2021 Sundance Film Festival
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 28 to February 3, 2021. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival combined in-person screenings at the Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah with screenings held online as well as on screens and drive-ins in 24 states and territories across the United States.[1][2]
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| Location | Park City, Utah |
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| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Festival date | January 28 to February 3, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Website | sundance |
Films
U.S. Dramatic Competition
- CODA by Siân Heder
- I Was a Simple Man by Christopher Makoto Yogi
- Jockey by Clint Bentley
- John and the Hole by Pascual Sisto
- Mayday by Karen Cinorre
- On the Count of Three by Jerrod Carmichael
- Passing by Rebecca Hall
- Superior by Erin Vassilopoulos
- Together Together by Nikole Beckwith
- Wild Indian by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
U.S. Documentary Competition
- Ailey by Jamila Wignot
- All Light Everywhere by Theo Anthony
- At the Ready by Maisie Crow
- Cusp by Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt
- Homeroom by Peter Nicks
- Rebel Hearts by Pedro Kos
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It by Mariem Pérez Riera
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Questlove
- Try Harder! by Debbie Lum
- Users by Natalia Almada
Premieres
- Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir by James Redford
- Bring Your Own Brigade by Lucy Walker
- Eight for Silver by Sean Ellis
- How It Ends by Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
- In the Earth by Ben Wheatley
- In the Same Breath by Nanfu Wang
- Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King
- Land by Robin Wright
- Marvelous and The Black Hole by Kate Tsang
- Mass by Fran Kranz
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World by Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri
- My Name is Pauli Murray by Betsy West, Julie Cohen
- Philly D.A. by Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazard
- Prisoners of the Ghostland by Sion Sono
- The Sparks Brothers by Edgar Wright
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street by Marilyn Agrelo
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet by Ana Katz
- El Planeta by Amalia Ulman
- Fire in the Mountains by Ajitpal Singh
- Hive by Blerta Basholli
- Human Factors by Ronny Trocker
- Luzzu by Alex Camilleri
- One for the Road by Nattawut Poonpiriya
- The Pink Cloud by Iuli Gerbase
- Pleasure by Ninja Thyberg
- Prime Time by Jakub Piątek
Midnight
- Censor by Prano Bailey-Bond
- Knocking by Frida Kempff
- A Glitch in the Matrix by Rodney Ascher
- Coming Home in the Dark by James Ashcroft
- Mother Schmuckers by Lenny Guit and Harpo Guit
- Violation by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
Next
- The Blazing World by Carlson Young
- Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
- First Date by Manuel Crosby, Darren Knapp
- Ma Belle, My Beauty by Marion Hill
- R#J by Carey Williams
- Searchers by Pacho Velez
- Son of Monarchs by Alexis Gambis
- Strawberry Mansion by Albert Birney, Kentucker Audley
- We're All Going to the World's Fair by Jane Schoenbrun
Spotlight
Acquisitions
- Ailey: Neon
- CODA: Apple TV+
- Cryptozoo: Magnolia Pictures
- Flee: Neon
- A Glitch in the Matrix: Magnolia Pictures
- Jockey: Sony Pictures Classics
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World: Juno Films
- Passing: Netflix
- Playing with Sharks: National Geographic Documentary Films
- Prisoners of the Ghostland: RLJE Films
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
- Superior: Visit Films (international sales); Creative Arts Agency (US sales)
- Together Together: Bleecker Street
- Violation: Shudder
References
- "2021 Sundance Film Festival Will Meet Audiences Where They Are". www.sundance.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 15, 2020). "Sundance 2021 Full Lineup: Pandemic, Politics, Rita Moreno, Octavia Butler, 'Passing' & 'Sesame Street' Pack Semi-Virtual Festival". Deadline. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- Sundance 2021 Deals Complete List
- Welk, Brian (January 31, 2021). "Sundance 2021: What Has Sold So Far, From 'CODA' to 'Flee' (Photos)". TheWrap. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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