The 2024 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to 28, 2024. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 6, 2023.
Among the highlighted events included the premiere of a documentary about the 1980s rock band Devo.
Films U.S. Dramatic Competition English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryBetween the TemplesNathan SilverUnited StatesDìdiSean WangExhibiting ForgivenessTitus KapharGood OneIndia DonaldsonIn the SummersAlessandra Lacorazza SamudioLove MeSam Zuchero, Andy ZucheroPonyboiEsteban ArangoA Real PainJesse EisenbergStress PositionsTheda HammelSuncoastLaura Chinn
World Cinema Dramatic Competition English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryBrief History of a FamilyChina, France, Denmark, QatarGirls Will Be GirlsShuchi TalatiIndia, France, United States, NorwayHandling the UndeadThea HvistendahlNorwayIn the Land of BrothersAlireza Ghasemi, Raha AmirfazliIran, France, NetherlandsLaylaAmrou Al-KadhiUnited KingdomMaluPedro FreireBrazilReinasKlaudia ReynickeSwitzerland, Peru, SpainSebastianMikko MäkeläUnited Kingdom, Finland, BelgiumSujoAstrid Rondero, Mexico, United States, FranceDaniel HoeslAustria
U.S. Documentary Competition Original titleDirector(s)Production CountryAs We SpeakJ.M. HarperUnited StatesDaughtersAngela Patton, Natalie RaeEvery Little ThingSally AitkenAustraliaFridaCarla GutiérrezUnited States, MexicoGaucho GauchoMichael Dweck, Gregory KershawUnited States, ArgentinaPeter SillenUnited StatesPorcelain WarBrendan Bellomo, Slava LeontyevUnited States, UkraineSkywalkers: A Love StoryJeff Zimbalist, Maria BukhoninaUnited StatesSugarcaneJulian Brave NoiseCat, Emily KassieUnited States, CanadaUnionStephen Maing, Brett StoryUnited States
World Documentary Competition English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryAgent of HappinessArun Bhattarai, Dorottya ZurbóBhutan, HungaryThe Battle for LaikipiaDaphne Matziaraki, Peter MurimiKenya, United StatesBlack Box DiariesShiori ItōJapan, United States, United KingdomEternal YouHans Block, Moritz RiesewieckGermany, United StatesIbelinBenjamin ReeNorwayIGUALADAJuan Mejía BoteroColombia, United States, MexicoNever Look AwayLucy LawlessNew ZealandA New Kind of WildernessSilje Evensmo JacobsenNorwayNocturnesAnirban Dutta, Anupama SrinivasanIndiaSoundtrack to a Coup d’EtatJohan GrimonprezBelgium, France, Netherlands
Premieres English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryThe American Society of Magical NegroesKobi LibiiUnited StatesAnd So It BeginsRamona DiazUnited States, PhilippinesDEVOChris SmithUnited Kingdom, United StatesA Different ManAaron SchimbergUnited StatesFreaky TalesAnna Boden and Ryan FleckGhostlightKelly O'Sullivan, Alex ThompsonGirls StateAmanda McBaine, Jesse MossLook into My EyesLana WilsonLuther: Never Too MuchDawn PorterMy Old AssMegan ParkThe OutrunNora FingscheidtUnited Kingdom, GermanyPowerYance FordUnited StatesPresenceSteven SoderberghRob PeaceChiwetel EjioforSasquatch SunsetDavid Zellner, Nathan ZellnerSue Bird: In The ClutchSarah DowlandSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve StoryIan Bonhôte, Peter EttedguiUnited Kingdom, United StatesThelmaJosh MargolinUnited StatesWill & HarperJosh GreenbaumWinnerSusanna FogelUnited States, Canada
Next English titleDirector(s)Production CountryDesire LinesJules RosskamUnited StatesKneecapRich PeppiattIreland, United KingdomLittle DeathJack BegertUnited StatesRealm of SatanScott CummingsSeeking Mavis BeaconJazmin Renée JonesTendaberryHaley Elizabeth Anderson
Midnight English titleDirector(s)Production CountryIn a Violent NatureChris NashCanadaI Saw the TV GlowJane SchoenbrunUnited StatesIt's What's InsideGreg JardinKidnapping Inc.Bruno MourralHaiti, France, CanadaKrazy HouseSteffen Haars, Flip van der KuilNetherlandsLove Lies BleedingRose GlassUnited States, United KingdomThe MoogaiJon BellAustraliaYour MonsterCaroline LindyUnited States
