2025 Sundance Film Festival
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The 2025 Sundance Film Festival took 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]
LocationPark City, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah
Founded1978
Hosted bySundance Institute
Festival dateJanuary 23 to February 2, 2025
Festival poster | |
| 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 is one of the last editions to take place in Utah, as the festival announced it will be held in Boulder, Colorado, beginning with the 2027 edition.[3][4][5]
Films
U.S. Dramatic Competition
| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Atropia | Hailey Gates | United States |
| Bubble & Squeak | Evan Twohy | United States |
| 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
| 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 the 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
| Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| André 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 | United States |
| Selena y Los Dinos | Isabel Castro | United States |
| Speak. | Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman | |
| Sugar Babies | Rachel Fleit | |
| Third Act | Tadashi Nakamura |
World Documentary Competition
| 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, United 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
Next
| 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 (Llueve sobre Babel) | Gala del Sol | Colombia, United States, Spain |
| Serious People | Pasqual Gutierrez | United States |
| Zodiac Killer Project | Charlie Shackleton |
Midnight
| 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[6] |
| Touch Me | Addison Heimann | United States |
| The Ugly Stepsister | Emilie Blichfeldt | Norway |
Spotlight
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Dea Kulumbegashvili | Georgia | |
| One to One: John & Yoko | Kevin Macdonald | United Kingdom | |
From the Collection
| English title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| El Norte | Gregory Nava | United States |
| Unzipped | Douglas Keeve |
Episodic
| 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
| 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[6] |
Family Matinee
| Original title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Ochi | Isaiah Saxon | United States |
U.S. Fiction Short Films
| Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| An Almost Successful Dating App Love Story | Winter Coleman | United States |
| Azi | Montana Mann | |
| Debaters | Alex Heller | |
| Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting | Alexander Thompson | |
| En Memoria | Roberto Fatal | |
| Full Month | Ash Goh Hua | Singapore, United States |
| Goodnight | Isabel Pask | United States |
| The Lily (เดอะลิลลี่) | Quintessa Swindell | United States, Thailand |
| Out for Delivery | Chelsea Christer | United States |
| Ragamuffin | Kaitlyn Mikayla | |
| Remember Me | Claire Titelman | |
| Somebody Cares | Julien Lasseur | |
| Such Good Friends | Bri Klaproth | |
| Susana | Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas | Mexico, United States |
| Sweet Talkin’ Guy | Spencer Wardwell, Dylan Wardwell | United States |
| Swollen | Roxy Sophie Sorkin | |
| The Things We Keep | Joanna Fernandez | |
| Trokas Duras | Jazmin Garcia | |
| Unholy | Daisy Friedman | |
| Vox Humana | Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | Philippines, United States |
| We're Not Done Yet | Joseph Longo | United States |
International Fiction Short Films
| Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Almost Certainly False | Cansu Baydar | Turkey |
| Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? | Bec Pecaut | Canada |
| B(l)ind the Sacrifice | Nakhane | South Africa |
| Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites | Chheangkea | Cambodia, France |
| Hippopotami | Jianjie Lin | China, Hong Kong |
| Pasta Negra | Jorge Thielen Armand | Canada, Venezuela, Italy, Colombia |
| People & Things | Damian Kosowski | Poland |
| Platanero | Juan Frank Hernandez | Canada |
| Stranger, Brother. | Annelise Hickey | Australia |
| Suo Jiang | Chien-Yu Lin | Taiwan |
| Sweetheart | Luke Wintour | United Kingdom |
| Upper | Lennert Madou | Belgium |
Animated Short Films
| Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bunnyhood | Mansi Maheshwari | United Kingdom |
| Caries | Aline Höchli | Switzerland |
| Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado | Natalia León | France |
| The Eating of an Orange | May Kindred-Boothby | United Kingdom |
| Field Recording | Quinne Larsen | United States |
| Flower Show | Elli Vuorinen | Finland |
| Hurikán | Jan Saska | Czech Republic |
| Inkwo for When the Starving Return | Amanda Strong | Canada |
| Jesus 2 | Jesse Moynihan | United States |
| Luz Diabla | Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza | Argentina, Canada |
| Paradise Man (ii) | Jordan Michael Blake | United States |
| A Round of Applause for Death | Stephen Irwin | United Kingdom |
| View from the Floor | Megan Griffiths, Mindie Lind | United States |
Nonfiction Short Films
| Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Deadlock | Lucien Beucher, Mahdi Boucif | France, Algeria |
| Death Education | Yuxuan Ethan Wu | China |
| Entre le feu et le clair de lune | Dominic Yarabe | United States, Côte d'Ivoire |
| The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing | Theo Panagopoulos | United Kingdom |
