The 2025 Sundance Film Festival is scheduled to take place in person from January 23 to February 2, 2025, in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, and online from January 30 to February 2.[1] The first selection lineup was announced on December 11, 2024.[2]
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| Location | Park City, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Festival date | January 23 to February 2, 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Website | festival |
It's expected to be one of the last editions to take place in Utah, as the festival announced a selection process for a new venue for 2027 onwards, of which Park City and Salt Lake remain finalists, in addition to Boulder, Colorado and Cincinnati, Ohio.[3]
Films
editU.S. Dramatic Competition
edit| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Atropia | Hailey Gates | United States |
| Bubble & Squeak | Evan Twohy | |
| Bunnylovr | Katarina Zhu | |
| Love, Brooklyn | Rachael Abigail Holder | |
| Omaha | Cole Webley | |
| Plainclothes | Carmen Emmi | |
| Ricky | Rashad Frett | |
| Sorry, Baby | Eva Victor | |
| Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) | Sierra Falconer | |
| Twinless | James Sweeney |
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brides | Nadia Fall | United Kingdom | |
| DJ Ahmet | Georgi M. Unkovski | North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia | |
| LUZ | 花明渡 | Flora Lau | Hong Kong, China |
| Cactus Pears | Sabar Bonda | Rohan Parashuram Kanawade | India, United Kingdom, Canada |
| Sauna | Mathias Broe | Denmark | |
| Sukkwan Island | Vladimir de Fontenay | France | |
| The Things You Kill | Alireza Khatami | Turkey, France, Poland, Canada | |
| Two Women | Deux femmes en or | Chloé Robichaud | Canada |
| The Virgin of Quarry Lake | La Virgen de la tosquera | Laura Casabé | Argentina, Spain, Mexico |
| Where the Wind Comes From | Amel Guellaty | Tunisia, France, Qatar | |
U.S. Documentary Competition
edit| Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Andre is an Idiot | Tony Benna | United States |
| Life After | Reid Davenport | |
| Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore | Shoshannah Stern | |
| The Perfect Neighbor | Geeta Gandbhir | |
| Predators | David Osit | |
| Seeds | Brittany Shyne | |
| Selena y Los Dinos | Isabel Castro | |
| Speak. | Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman | |
| Sugar Babies | Rachel Fleit | |
| Third Act | Tadashi Nakamura |
World Documentary Competition
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Meters to Andriivka | Mstyslav Chernov | Ukraine | |
| Coexistence, My Ass! | Amber Fares | United States, France | |
| Cutting Through Rocks | اوزاک یوللار | Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni | Iran, Germany, United States, Netherlands, Qatar, Chile, Canada |
| The Dating Game | Violet Du Feng | United States, Kingdom, Norway | |
| Endless Cookie | Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver | Canada | |
| GEN_ | Gianluca Matarrese | France, Italy, Switzerland | |
| How to Build a Library | Maia Lekow, Christopher King | Kenya | |
| Khartoum | Anas Saaed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox | Sudan, United Kingdom, Germany, Qatar | |
| Mr. Nobody Against Putin | David Borenstein | Denmark, Czech Republic | |
| Prime Minister | Michelle Walshe, Lindsay Utz | United States | |
Premieres
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| All That's Left of You | اللي باقي منك | Cherien Dabis | Germany, Cyprus |
| April & Amanda | Zackary Drucker | United States | |
| The Ballad of Wallis Island | James Griffiths | United Kingdom | |
| Come See Me in the Good Light | Ryan White | United States | |
| Deaf President Now! | Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim | ||
| FOLKTALES | Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | United States, Norway | |
| Free Leonard Peltier | Jesse Short Bull, David France | United States | |
| Heightened Scrutiny | Sam Feder | ||
| If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Mary Bronstein | ||
| It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley | Amy Berg | ||
| Jimpa | Sophie Hyde | Australia, Netherlands, Finland | |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | Bill Condon | United States | |
| Last Days | Justin Lin | ||
| The Librarians | Kim A. Snyder | ||
| Lurker | Alex Russell | ||
| Magic Farm | Amalia Ulman | Argentina, United States | |
| Middletown | Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine | United States | |
| Move Ya Body: The Birth of House | Elegance Bratton | ||
| Oh, Hi! | Sophie Brooks | ||
| Peter Hujar's Day | Ira Sachs | ||
| Rebuilding | Max Walker-Silverman | ||
| SALLY | Cristina Costantini | ||
| SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | ||
| The Thing with Feathers | Dylan Southern | United Kingdom | |
| Train Dreams | Clint Bentley | United States | |
| The Wedding Banquet | Andrew Ahn | ||
Next
edit| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions | Kahlil Joseph | United States |
| By Design | Amanda Kramer | |
| East of Wall | Kate Beecroft | |
| Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) | Joel Alfonso Vargas | |
| OBEX | Albert Birney | |
| Rains Over Babel | Gala del Sol | Colombia, United States, Spain |
| Serious People | Pasqual Gutierrez | United States |
| Zodiac Killer Project | Charlie Shackleton |
Midnight
edit| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Lover | Grace Glowicki | Canada |
| Didn't Die | Meera Menon | United States |
| Opus | Mark Anthony Green | |
| Rabbit Trap | Bryn Chainey | United Kingdom |
| Together | Michael Shanks | Australia, United States |
| Touch Me | Addison Heimann | United States |
| The Ugly Stepsister | Emilie Blichfeldt | Norway |
Spotlight
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Dea Kulumbegashvili | Georgia | |
| One to One: John & Yoko | Kevin Macdonald | United Kingdom | |
From the Collection
edit| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| El Norte | Gregory Nava | United States |
| Unzipped | Douglas Keeve |
Episodic
edit| Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bucks County, USA | Barry Levinson, Robert May | United States |
| Hal & Harper | Cooper Raiff | |
| Pee-wee as Himself | Matt Wolf |
Episodic Pilot
edit| Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| BULLDOZER | Joanna Leeds, Andrew Leeds | United States |
| Chasers | Erin Brown Thomas | |
| Never Get Busted! | David Anthony Ngo, Erin Williams-Weir |
Family Matinee
edit| Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Ochi | Isaiah Saxon | United States |
Venues
editThe 2025 Sundance Film Festival venues are a subset of previous years. They include:[1]
Park City
- Eccles Theater (1750 Kearns Blvd)
- Egyptian Theatre (328 Main Street)
- Holiday Village Cinemas (1776 Park Avenue)
- Park City Library Theatre (1255 Park Avenue)
- The Ray Theatre (1768 Park Avenue)
- Megaplex Theatres Park City at Redstone (6030 North Market Street)
Salt Lake City
- Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West 300 South)
- Broadway Centre Cinemas (111 East Broadway)
References
edit- ^ a b Kohlwey, Kirsten (October 23, 2024). "2025 Sundance Film Festival ticket passes and packages on sale now". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Patten, Dominic; D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Sundance Film Festival ticket packages detailed, on sale now". ABC4. October 23, 2024.