Spotlight English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryÀma GloriaMarie AmachoukeliFranceHit ManRichard LinklaterUnited StatesHow to Have SexMolly Manning WalkerUnited KingdomThe Mother of All LiesAsmae El MoudirMorocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Special Screenings English titleDirector(s)Production CountryWar GameJesse Moss, Tony GerberUnited StatesFamily Matinee: 10 LivesChris JenkinsUnited KingdomFamily Matinee: Out of My MindAmber SealeyUnited StatesNew Frontier: Being (the Digital Griot)Rashaad NewsomeUnited StatesNew Frontier: EnoGary HustwitUnited States, United Kingdom
Episodic Original titleDirector(s)Production CountryFictionMe/We (episode 1)Nzingha StewartUnited StatesLa Mesías (episode 1)Javier Calvo, Javier AmbrossiSpainPenelope (episode 1)Mel Eslyn, Mark DuplassUnited StatesNon-FictionBetter Angels: The Gospel According To Tammy Faye (episodes 1 and 2)Dana Adam ShapiroUnited StatesConbody vs Everybody (episodes 1 and 2)Debra GranikLolla: The Story of Lollapalooza (episodes 1 and 2)Michael John WarrenGod Save Texas (3 episodes)Richard Linklater, Iliana Sosa, Alex StapletonThe Synanon Fix (episode 1)Rory Kennedy
Anniversary Screenings Original titleDirector(s)Production Country The BabadookJennifer KentAustralia Dig! XXOndi TimonerUnited States Go FishRose TrocheMississippi MasalaMira Nair Napoleon DynamiteJared HessPariahDee ReesThe Times of Harvey MilkRob EpsteinThree SeasonsTony BuiVietnam, United States
U.S. Fiction Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country Bay of Herons Jared James Lank United States Boi de Conchas (The Shell Covered Ox) Daniel Barosa Border Hopper Nico Casavecchia BUST Angalis Field Didn’t Think I’d See You Here Dylan Guerra Dream Creep Carlos A.F. Lopez Flail Ben Gauthier Grace Natalie Jasmine Harris guts Margaux Susi The Heart Malia Ann The Looming Masha Ko The Looming Cloud Matthew Tyler The Lost Season Kelly Sears Pasture Prime Diffan Sina Norman Pathological Alison Rich The Rainbow Bridge Dimitri Simakis Say Hi After You Die Kate Jean Hollowell Shé (Snake) Renee Zhan Thirstygirl Alexandra Qin
International Fiction Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy Khozy Rizal Indonesia, United States Bold Eagle Whammy Alcazaren Philippines Bye Bye, Bowser Jasmin Baumgartner Austria Dreams like paper boats Samuel Frantz Suffren Haiti Essex Girls Yero Timi-Biu United Kingdom Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue Vea Mafile’o New Zealand The Masterpiece Alex Lora Cercos Spain Phoebe Vaggelio Soumeli Greece/Cyprus Pisko the Crab Child is in Love Makoto Nagahisa Japan Shalal Amir Ali Sisipour Iran The Stag An Chu Taiwan Terra Mater Kantarama Gahigiri Rwanda/Switzerland Viaje de Negocios Gerardo Coello Escalante Mexico Voice Ever Céline Perreard France
Animated Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country 27 Flóra Anna Buda France/Hungary Lake Baikal (Baigal Nuur) Alisi Telengut Canada/Germany The Bleacher Nicole Daddona, Adam Wilder United States Bug Diner Phoebe Jane Hart United States Dona Beatriz Ñsîmba Vita Catapreta Brazil Drago Daniel Zvereff United States Larry Takeshi Murata United States Martyr’s Guidebook Maks Rzontkowski Poland Matta and Matto Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp Switzerland Miisufy Liisi Grünberg Estonia
Nonfiction Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country 14 Paintings Dongnan Chen China ALOK Alex Hedison United States Bob’s Funeral Jack Dunphy United States Ekbeh Mariah Hernandez-Fitch United States Merman Sterling Hampton IV United States Object 817 Olga Lucovnicova Belgium Salone Love Tajana Tokyo United States/United Kingdom/Sierra Leone The Smallest Power Andy Sarjahani Iran To Be Invisible Myah Overstreet United States Winding Path Alexandra Lazarowich, Ross Kauffman United States
Awards The following awards were given out:
Grand Jury Prizes U.S. Dramatic – In the Summers (Alessandra Lacorazza) U.S. Documentary – Porcelain War (Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev) World Cinema Dramatic – Sujo (Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez) World Cinema Documentary – A New Kind of Wilderness (Silje Evensmo Jacobsen) Short Film – The Masterpiece (Alex Lora Cercos)
