameti'' *Audience Award: Documentary - ''God Grew Tired of Us'' *Audience Award: Dramatic - ''Quinceañera'' *World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary - ''
De Nadie ''No One'' ( es, De Nadie) is a Mexican documentary film by Tin Dirdamal on the impoverished Central Americans who leave their countries in hope of a better life in the United States. It premiered in 2005 and was shown at different internationa ...
'' *World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic - '' No. 2'' *Documentary Directing Award - James Longley director of ''
Iraq in Fragments ''Iraq in Fragments'' is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in Digital Video on a Panasonic DVX100 miniDV camcorder. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it won three awards: "Directing Awa ...
'' *Dramatic Directing Award -
Dito Montiel Orlandito Montiel is an American author, filmmaker, and musician. Early Career & Music Born in New York City, Montiel was active in the early '80s New York hardcore punk scene when he was vocalist for Queens-based Major Conflict. Later, he woul ...
for ''
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed ...
'' *Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary - James Longley for ''Iraq in Fragments'' *Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic - Tom Richmond for ''
Right at Your Door ''Right at Your Door'' is a 2006 American thriller film about a couple and follows the events surrounding them when multiple dirty bombs detonate in Los Angeles. Chris Gorak both wrote the screenplay and directed the film in his writing and direc ...
'' *Documentary Film Editing - ''Iraq in Fragments'' *Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award -
Hilary Brougher Hilary Brougher is a screenwriter and director based in New York City. She is known for her 2006 feature film ''Stephanie Daley'' starring Tilda Swinton and Melissa Leo. Career Brougher's career began in 1996, when she wrote and directed her fir ...
for ''
Stephanie Daley ''Stephanie Daley'' — retitled ''What She Knew'' for US television — is a 2006 drama film starring Amber Tamblyn, Melissa Leo, Tilda Swinton and Timothy Hutton. The film, which received a limited release in North America on April 20, 2 ...
'' *Special Jury Prize - ''
American Blackout ''American Blackout'' (2006) is a documentary film directed by Ian Inaba. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles the 2002 defeat, and 2004 reelection, of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney to the U.S. House of Represe ...
'' *Special Jury Prize - ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' (for Best Ensemble Performance) *Special Jury Prize - ''
In Between Days "In Between Days" (sometimes listed as "Inbetween Days" or "In-Between Days") is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released in July 1985 as the first single from the band's sixth album ''The Head on the Door''. The song was an internatio ...
'' (for Independent Vision) *Special Jury Prize - ''
Into Great Silence ''Into Great Silence'' (german: Die große Stille) is a 2005 documentary film directed by Philip Gröning. An international co-production between France, Switzerland and Germany, it is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monk ...
'' *Special Jury Prize - ''
Dear Pyongyang ''Dear Pyongyang'' is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi () about her family. Shot in Osaka, Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, the film features Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US releas ...
'' *Special Jury Prize - ''
Eve & the Fire Horse ''Eve and the Fire Horse'' is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Julia Kwan. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award The John Dunning Best First Feature Award is a special Canadian film a ...
'' *Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking - '' Bugcrush'' *Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking - '' The Wrath of Cobble Hill'' *Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking - '' The Natural Route'' *Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - '' Before Dawn'' *Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - '' Preacher With an Unknown God'' *Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - '' Undressing My Mother'' *2006 Alfred P. Sloan Prize - ''
The House of Sand ''The House of Sand'' ( pt, Casa de Areia) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Andrucha Waddington. It stars real life mother and daughter Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres. ''The House of Sand'' was filmed entirely on the coast of no ...
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Juries

The juries at the Sundance Film Festival are responsible for determining the Jury Prize winners in each category and to award Special Jury Prizes as they see fit.


Jury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary

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Joe Bini Joe Bini (born Giuseppe Gaetano Bini; 1963) is an American film editor. Life Bini was born in San Mateo, California to Aurora Cerro Bini and Louis John Bini. As a film editor, he has collaborated with Werner Herzog on twenty-seven documentaries ...
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Zana Briski Zana Briski (born 25 October 1966) is a British people, British photographer and filmmaker, best known for ''Born into Brothels'', the 2004 Academy Awards, Oscar winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, which she directed. She f ...
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Andrew Jarecki Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963) is an American filmmaker, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winning 2015 documentary series '' The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst''. He is also known for the documentary film ...
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Alexander Payne Constantine Alexander Payne (; born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for the films ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), ''Election'' (1999), ''About Schmidt'' (2002), ''Sideways'' (2004), ''The Desc ...
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Heather Rae Heather Rae is an American film and television producer and director. She has worked on documentary and narrative film projects, and is best known for ''Frozen River'', ''Trudell'', and '' Tallulah''. Personal life Rae was raised in Idaho. In 19 ...


