Sundance 2025 Films Sold So Far: Cooper Raiff’s Indie TV Series ‘Hal & Harper’ Goes to MUBI | rssama.com

Sundance didn’t person nan plethora of precocious nighttime bidding wars we utilized to spot successful nan bully aged days of nan festival, but a number of buzziest titles are really closing deals precocious into nan outpouring and into nan early summer. Over 60 films came into this year’s Sundance looking for homes, and slow but surely a number of those are uncovering homes. As we antecedently reported, nan dream was that even much distributors could get creative.

Below we’ll update each nan acquisitions pursuing nan show arsenic they arrive.

“Hal & Harper”

Section: Indie Episodics
Buyer: MUBI
Director: Cooper Raiff
Buzz: The “Shithouse” and “Cha Cha Real Smooth” writer/director’s serialized debut follows 2 tight-knit siblings forced to look a past calamity erstwhile their dada decides to waste their puerility home. It’s sewage a beardown cast, including Raiff himself, Mark Ruffalo, Betty Gilpin, and Lili Reinhart, but reviews were mixed connected really overmuch it really useful arsenic a series. MUBI will merchandise it connected its streaming work this fall. Deadline was nan first to study nan news.

“Folktales”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Magnolia
Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Buzz: It’s a reunion 20 years successful nan making aft Magnolia besides released Ewing and Grady’s Oscar-nominated “Jesus Camp.” “Folktales” is simply a verité documentary astir a accepted people precocious schoolhouse successful Arctic Norway and nan kids relationships increasing pinch a battalion of sled dogs by their side, taking an unconventional spread twelvemonth to study to canine sled and past successful nan wilderness. Magnolia is readying a July 25 theatrical merchandise for nan film and judge nan film’s cinematography of nan wintery vistas request to beryllium seen connected a large screen.

“Twinless”

Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition
Buyer: Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate
Director: James Sweeney
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi
Buzz: This is nan 1 we were waiting for. Reports started swirling astatine nan commencement of April that Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate were circling, but nan woody has yet closed. “Twinless” was 1 of nan much celebrated titles retired of Sundance and was nan Audience Award victor successful nan melodramatic competition. The movie is simply a acheronian drama starring Dylan O’Brien arsenic a personification who goes to a support group for twins who person precocious mislaid their different half, wherever he meets and forms a bromance pinch head James Sweeney’s character, who isn’t everything he claims to be. After waiting retired others for nan starry “Kiss of nan Spider Woman,” Roadside and Lionsgate teamed again to pounce connected different that should person immoderate commercialized appeal. The studios person group a autumn theatrical merchandise day for nan movie of September 5. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions besides teamed up to administer internationally. The movie was produced by David Permut and Sweeney, pinch O’Brien and Miky Lee serving arsenic executive producers alongside Ali Jazayeri, David Gendron, and Liz Destro. Alex Astrachan is co-producer. Republic Pictures premiered nan movie astatine Sundance and nan woody was negotiated by Sejin Croninger for Republic Pictures.

“Omaha”

Section: U.S. Dramatic
Buyer: Greenwich Entertainment
Director: Cole Webley
Cast: John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, Wyatt Solis
Buzz: John Magaro gives a beardown capacity successful this sobering roadworthy travel play that marked head Webley’s characteristic directorial debut. The movie is group amid nan backdrop of nan 2008 economical situation and follows a azygous dada struggling pinch money bringing his 2 children crossed nan state for mysterious purposes. Greenwich is readying a theatrical merchandise successful theaters later this year. “Omaha” was produced by Preston Lee pinch executive producers Adam Thomas Anderegg, Nicholas Hill, Russ Kendall, Micah Merrill, and Nick Warner.

“Plainclothes”

Section: U.S. Dramatic
Buyer: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Carmen Emmi
Cast: Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Gabe Fazio, Amy Forsyth
Buzz: The debut movie of head Carmen Emmi won nan Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast, anchored by nan “Hunger Games” prima Tom Blyth and “Looking” character Russell Tovey. The movie is simply a thriller astir an undercover serviceman assigned to lure and apprehension cheery men who defies orders erstwhile he falls successful emotion pinch a target. Magnolia picked up worldwide authorities to nan movie pinch nan volition of releasing it theatrically this autumn and shopping it to world buyers astatine nan Cannes Market adjacent month. IndieWire up of Sundance besides debuted a clip from nan movie you tin watch here.

‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’ Courtesy Sundance Institute

“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore”

Section: U.S. Documentary
Buyer: Kino Lorber
Director: Shoshannah Stern
Buzz: The acclaimed documentary connected Deaf Oscar-winning character Marlee Matlin has recovered a location pinch Kino Lorber, which picked up U.S. authorities and plans to merchandise it theatrically connected June 20. Before that, it plays nan San Francisco Film Festival and nan Tribeca Film Festival later this summer. Kino is besides readying a location video merchandise and moreover making it disposable done an acquisition release. “American Masters” holds nan broadcast authorities and will aerial it connected PBS pursuing nan theatrical run. Stern’s movie removes accepted voiceover and includes unfastened captions arsenic a intends of making it accessible to Deaf audiences, and it charts Matlin’s profession travel and individual and master struggles done split-screen interviews pinch Deaf and proceeding contributors.

“Rebuilding”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Bleecker Street
Director: Max Walker-Silverman
Cast: Josh O’Connor, Lily Latorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, Amy Madigan
Buzz: Two days earlier it is group to debut arsenic nan opening nighttime movie astatine nan San Francisco International Film Festival connected April 17, Bleecker closed a woody to administer Max Walker-Silverman’s play that IndieWire called a “tender and timely” Western. It’s a reunion betwixt Bleecker and head Walker-Silverman, arsenic nan supplier antecedently released his debut movie “A Love Song,” which besides premiered astatine Sundance. “Rebuilding” follows Dusty, a cowboy who loses his ranch to devastating wildfires and is forced into a FEMA campy erstwhile he unexpectedly originates reconnecting pinch his estranged girl and ex-wife and reconstructing his life alongside chap survivors. The film is produced by Jesse Hope, Dan Janvey, and Paul Mezey, and Bleecker will scheme a theatrical merchandise for later this year.

“Come See Me successful nan Good Light”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Apple Studios
Director: Ryan White
Buzz: For Apple’s only bargain retired of Sundance, it acquired nan authorities to nan movie that won nan Fan Favorite Award, Ryan White’s poignant and hilarious documentary astir poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley. Though search really nan mates navigates an incurable crab diagnosis, nan movie touchingly and pinch a batch of laughs gives an penetration into Gibson’s profession and nan heavy relationship Gibson and Falley have. Tig Notaro and Kevin Nealon are among nan film’s executive producers, and it besides features an original opus from Brandi Carlile and Sara Bareilles featuring lyrics really written by Gibson, truthful nan movie could beryllium a sleeper awards contender successful respective categories. Apple is readying to merchandise nan movie connected Apple TV+ this fall.

“The Things You Kill”

Section: World Dramatic
Buyer: Cineverse
Director: Alireza Khatami
Cast: Ekin Koç, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Hazar Ergüçlü, Ercan Kesal
Buzz: Best known for releasing nan “Terrifier” franchise, Cineverse picked up nan U.S. authorities to this Turkish-set movie from an Iranian head that IndieWire called a must-see. The movie is simply a mind-bending thrill thrust that won nan Directing Award Jury Prize successful nan World Dramatic competition. The supplier is readying a theatrical merchandise this fall.

Benedict Cumberbatch appears successful The Thing pinch Feathers by Dylan Southern, an charismatic action of nan 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photograph by Anthony Dickenson.Anthony Dickenson

“The Thing With Feathers”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Briarcliff Entertainment
Director: Dylan Southern
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Richard Boxall, Henry Boxall
Buzz: It speaks to really agelong it has taken films to adjacent retired of Sundance that a movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch has been sitting disposable for truthful long. It allows a increasing supplier for illustration Briarcliff to make a scatter pinch a wide, U.S. theatrical release, which nan institution is readying for October 31. “The Thing With Feathers” is nan communicative characteristic debut of Dylan Southern, who trim his teeth pinch documentaries for illustration nan stone doc “Meet Me successful nan Bathroom.” The movie is based connected an acclaimed novella from Max Porter called “Grief Is nan Thing With Feathers” astir a begetter who precocious mislaid his woman and now has to attraction for his 2 young children alone, each while coping pinch his ain grief, which successful nan book and nan movie takes nan shape of a monstrous, towering crow that mocks him and thumps him arsenic nan beingness manifestation of his intelligence anguish. Critics were underwhelmed, but it has commercialized promise. “Love Lies Bleeding” shaper Andrea Cornwell produced for Lobo Films, arsenic did Leah Clarke and Adam Ackland of SunnyMarch Productions.

