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Sundance Chooses Its Selections
SUNDANCE CHOOSES ITS SELECTIONS
Congrats to those chosen by the prestigious independent film festival Sundance, the creme de la creme in American independents. I have listed them but not all info. is complete.
The competition, as you can tell is steep. Do get more info., go to the Sundance website.
DOCUMENTARY SELECTIONS
(16 films selected from 879 submissions)
"Art & Copy"
(Director Doug Pray; Screenwriter Timothy J. Sexton)
"Boy Interrupted"
(Director Dana Perry)
"The Cove"
(Director Louie Psihoyos; Screenwriter Mark Monroe)
"Crude"
(Director Joe Berlinger)
"Dirt! The Movie"
(Directors Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow)
"El General"
(Director Natalia Almada)
"Good Hair"
(Director Jeff Stilson) With Chris Rock.
"Over the Hills and Far Away"
(Director Michel Orion Scott)
"The Reckoning"
(Director Pamela Yates; Screenwriters Peter Kinoy, Paco de Onís, Pamela Yates)
"Reporter"
(Director Eric Daniel Metzgar)
"The September Issue"
(Director R.J. Cutler)
"Sergio"
(Director Greg Barker)
"Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech"
(Director Liz Garbus)
"We Live in Public"
(Director and Screenwriter Ondi Timoner)
"When You're Strange"
(Director and Screenwriter Tom DiCillo)
"William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"
(Directors Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler)
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
(16 films selected from 1,026 submissions).
"Adam"
(Director and Screenwriter Max Mayer)
With Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Mark Linn-Baker.
"Amreeka"
(Director and Screenwriter Cherien Dabis)
"Arlen Faber"
(Director and Screenwriter John Hindman)
With Jeff Daniels.
"Big Fan"
(Director and Screenwriter Robert Siegel)
With Matt Servitto.
"Brief Interviews with Hideous Men"
(Director and Screenwriter John Krasinski)
With Timothy Hutton.
"Cold Souls"
(Director and Screenwriter Sophie Barthes)
With Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson.
"Dare"
(Director Adam Salky; Screenwriter David Brind)
With Emmy Rossum, Alan Cumming and Sandra Bernhard.
"Don't Let Me Drown"
(Director Cruz Angeles; Screenwriters Maria Topete and Cruz Angeles)
"The Greatest"
(Director and Screenwriter Shana Feste)
With Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon.
"Humpday"
(Director and Screenwriter Lynn Shelton)
"Paper Heart"
(Director Nicholas Jasenovec; Screenwriters Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi)
"Peter and Vandy"
(Director and Screenwriter Jay DiPietro)
With Jason Ritter.
"Push"
(Director and Screenwriter Lee Daniels)
With Mo’Nique Imes, Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey.
"Sin Nombre"
(Director and Screenwriter Cary Joji Fukunaga)
"Taking Chance"
(Director Ross Katz; Screenwriters Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) and Ross Katz) With Kevin Bacon.
"Toe to Toe"
(Director and Screenwriter Emily Abt)
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY
(16 films selected/ 744 submissions).