Audience Awards Festival Favorite – Daughters (Angela Patton and Natalie Rae) U.S. Dramatic – Dìdi (弟弟) (Sean Wang) U.S. Documentary – Daughters (Angela Patton and Natalie Rae) World Cinema Dramatic – Girls Will Be Girls (Shuchi Talati) World Cinema Documentary – Ibelin (Benjamin Ree) NEXT – Kneecap (Rich Peppiatt)
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing U.S. Dramatic – Alessandra Lacorazza for In the Summers U.S. Documentary – Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for Sugarcane World Cinema Dramatic – Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi for In the Land of Brothers World Cinema Documentary – Benjamin Ree for Ibelin Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Jesse Eisenberg for A Real Pain Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Carla Gutiérrez for Frida NEXT Innovator Prize – Little Death
Special Jury Prizes U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – The cast of Dìdi (弟弟) U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Breakthrough Performance – Nico Parker for Suncoast U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: The Art of Change – Union (Stephen Maing and Brett Story) U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Sound – Gaucho Gaucho World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting – Preeti Panigrahi for Girls Will Be Girls World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Original Music – Peter Raeburn for Handling the Undead World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Cinematic Innovation – Johan Grimonprez for Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Craft – Nocturnes NEXT Special Jury Award – Desire Lines Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing – Masha Ko for The Looming Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing – Makoto Nagahisa for Pisko the Crab Child is in Love
Short Film Jury Awards
U.S. Fiction: Say Hi After You Die (Kate Jean Hollowell) International Fiction: The Stag (An Chu) Nonfiction: Bob's Funeral (Jack Dunphy) Animation: Bug Diner (Phoebe Jane Hart)
Sundance Institute Awards NHK Award: Saim Sadiq for We Are Never Going to Die Adobe Mentorship Award for Fiction: Pamela Martin Adobe Mentorship Award for Nonfiction: Kristina Motwani Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction: Brad Becker-Parton for Stress Positions Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction: Toni Kamau for The Battle for Laikipia Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: Love Me
Acquisitions Kneecap: Sony Pictures Classics Ibelin: Netflix A Real Pain: Searchlight Pictures It's What's Inside: Netflix Presence: Neon Ghostlight: IFC Films and Sapan Studios My Old Ass: Amazon MGM Studios Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story: Warner Bros. Discovery (under DC Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO, CNN Films and Max) Skywalkers: A Love Story: Netflix Thelma: Magnolia Pictures Dìdi: Focus Features Daughters: Netflix Will & Harper: Netflix Between the Temples: Sony Pictures Classics Good One: Metrograph Pictures Sugarcane: National Geographic Documentary Films Sebastian: Kino Lorber Your Monster: Vertical Girls Will Be Girls: Juno Films Never Look Away: Greenwich Entertainment Exhibiting Forgiveness: Roadside Attractions Winner: Vertical Black Box Diaries: MTV Documentary Films Love Me: Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures Luther: Never Too Much: CNN Films and Oprah Winfrey Network Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat: Kino Lorber Agent of Happiness: Film Movement Rob Peace: Republic Pictures In the Summers: Music Box Films The Outrun: Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films The Moogai: Samuel Goldwyn Films
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