Jury, Independent Film Competition: Dramatic

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Miguel Arteta Miguel Arteta (born 1965) is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film ''Chuck & Buck'' (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and for the films ''The Good Girl'' (2002) ...
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Terrence Howard Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films ''Dead Presidents'' and '' Mr. Holland's Opus'', Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles ...
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Alan Rudolph Alan Steven Rudolph (born December 18, 1943) is an American film director and screenwriter. Early life Rudolph was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Oscar Rudolph (1911–1991), a television director and actor, and his wife. He be ...
*Nancy Schreiber *
Audrey Wells Audrey Ann Wells (''née'' Lederer; January 25, 1960 – October 4, 2018) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. Her 1999 film ''Guinevere'' won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Early life Wells was born in San Francisco, ...


Jury, World Cinema Competition: Documentary

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Kate Amend Kate Amend is an American documentary film editor whose career spans more than thirty years. She is known for being a dedicated editor who finds the emotional center of each scene she works with. A member of American Cinema Editors, Amend is the ...
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (born 1 July 1963) is a French writer, director and Film producer, producer of films and television series. Early life and education Lestrade was born in Mirande, Gers, in southwestern France. He studied law and journalism ...
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Rachel Perkins Rachel Perkins (born 1970) is an Australian film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. She directed the films ''Radiance'' (1998), ''One Night the Moon'' (2001), ''Bran Nue Dae'' (2010), and ''Jasper Jones'' (2017). Perkins is an ...


Jury, World Cinema Competition: Dramatic

* Irene Bignardi *
Lu Chuan Lu Chuan (born 8 February 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming (). Education Educated at the in Nanjing, Lu spent two years serving in the Army as a secretary to a general. After his time ...
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Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg (; born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production. He is best known for the films ''The Celeb ...


Jury, Shorts Competition

* Georgia Lee * Sydney Neter * John Vanco


Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Jury

* John Underkoffler *
Greg Harrison Greg Harrison (born May 4, 1969, in Michigan) is an American film director and editor. He graduated from Michigan State University where he got his early film experience with MSU Telecasters. He has directed films such as ''Groove Groove or ...
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Lynn Hershman Leeson Lynn Hershman Leeson (née Lynn Lester Hershman; born 1941) is a multimedia American artist and filmmaker. Her work combines art with social commentary, particularly on the relationship between people and technology. Leeson is a pioneer in new med ...
* Antonio Demasio


Film Selections


Independent Film Competition: Documentary

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American Blackout ''American Blackout'' (2006) is a documentary film directed by Ian Inaba. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles the 2002 defeat, and 2004 reelection, of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney to the U.S. House of Represe ...
'' *'' Crossing Arizona'' *''
God Grew Tired of Us ''God Grew Tired of Us'' is a 2006 American documentary film about three of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", a group of some 25,000 young men who have fled the wars in Sudan since the 1980s, and their experiences as they move to the United States. The fil ...
'' *'' The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends'' *''
Iraq in Fragments ''Iraq in Fragments'' is a documentary film directed by James Longley. Longley shot the film in Digital Video on a Panasonic DVX100 miniDV camcorder. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it won three awards: "Directing Awa ...
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A Lion in the House ''A Lion in the Hous''e is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert that explores the impact of childhood cancer on five different families throughout the span of six years in Ohio. The 225-minute long docum ...
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small town gay bar ''Small Town Gay Bar'' is a 2006 documentary film directed by Malcolm Ingram that focuses on two gay bars in the rural deep Southeast United States, one in Shannon, Mississippi, and one in Meridian, Mississippi. The documentary was produced by V ...
'' *'' So Much So Fast'' *''
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'' *'' 'Tis Autumn-The Search for Jackie Paris'' *'' The Trials of Darryl Hunt'' *'' TV Junkie'' *''
An Unreasonable Man ''An Unreasonable Man'' is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection in America and perennial presidential candidate. Contrary to the title's apparent mess ...
'' *'' Wide Awake'' *''
Wordplay Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phone ...
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The World According to Sesame Street ''The World According to Sesame Street'' is a 2006 documentary film created by Participant Productions, looking at the cultural impact of the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', and the complexities of creating international adaptation ...
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Independent Film Competition: Dramatic