| Hold Me Close | Aurora Brachman, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver | United States |
| Hoops, Hopes & Dreams | Glenn Kaino | |
| The Long Valley | Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck | |
| Miss You Perdularia | Manu Zilveti | Cuba |
| The Reality of Hope | Joe Hunting | United Kingdom, Sweden |
| Tiger | Loren Waters | United States |
| We Were the Scenery | Christopher Radcliff |
Awards
Grand Jury Prizes
- U.S. Dramatic – Atropia by Hailey Gates[8]
- U.S. Documentary – Seeds by Brittany Shyne
- World Cinema Dramatic – Cactus Pears by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
- World Cinema Documentary – Cutting Through Rocks by Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni
- Short Film – The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing by Theo Panagopoulos
Audience Awards
- U.S. Dramatic – Twinless by James Sweeney
- U.S. Documentary – André is an Idiot by Tony Benna
- World Cinema Dramatic – DJ Ahmet by Georgi M. Unkovski
- World Cinema Documentary – Prime Minister by Michelle Walshe, Lindsay Utz
- NEXT – East of Wall by Kate Beecroft
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing
- Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic – Rashad Frett for Ricky
- Directing Award: U.S. Documentary – Geeta Gandbhir for The Perfect Neighbor
- Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic – Alireza Khatami for The Things You Kill
- Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary – Mstyslav Chernov for 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby
- Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Parker Laramie for André is an Idiot
- NEXT Innovator Prize – Zodiac Killer Project by Charlie Shackleton
Special Jury Prizes
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – The cast of Plainclothes
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting – Dylan O’Brien for Twinless
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award – Life After by Reid Davenport
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling – Selena y Los Dinos by Isabel Castro
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award – Mr. Nobody Against Putin by David Borenstein
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression – Coexistence, My Ass! by Amber Fares
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision – Georgi M. Unkovski for DJ Ahmet
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Writing – Two Women by Chloé Robichaud and Catherine Léger
- Next: Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) by Joel Alfonso Vargas
Short Film Jury Awards
- U.S. Fiction – Trokas Duras by Jazmin Garcia
- Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing – Loren Waters for Tiger
- Short Film Special Jury Award for Animation Directing – May Kindred-Boothby for The Eating of an Orange
- Short Film Jury Award: Animation – Natalia León for Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado
- Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Christopher Radcliff for We Were the Scenery
- Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – Chheangkea for Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Festival Favorite Award
- Come See Me in the Good Light by Ryan White[9]
Venues
The 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)
Acquisitions
- The Ugly Stepsister: Shudder[10]
- One to One: John & Yoko: Magnolia Pictures[11]
- The Reality of Hope: Asteria and Documentary+[12]
- Together: Neon[13]
- Train Dreams: Netflix[14]
- Sorry, Baby: A24[15]
- Peter Hujar's Day: Janus Films and Sideshow[16]
- The Perfect Neighbor: Netflix[17]
- Lurker: Mubi (United States), Focus Features (International)[18][19]
- Obex: Oscilloscope Laboratories[20]
- East of Wall: Sony Pictures Classics[21]
- Dead Lover: Cartuna x Dweck[22]
- Oh, Hi!: Sony Pictures Classics[23]
- Kiss of the Spider Woman: Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment[24]
- Predators: MTV Documentary Films[25]
- Cactus Pears: Strand Releasing[26]
- The Thing With Feathers: Briarcliff Entertainment[27]
- Twinless: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions (United States), Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (International)[28][a]
- The Things You Kill: Cineverse[29]
- Come See Me in the Good Light: Apple TV+[30]
- Rebuilding: Bleecker Street[31]
- Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore: Kino Lorber[32]
- Plainclothes : Magnolia Pictures[33]
- Omaha: Greenwich Entertainment[34]
- Folktales: Magnolia Pictures[35]
- Prime Minister: Magnolia Pictures, HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films[36]
- Love, Brooklyn: Greenwich Entertainment[37]
- Selena y Los Dinos: Netflix[38]
- Touch Me: Yellow Veil Pictures[39]
- Two Women: Joint Venture[40]
- It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley: Magnolia Pictures[41]
- Hal & Harper: Mubi[42]
- Last Days: Vertical[43]
- Rabbit Trap: Magnet Releasing[44]
- Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake): The Future of Film Is Female[45]
- By Design: Music Box Films[46]
- All That's Left of You: Watermelon Pictures[47]
- Mad Bills to Pay: Oscilloscope Laboratories[48]
- BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions : Rich Spirit[49]
- Atropia: Vertical[50]
- Jimpa: Kino Lorber[51]
- Ricky: Blue Harbor Entertainment[52]
- Bunnylovr: Utopia[53]
Notes
- Republic Pictures handled distribution of the film at the time of its Sundance premiere.[28]