“Zodiac Killer Project”

Section: NEXT
Buyer: Music Box Films
Director: Charlie Shackleton
Buzz: “Zodiac Killer Project” won nan NEXT Innovator Award pursuing its premiere astatine Sundance for its rotation connected nan existent crime genre and was lauded for its witty narration and storytelling successful breaks down nan tropes and cliches of nan genre. It’s not yet different look astatine nan Zodiac Killer unsolved serial murders but follows an abandoned documentary task and nan chilling anecdotes near down by it. The movie has since played astatine SXSW, First Look, True/False, CPH:DOX, and has its Los Angeles premiere April 6 astatine nan Los Angeles Festival of Movies. Music Box Films will group a theatrical merchandise later this year, pinch a location intermezo merchandise to follow. “Zodiac Killer Project” was produced by Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing, and Shackleton.

“Predators”

Section: U.S. Documentary
Buyer: MTV Documentary Films
Director: David Osit
Buzz: Another 1 of our favourite docs retired of Sundance, this chilling investigation into Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator” bid from Peabody-winning head Osit looks into nan analyzable bequest of nan deed show by arguing that we arsenic viewers are complicit successful America’s “perverted consciousness of justice,” arsenic IndieWire’s reappraisal wrote. In conversation pinch nan director, Osit said nan original bid delighted successful “the symptom of different people.” MTV Documentary Films picked up nan worldwide authorities to nan movie and is readying connected giving it an awards push later successful 2025, starting pinch a screening internationally astatine CPH:DOX, a theatrical push, and past a spot connected Paramount+ pinch Showtime. “Predators” is directed, produced, edited, and filmed by David Osit, produced by Jamie Gonçalves and Kellen Quinn, edited by Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani, and executive produced by Jennifer Ollman and co-executive produced by Arthur Bradford and Chad Beck. The movie is presented by Sweet Relief Productions (“Casa Bonita Mi Amor”) successful relation pinch Rosewater Pictures.

“Kiss of nan Spider Woman”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, LD Entertainment
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh
Buzz: This 1 took a while to adjacent contempt nan prima power, and that’s because it’s specified an oddly immense movie to person premiered astatine Sundance successful nan first place. Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and LD Entertainment are successful last negotiations to get nan film, IndieWire has learned, but an charismatic woody still hasn’t solidified. The philharmonic adjustment of nan 1993 shape play (before that a book and a communicative characteristic starring William Hurt successful 1985) was produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity for a reported $30 cardinal fund and demanded a large commitment, and moreover this acquisition is conscionable for home rights.

“Oh, Hi!”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Sophie Brooks
Cast: Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds
Buzz: SPC nabbed nan worldwide authorities to head Sophie Brooks’ sophomore feature, a large committedness to nan Molly Gordon-led indie drama that took immoderate clip to waste and find nan correct home. “Oh, Hi!” stars Gordon arsenic Iris arsenic she and and Isaac (Lerman) person their first romanticist play getaway arsenic a couple, only for it to spell awry. Convinced that he’s conscionable confused, Iris goes to utmost lengths to beryllium to him that they are meant to beryllium together. Brooks told IndieWire nan movie is simply a “love missive to nan hopeless romantic,” truthful SPC is crossing its fingers for a commercialized hit. The movie was produced by David Brooks, Dan Clifton, Julie Waters, Sophie Brooks, and Molly Gordon. Evan Dyal, Justin Brown, and Evan Moore are executive producers alongside Sabina Friedman-Seitz, Molly Quinn, Matthew M. Welty, and Elan Gale.

“Dead Lover”

Section: Midnight
Buyer: Cartuna x Dweck
Director: Grace Glowicki
Cast: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie
Buzz: Though it sold retired of SXSW, “Dead Lover” first premiered astatine Sundance. It was scooped up by a marque caller distributor, a team-up betwixt beingness media institution Cartuna and accumulation institution Dweck Productions arsenic nan boutique’s first release. Read much here.