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Come Early Morning ''Come Early Morning'' is a 2006 American film starring Ashley Judd and Jeffrey Donovan. It marked the List of directorial debuts, directorial debut of Joey Lauren Adams. The film was shot throughout the metropolitan Little Rock, Arkansas area incl ...
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Flannel Pajamas ''Flannel Pajamas'' is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky. It stars Justin Kirk and Julianne Nicholson. The plot charts the course of a short-lived marriage, from its passionate beginning through the daily erosion of fe ...
'' *'' Forgiven'' *''
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed ...
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'' *'' The Hawk Is Dying'' *''
In Between Days "In Between Days" (sometimes listed as "Inbetween Days" or "In-Between Days") is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released in July 1985 as the first single from the band's sixth album ''The Head on the Door''. The song was an internatio ...
'' *'' Puccini for Beginners'' *''
Quinceañera A (also , , , and ) is a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday. It has pre-Columbian roots in Mexico (Aztecs) and is widely celebrated by girls throughout Latin America. The girl celebrating her 15th birthday is a (; gender (linguistics), ...
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Right at Your Door ''Right at Your Door'' is a 2006 American thriller film about a couple and follows the events surrounding them when multiple dirty bombs detonate in Los Angeles. Chris Gorak both wrote the screenplay and directed the film in his writing and direc ...
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Sherrybaby ''Sherrybaby'' is a 2006 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Laurie Collyer. Screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006, the film received a limited release in the United States on September 8, ...
'' *'' Somebodies'' *''
Stay Stay may refer to: Places * Stay, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the US Law * Stay of execution, a ruling to temporarily suspend the enforcement of a court judgment * Stay of proceedings, a ruling halting further legal process in a tri ...
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Steel City The Steel City is a common nickname for many cities that were once known for their production of large amounts of steel. With industrial production also in developing countries, like those in Eastern Europe and Asia, most of these cities do n ...
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Stephanie Daley ''Stephanie Daley'' — retitled ''What She Knew'' for US television — is a 2006 drama film starring Amber Tamblyn, Melissa Leo, Tilda Swinton and Timothy Hutton. The film, which received a limited release in North America on April 20, 2 ...
'' *'' Wristcutters: A Love Story''


World Cinema Competition: Documentary

*'' 5 Days'' *'' angry monk-reflections on tibet'' *'' Black Gold'' *'' By the Ways, A Journey with William Eggleston'' *''
Dear Pyongyang ''Dear Pyongyang'' is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi () about her family. Shot in Osaka, Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, the film features Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US releas ...
'' *'' DeNADIE'' *'' The Giant Buddhas'' *''
Glastonbury Glastonbury (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbury ...
'' *'' I for India'' *'' In the Pit'' *''
Into Great Silence ''Into Great Silence'' (german: Die große Stille) is a 2005 documentary film directed by Philip Gröning. An international co-production between France, Switzerland and Germany, it is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monk ...
'' *'' KZ'' *'' The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez'' *''
Songbirds A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 500 ...
'' *'' Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst'' *''
Viva Zapatero! ''Viva Zapatero!'' is a 2005 documentary by Sabina Guzzanti telling her side of the story regarding the conflict with Silvio Berlusconi over a late-night TV political satire show broadcast on Rai 3. The show, ''RAIot'' (a play on the name of the ...
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World Cinema Competition: Dramatic