"211:Anna / Italy"
(Directors Paolo Serbandini and Giovanna Massimetti)
"Afghan Star / Afghanistan/UK "
(Director Havana Marking)
"Big River Man" / USA
(Director John Maringouin)
"Burma VJ" / Denmark
(Director Anders Ostergaard)
"The End of the Line" / UK
(Director Rupert Murray)
"The Glass House" / USA
(Director Hamid Rahmanian)
"Kimjongilia" / France/USA
(Director N.C. Heikin)
"Let's Make Money" / Austria/China/South Africa/Spain/Switzerland/USA
(Director Erwin Wagenhofer)
"Nollywood Babylon" / Canada
(Directors Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal)
"Old Partner" / South Korea
(Director Chung-ryoul Lee)
"Prom Night in Mississippi" / Canada
(Director Paul Saltzman)
"The Queen and I (Drottningen och jag)" / Sweden
(Director Nahid Persson Sarvestani)
"Quest for Honor" / Kurdistan/USA
(Director Mary Ann Bruni)
"Rough Aunties" / UK
(Director Kim Longinotto)
"Thriller in Manila" / UK
(Director John Dower)
"Tibet in Song" / USA
(Director Ngawang Choephel)
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
(16 films selected from a record 1,012 submissions):
"Before Tomorrow" (Le Jour Avant Lendemain) / Canada
(Directors Madeline Piujuq and Marie-Helene Cousineau)
"Bronson" / UK
(Director Nicolas Winding Refn; Screenwriter Brock Norman Brock)
"Carmo, Hit the Road" / Spain
(Director and Screenwriter Murilo Pasta)
"The Clone Returns" (Kuron Wa Kokyo-Wo Mezasu) / Japan
(Director and Screenwriter Kanji Nakajima)
"Dada's Dance" / China
(Director Zhang Yuan; Screenwriter Li Xiaofeng)
"An Education" / UK
(Director Lone Scherfig; Screenwriter Nick Hornby)
"Five Minutes of Heaven" / UK
(Director Oliver Hirschbiegel; Screenwriter Guy Hibbert)
"A French Gigolo (Cliente)" / France
(Director and Screenwriter Josiane Balasko)
"Heart of Time (Corazon Del Tiempo)" / Mexico
(Director and Screenwriter Alberto Cortes)
"Louise-Michel" / France
(Directors Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern)
"Lulu and Jim (Lulu und Jimi)" / Germany
(Director Oskar Roehler)
"Maid (La Nana)" / Chile
(Director and Screenwriter Sebastian Silva)
"One Day in a Life (Un Altro Pianeta)" / Italy
(Director and Screenwriter Stefano Tummolini)
"Unmade Beds" / UK
(Director and Screenwriter Alexis Dos Santos)
"Victoria Day" / Canada
(Director and Screenwriter David Bezmozgis)
"Zion and His Brother (Zion Ve-Achiv)" / France/Israel
(Director and Screenwriter Eran Merav)
Congrats to those chosen by the prestigious independent film festival Sundance, the creme de la creme in American independents. I have listed them but not all info. is complete.
The competition, as you can tell is steep. Do get more info., go to the Sundance website.
DOCUMENTARY SELECTIONS
(16 films selected from 879 submissions)
"Art & Copy"
(Director Doug Pray; Screenwriter Timothy J. Sexton)
"Boy Interrupted"
(Director Dana Perry)
"The Cove"
(Director Louie Psihoyos; Screenwriter Mark Monroe)
"Crude"
(Director Joe Berlinger)
"Dirt! The Movie"
(Directors Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow)
"El General"
(Director Natalia Almada)
"Good Hair"
(Director Jeff Stilson) With Chris Rock.
"Over the Hills and Far Away"
(Director Michel Orion Scott)
"The Reckoning"
(Director Pamela Yates; Screenwriters Peter Kinoy, Paco de Onís, Pamela Yates)
"Reporter"
(Director Eric Daniel Metzgar)
"The September Issue"
(Director R.J. Cutler)
"Sergio"
(Director Greg Barker)
"Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech"
(Director Liz Garbus)
"We Live in Public"
(Director and Screenwriter Ondi Timoner)
"When You're Strange"
(Director and Screenwriter Tom DiCillo)
"William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"
(Directors Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler)
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
(16 films selected from 1,026 submissions).
"Adam"
(Director and Screenwriter Max Mayer)
With Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Mark Linn-Baker.
"Amreeka"
(Director and Screenwriter Cherien Dabis)
"Arlen Faber"
(Director and Screenwriter John Hindman)
With Jeff Daniels.
"Big Fan"
(Director and Screenwriter Robert Siegel)
With Matt Servitto.
"Brief Interviews with Hideous Men"
(Director and Screenwriter John Krasinski)
With Timothy Hutton.
"Cold Souls"
(Director and Screenwriter Sophie Barthes)
With Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson.