‘East of Wall’Sony Pictures Classics

“East of Wall”

Section: NEXT
Buyer: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Kate Beecroft
Cast: Tabatha Zimiga, Porshia Zimiga, Scoot McNairy, Jennifer Ehle
Buzz: Winning nan Audience Award successful nan NEXT conception astatine Sundance, IndieWire adored Kate Beecroft’s debut arsenic a image of nan modern American West arsenic captured done a docu-fiction movie that blends genres. Stars Tabatha Zimiga and Porshia Zimiga play themselves successful nan movie alongside 2 acting heavyweights successful McNairy and Ehle, and nan movie follows echoes nan existent life of a young equine trainer wrestling pinch financial insecurity and condolences while providing refuge for a group of bad boy teenagers connected her ranch successful nan South Dakota Badlands. SPC acquired worldwide authorities to nan task pinch nan likelihood of giving it different show push later successful nan year. “East of Wall” is simply a Station Road & Stetson’s Kingdom Production successful relation pinch Picture Movers, Stadium, Working Barn Productions, Low Road Films and Tan Bark Pictures. The movie is executive produced by Scott Frank, Al Engemann, Naia Cucukov, Peter Richards, Randy Wooten, Caitlin Gold, Ryan Hawkins, John Martin and Staci Hartman and is produced by Lila Yacoub, Kate Beecroft, Melanie Ramsayer, and Shannon Moss.

“OBEX”

Section: NEXT
Buyer: Oscilloscope
Director: Albert Birney
Cast: Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez
Buzz: In a slow Sundance, it’s bully to spot immoderate of nan smaller titles get immoderate love. Oscilloscope’s acquisition of Birney’s “OBEX” will springiness nan movie a theatrical merchandise later this year, and it’ll moreover beryllium shopped to world buyers astatine nan European Film Market occurring this period (Magnify is trading globally). That’s a positive considering IndieWire successful its review called it 1 of Sundance’s “weirdest and astir inventive movies” this twelvemonth that’s destined for Midnight Movie status. The black-and-white play movie borrows from ’80s kitschy artistic and is simply a transverse betwixt nan precocious David Lynch’s “Eraserhead” and playing a “Legend of Zelda” game. It stars Birney arsenic a man whose reality starts to blur pinch imagination erstwhile he originates playing a machine game, forcing him to way down his canine that has now gone missing. This is nan first movie Birney directed solo, but he co-wrote it pinch Pete Ohs, who besides produced and was nan cinematographer and has his ain movie debuting astatine SXSW adjacent month. Other producers are Emma Hannaway and James Belfer, nan laminitis of Cartuna who helped make “Hundreds of Beavers” an indie smash past year.

“Lurker”

Section: U.S. Dramatic
Buyer: MUBI
Director: Alex Russell
Cast: Archie Madekwe, Théodore Pellerin
Buzz: Another competitory business pinch aggregate distributors successful connected it, this clip it was MUBI that won retired successful a reported mid-seven-figure deal, a root told IndieWire. Russell’s “Lurker” played successful title astatine Sundance and earned raves for nan performances of Madekwe and Pellerin, and IndieWire called nan movie “tense and absorbing” and 1 of nan buzzier movies to play astatine nan festival. The movie follows a man who becomes obsessed pinch a budding popular star, sparking a toxic narration that makes a pointed commentary astir modern time Los Angeles. Russell is simply a supervising shaper connected some “The Bear” and “Beef” and made his directorial debut connected nan project. Madekwe besides produced nan movie alongside Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montomery, Galen Core, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Jack Selby, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, and Olmo Schnabel.

“The Perfect Neighbor”

Section: U.S. Documentary
Buyer: Netflix
Director: Geeta Gandbhir
Buzz: The first documentary to waste retired of what has been a slow Sundance marketplace is this movie astir nan arguable Florida “Stand Your Ground” law, successful which a personification wrong their location has nan correct to usage deadly force, pinch nary request to retreat, successful self-defense. Netflix will prime up “The Perfect Neighbor” for $5 million, according to a study first successful Variety. Netflix declined to comment. Gandbhir’s movie is constructed via constabulary assemblage cam footage and examines weapon regulations and really title plays a facet successful specified decisions. IndieWire’s review called it an “unforgettable” and “devastatingly powerful” documentary.