*'' 13 Tzameti'' *''
Allegro Allegro may refer to: Common meanings * Allegro (music), a tempo marking indicate to play fast, quickly and bright * Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement Artistic works * L'Allegro (1645), a poem by John Milton * ''Allegro'' (Satie), an ...
'' *'' The Aura'' *''
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros ''The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'' ( fil, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) is a 2005 Filipino coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Aureaus Solito in his directorial debut, based on a screenplay by Michiko Yamamoto. Set in the slum ...
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Eve & the Fire Horse ''Eve and the Fire Horse'' is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Julia Kwan. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award The John Dunning Best First Feature Award is a special Canadian film a ...
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The House of Sand ''The House of Sand'' ( pt, Casa de Areia) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Andrucha Waddington. It stars real life mother and daughter Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres. ''The House of Sand'' was filmed entirely on the coast of no ...
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It's Only Talk is a Japanese film, released in 2005 and is based on the prizewinning novel of the same title written by Akiko Itoyama and directed by Ryūichi Hiroki. Plot summary ''"Kamata Town: not an ounce of chic..." "Perhaps I should move there..."'' So ...
'' *'' Kiss Me Not on the Eyes'' *''
Little Red Flowers ''Little Red Flowers'' () is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan. The film was a co-production between China's Beijing Century Good-Tidings Cultural Development Company LTD and Italy's Downtown Pictures. The Dutch company, Fortissimo Film ...
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Madeinusa ''Madeinusa'' is a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film directed by Claudia Llosa. Plot Set in the fictional small and isolated indigenous village of Manayaycuna ("the town no one can enter" in Quechua) in the Peruvian Andes, the story covers three ...
'' *'' No. 2'' *'' One Last Dance'' *'' The Peter Pan Formula'' *''
Princesas ''Princesses'' ( es, Princesas, links=no) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed and written by Fernando León de Aranoa which stars Candela Peña and Micaela Nevárez. Set in the onset of the 21st century in Madrid, the plot concerns the frien ...
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Sólo Dios Sabe ''Only God Knows'' ( es, Sólo Dios sabe; pt, Só Deus sabe) is a 2006 Mexican-Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Bolado. It stars Alice Braga as Dolores, a Brazilian woman, who meets Dámian (Diego Luna), a Mexican who helps her to reach M ...
'' *'' Son of Man''


Premieres

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Alpha Dog ''Alpha Dog'' is a 2006 American crime film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. The cast includes Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Hato ...
'' *'' Art School Confidential'' *''
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'' *'' The Darwin Awards'' *''
Don't Come Knocking ''Don't Come Knocking'' is a 2005 American Western film directed by German director Wim Wenders and written by Wenders and actor/playwright Sam Shepard. The two had previously collaborated on the film ''Paris, Texas'' (1984). It was entered int ...
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Friends with Money ''Friends with Money'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. It opened the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006, and went into limited release in North America on April 7, 2006. Plot Olivia is ...
'' *'' The Illusionist'' *'' Kinky Boots'' *''
Little Miss Sunshine ''Little Miss Sunshine'' is a 2006 American tragicomedy road film and the feature film directorial debut of the husband–wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The screenplay was written by first-time writer Michael Arndt. The film sta ...
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A Little Trip to Heaven ''A Little Trip to Heaven'' is a 2005 Icelandic-American noir-inspired thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is set in 1985 United States, but almost entirely shot in Iceland. Icelandic musician Mugison composed and performed the sou ...
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Lucky Number Slevin ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (also known as ''The Wrong Man'' in Australia, ''The 7 Affair'' in Spain, ''Hitman for Hire'' in Mexico and ''Check-Mate'' in Brazil) is a 2006 neo-noir action crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by ...
'' *'' Neil Young: Heart of Gold'' *'' The Night Listener'' *''
The Science of Sleep ''The Science of Sleep'' (French: ''La Science des rêves'', literally ''The Science of Dreams'') is a 2006 Franco–Italian surrealism, surrealistic science fantasy comedy film written and directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Gael García Bernal, ...
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The Secret Life of Words ''The Secret Life of Words'' is a 2005 Spanish-Irish drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara and Julie Christie. It was released on 15 December 2006. Plot Taciturn, partially deaf Han ...
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Thank You for Smoking ''Thank You for Smoking'' is a 2005 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring Aaron Eckhart, based on the 1994 satirical novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. It follows the efforts of Big ...
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated ''This Film Is Not Yet Rated'' is a 2006 American documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and its effect on American culture, directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Eddie Schmidt. It premiered at the 200 ...
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Spectrum

