The following is a list of all films shown at the

2015 Sundance Film Festival The 2015 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 22 to February 1, 2015. ''What Happened, Miss Simone?'', a biographical documentary film about American singer Nina Simone, opened the festival. Comedy-drama film ''Grandma'', directed by Pa ...

Feature competition

The following films were shown in competition at the

U.S. Documentary

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Documentary Competition program. ''Cartel Land'' by

Matthew Heineman Matthew Heineman is an American filmmaker. The Sundance Film Festival called Heineman "one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today", while Anne Thompson of ''Indiewire'' wrote that Heineman is a "respected and gif ...

served as the opening film of the program.

U.S. Dramatic

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Dramatic Competition program. '' The Bronze'' by

Bryan Buckley Bryan Buckley is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and two-time Academy Award nominated director. His successful career has led to him being dubbed the "King of the Super Bowl". Buckley's directorial debut came with a series of com ...

served as the opening film of the program.

World Cinema Documentary

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Documentary Competition program. '' How to Change the World'' by Jerry Rothwell served as the opening film of the program.

World Cinema Dramatic

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Dramatic Competition program. ''The Summer of Sangailé'' by Alantė Kavaitė served as the opening film of the program.

The following 10 films were selected for a world premiere in ''Next'' program to highlight the American cinema. ''Christmas, Again'' by Charles Poekel served as the opening film of the program.

Short Programs

The following 60 short films were selected from a record 8,061 submissions.

USA Narrative Short Films

International Narrative Short Films

Documentary Short Films

Animated Short Films

Non-competition features

The following films were shown out of competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Premieres

The following 18 feature films were selected for a world premiere in non-Competition program. '' A Walk in the Woods'' by

Ken Kwapis Kenneth William Kwapis (born August 17, 1957) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and author. He specialized in the single-camera sitcom in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as '' Sesame Street Presen ...

served as the opening film of the program.

Documentary premieres

The following 13 films were selected for ''Documentary Premieres'' program. ''What Happened, Miss Simone?'' 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, Marily ...

served as the opening film of the program.

Spotlight

The following 9 films were selected for ''Spotlight'' program. ''

99 Homes ''99 Homes'' is a 2014 American drama film directed by Ramin Bahrani, written by Bahrani and Amir Naderi, and starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee, and Laura Dern. Set in Florida, during the Great Recession, the film follows sin ...

'' by

Ramin Bahrani Ramin Bahrani ( fa, رامین بحرانی; born March 20, 1975) is an American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert ranked Bahrani's ''Chop Shop'' (2007) as the sixth-best film of the 2000s, calling him "the new director of the ...

served as the opening film of the program.

Park City at Midnight

The following 8 films were selected for ''Park City at Midnight'' program. ''

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'' by

Eli Roth Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, having directed the films '' Cabin Fever'' (2003) and ''Hoste ...

served as the opening film of the program.

New Frontier Films

The following 19 films were selected for ''New Frontier Films'' program. ''The Royal Road'' by

Jenni Olson Jenni Olson (born October 6, 1962) is a writer, archivist, historian, consultant, and non-fiction filmmaker based in Berkeley, California. She co-founded the pioneering LGBT website PlanetOut.com. Her two feature-length essay films — ''The Joy ...

served as the opening film of the program.

Special Events

The following 3 films were selected for ''Special Events'' program. ''Misery Loves Comedy'' by

Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 80 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's legal film ''A Few Good Men'', Jacob Goldman in '' Grump ...

served as the opening film of the program.

Sundance Kids

The following 3 films were selected for ''Sundance Kids'' program. ''Operation Arctic'' by Grethe Bøe-Waal served as the opening film of the program.

From the Collection

The following film was selected for ''From the Collection'' program.

References

External links

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