Though I was rejected from the Sundance Film Festival, I am still covering the fest after spending $350 on a 10-online-ticket package and a couple of individual tickets. Despite this small setback there is still a wide range of films that are available online, which includes the majority of the competition line-up. So if you are curious as to which films you should check out, here is a list of my most anticipated films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Shitheads. Directed by Marcon Blair.
Marcon Blair returns to Sundance after winning the Grand Prize Award back in 2017 with his directorial debut, I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore. His third feature, The Shitheads, is not only one of the best film title names of the festival, but is one of my most anticipated. Starring Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Mason Thames, this action comedy is planning on being a fun ride after a side gig goes wrong.
The Incomer. Directed by Louis Paxton
The NEXT category is the selection of Sundance that is filled with the most gems. One of those gems is Louis Paxton’s directorial debut, The Incomer. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, and Frank O’Rourke, The Incomer is promising to be a surreal mix of deadpan humor and mythical imagination as a couple who talk to mythical creatures are being told to relocate for their safety.
Carousel. Directed by Rachel Lambert
Director Rachel Lambert returns to Sundance with her latest feature film Carousel. Starring Chris Pine and Jenny Slate, Carousel is promising to be an existential look at life and life choices when the past comes knocking at your door.
Josephine. Directed by Beth de Araujo
Beth de Araujo, makes her Sundance debut with her latest feature Josephine. After a young girl witnesses a terrible crime her parents, played by Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, must navigate what is causing her to act out. Promising to be a devastating yet empathetic portrait of childhood trauma, Josephine is one film to keep on your watch list.
Union County. Directed by Adam Meeks
Adam Meeks makes his feature directorial debut at Sundance with Union County. Starring Will Poulter, a recovering drug addict is forced to navigate rural Ohio during the peak of the opioid epidemic. Promising to be an intimate and honest look at sobriety, be sure to keep Union County on your list.
Zi. Directed by Kogonada
Kogonada returns to Sundance with his latest feature film, zi. Outside of the film premiering in the NEXT category, the film remains one of my most anticipated as Sundance always brings the best out of Kogonada. Promising to be a surreal, experimental look at life as a young woman is haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes her life, don’t miss out on Zi.
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