"Dare"
(Director Adam Salky; Screenwriter David Brind)
With Emmy Rossum, Alan Cumming and Sandra Bernhard.
"Don't Let Me Drown"
(Director Cruz Angeles; Screenwriters Maria Topete and Cruz Angeles)
"The Greatest"
(Director and Screenwriter Shana Feste)
With Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon.
"Humpday"
(Director and Screenwriter Lynn Shelton)
"Paper Heart"
(Director Nicholas Jasenovec; Screenwriters Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi)
"Peter and Vandy"
(Director and Screenwriter Jay DiPietro)
With Jason Ritter.
"Push"
(Director and Screenwriter Lee Daniels)
With Mo’Nique Imes, Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey.
"Sin Nombre"
(Director and Screenwriter Cary Joji Fukunaga)
"Taking Chance"
(Director Ross Katz; Screenwriters Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) and Ross Katz) With Kevin Bacon.
"Toe to Toe"
(Director and Screenwriter Emily Abt)
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY
(16 films selected/ 744 submissions).
"211:Anna / Italy"
(Directors Paolo Serbandini and Giovanna Massimetti)
"Afghan Star / Afghanistan/UK "
(Director Havana Marking)
"Big River Man" / USA
(Director John Maringouin)
"Burma VJ" / Denmark
(Director Anders Ostergaard)
"The End of the Line" / UK
(Director Rupert Murray)
"The Glass House" / USA
(Director Hamid Rahmanian)
"Kimjongilia" / France/USA
(Director N.C. Heikin)
"Let's Make Money" / Austria/China/South Africa/Spain/Switzerland/USA
(Director Erwin Wagenhofer)
"Nollywood Babylon" / Canada
(Directors Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal)
"Old Partner" / South Korea
(Director Chung-ryoul Lee)
"Prom Night in Mississippi" / Canada
(Director Paul Saltzman)
"The Queen and I (Drottningen och jag)" / Sweden
(Director Nahid Persson Sarvestani)
"Quest for Honor" / Kurdistan/USA
(Director Mary Ann Bruni)
"Rough Aunties" / UK
(Director Kim Longinotto)
"Thriller in Manila" / UK
(Director John Dower)
"Tibet in Song" / USA
(Director Ngawang Choephel)
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
(16 films selected from a record 1,012 submissions):
"Before Tomorrow" (Le Jour Avant Lendemain) / Canada
(Directors Madeline Piujuq and Marie-Helene Cousineau)
"Bronson" / UK
(Director Nicolas Winding Refn; Screenwriter Brock Norman Brock)
"Carmo, Hit the Road" / Spain
(Director and Screenwriter Murilo Pasta)
"The Clone Returns" (Kuron Wa Kokyo-Wo Mezasu) / Japan
(Director and Screenwriter Kanji Nakajima)
"Dada's Dance" / China
(Director Zhang Yuan; Screenwriter Li Xiaofeng)
"An Education" / UK
(Director Lone Scherfig; Screenwriter Nick Hornby)
"Five Minutes of Heaven" / UK
(Director Oliver Hirschbiegel; Screenwriter Guy Hibbert)
"A French Gigolo (Cliente)" / France
(Director and Screenwriter Josiane Balasko)
"Heart of Time (Corazon Del Tiempo)" / Mexico
(Director and Screenwriter Alberto Cortes)
"Louise-Michel" / France
(Directors Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern)
"Lulu and Jim (Lulu und Jimi)" / Germany
(Director Oskar Roehler)
"Maid (La Nana)" / Chile
(Director and Screenwriter Sebastian Silva)
"One Day in a Life (Un Altro Pianeta)" / Italy
(Director and Screenwriter Stefano Tummolini)
"Unmade Beds" / UK
(Director and Screenwriter Alexis Dos Santos)
"Victoria Day" / Canada
(Director and Screenwriter David Bezmozgis)
"Zion and His Brother (Zion Ve-Achiv)" / France/Israel
(Director and Screenwriter Eran Merav)
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