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Adam's Apples ''Adam's Apples'' ( da, Adams Æbler) is a 2005 Danish black comedy-drama film directed and written by Anders Thomas Jensen. The film revolves around the theme of the Book of Job. The main roles are played by Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen. ...
'' *'' All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise'' *''
Battle in Heaven ''Battle in Heaven'' ( es, Batalla en el cielo) is a 2005 Mexican-French-German film. It is the second feature film by director Carlos Reygadas who previously directed the Mexican film ''Japón''. It was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festiva ...
'' *'' Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Hip-Hop Culture'' *'' Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon'' *'' Dreamland'' *'' Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out'' *''
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'' *'' Forgiving the Franklins'' *''
An Inconvenient Truth ''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own e ...
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Jewboy ''Jewboy'' is a 2005 Australian film directed by Tony Krawitz. The film stars Ewen Leslie, Chris Haywood, Saskia Burmeister, and Nicholas Eadie. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Short Fiction Film, Best Cinematography an ...
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Journey from the Fall ''Journey from the Fall'' ( vi, Vượt Sóng) is a 2006 independent film by writer/director/editor Ham Tran, about the Vietnamese re-education camp and boat people experience following the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. This drama was released ...
'' *'' Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man'' *'' Man Push Cart'' *''
Off the Black ''Off the Black'' is a 2006 American drama film starring Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan. It was written and directed by James Ponsoldt, who also has a small role in the film, and is his feature directorial debut. Plot Ray Cook (Nolte) is a bitter ...
'' *'' Open Window'' *'' The Proposition'' *''
Punching at the Sun ''Punching at the Sun'' is a 2006 American drama film directed by Tanuj Chopra Tanuj Chopra is an American film-maker. His debut feature film '' Punching at the Sun'' (2006) was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was also nominated ...
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'' *'' La Tragedia de Macario'' *'' What Remains'' *''
Who Killed the Electric Car ''Who Killed the Electric Car?'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Chris Paine that explores the creation, limited commercialization and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the ...
'' *'' Who Needs Sleep?'' *'' Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner''


Park City at Midnight

*'' American Hardcore'' *''
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! ''Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!'' (alternate title: ''Awesome; I... Shot That!'') is a 2006 concert film by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, directed by Adam Yauch under the name Nathaniel Hörnblowér. It was created by giving camcorders to ...
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The Descent ''The Descent'' is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who enter a cave system and struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside. Filming took place in the United Kingdom. Ex ...
'' *'' Destricted'' *'' The Foot Fist Way'' *''Moonshine'' *'' Salvage'' *'' Subject Two''


Frontier

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'' *'' a Darkness Swallowed'' *''
Old Joy ''Old Joy'' is a 2006 American road movie written and directed by Kelly Reichardt and based on a short story by Jonathan Raymond. The original soundtrack for the film is by Yo La Tengo and included on the compilation soundtrack album '' They Shoo ...
'' *'' Pine Flat'' *''
Wild Tigers I Have Known ''Wild Tigers I Have Known'' is a 2006 coming of age drama film written, edited, produced and directed by Cam Archer and starring Malcolm Stumpf, Patrick White, Max Paradise, Fairuza Balk, Kim Dickens, and Tom Gilroy. The film follows Logan, a lo ...
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From The Collection

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Mala Noche ''Mala Noche'' (also known as ''Bad Night'') is a 1986 American drama film based on Walt Curtis' autobiographical novel. It marked Gus Van Sant's directorial film debut, and stars Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge, and Nyla McCarthy. The ...
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Festival Theaters

* Ogden **
Peery's Egyptian Theatre Peery's Egyptian Theater is a movie palace located in Ogden, Utah, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. History Peery's Egyptian Theater was built after the fiery demise of the Arlington Hotel in 192 ...
- 800 seats * Park City ** Eccles Theatre - 1,270 seats **
Egyptian Theatre Egyptian-style theatres are based on the traditional and historic design elements of Ancient Egypt. The first Egyptian Theatre to be constructed in the US – which inspired many of the identically-named theatres that followed it – was Graum ...
- 266 seats ** Holiday Village Cinemas II - 156 seats ** Holiday Village Cinemas III - 156 seats ** Holiday Village Cinemas IIV - 164 seats ** Library Center Theatre - 448 seats ** Prospector Square Theatre - 352 seats ** Racquet Club Theatre - 602 seats ** Yarrow Hotel Theatre - 250 seats * Salt Lake City ** Broadway Centre Cinemas IV - 211 seats ** Broadway Centre Cinemas V - 238 seats ** Broadway Centre Cinemas VI - 274 seats **
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center The Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center is a three-venue arts complex in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah that is home to various performing arts organizations, such as Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation ...
- 477 seats ** Tower Theatre - 342 seats * Sundance Resort ** Sundance Institute Screening Room - 164 seats


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