“Peter Hujar’s Day”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Sideshow and Janus Films
Director: Ira Sachs
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
Buzz: Ira Sachs’ latest whitethorn beryllium conscionable a 75-minute filmed type of a 50-year-old transcript of a speech betwixt Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz, but it recovered nan perfect location pinch Sideshow and Janus, who will bring it to Berlin adjacent and past merchandise nan movie theatrically successful nan autumn aft acquiring each North American rights. IndieWire fell successful emotion pinch its astonishing play and intimacy, and Sachs was almost conscionable arsenic surprised, telling IndieWire astatine Sundance that earlier filming he asked himself, “what nan hellhole do I do pinch this?” The movie was produced by Jordan Drake and Jonah Disend, and co-produced by Fred Burle and Aaron Craig.

‘Sorry, Baby’

“Sorry, Baby”

Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition
Buyer: A24
Director: Eva Victor
Cast: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack
Buzz: Winner of nan Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Eva Victor’s tragi-comic debut was 1 of nan astir talked-about communicative features astatine Sundance and 1 that indie powerhouse A24 couldn’t walk up, not to mention 1 of nan best-reviewed titles from nan festival. Despite income taking immoderate clip this Sundance, nan waste for “Sorry, Baby” to A24 — which is still successful nan process of closing — was described by a root arsenic “incredibly competitive” and is different worldwide woody for nan indie distributor. The societal media prima and comedian Eva Victor’s debut, which she wrote, directed, and starred in, is astir Agnes, whom “something bad happened to,” arsenic nan logline describes, “But life goes on…for everyone astir her, astatine least.” The producers are Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, and Barry Jenkins.

“Train Dreams”

Section: Premieres
Buyer: Netflix
Director: Clint Bentley
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, Kerry Condon
Buzz: A time aft Bela Bajaria responded to a property mobility astir whether aliases not this was a slow Sundance, Netflix swooped successful to bargain 1 of nan much eager titles connected nan Sundance slate, head Clint Bentley’s play play “Train Dreams,” aggregate sources confirmed to IndieWire. The movie reunites Bentley pinch “Sing Sing” partner Greg Kwedar successful adapting Denis Johnson’s novella. The movie follows Robert Grainer, an mean man surviving successful bonzer times, who worked arsenic a time laborer successful nan American West astatine nan opening of nan 20th century. Battered by nan decease of his family, he struggles to set to this caller environment. Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, and Michael Heimler produced. Edgerton was besides an EP on pinch Scott Hinckley, Kwedar, and John Friedberg. Black Bear produced and afloat financed nan film, and Kamala Films besides produced.

‘Together’Neon

“Together”

Section: Midnight
Buyer: Neon
Director: Michael Shanks
Cast: Alison Brie, Dave Franco
Buzz: It’s nan first — and only — large woody of nan show truthful far, 1 of nan uncommon titles this twelvemonth that attracted a classic, fierce bidding warfare pursuing its Sunday nighttime premiere astatine nan Eccles. Neon hit retired different bidders including A24 and Searchlight to merchandise nan film, pinch a root saying nan woody was apt northbound of $10 cardinal and different estimate coming successful betwixt $15-17 million, which would make it among nan highest deals successful Sundance history. Neon’s financing outfit 30West was besides down this one, making it a bully fit. “Together,” head Michael Shanks’ assemblage scary film, is astir a joined mates whose narration is already being tested and who decides to move to nan countryside to get closer, only for a supernatural brushwood to assistance them their wish successful spades — and successful flesh. Stars and producers Brie and Franco are a existent life joined couple, truthful nan movie has a meta constituent that made this 1 particularly juicy. Neon picked up worldwide authorities and has already group a merchandise day of August 1 successful theaters.

“The Reality of Hope”

Section: Documentary Short Film Program
Buyer: Asteria and Documentary+
Director: Joe Hunting
Buzz: Ahead of its premiere connected Saturday, Jan. 25, AI animation workplace Asteria and nan documentary free streaming level Documentary+ swooped successful to get this doc short that blends VR and unrecorded action filmmaking. The movie follows Hiyu, a virtual reality world builder based successful Stockholm who is suffering from kidney nonaccomplishment and is group to get a transplant from a friend, New York-based Photographotter, who he knows only done an online VR organization wherever they’re each seen arsenic an animal “furry” avatar. Doc+ will merchandise nan movie later this twelvemonth connected its AVOD level and done its various FAST channels. Asteria’s Bryn Mooser and Justin Lacob are joining nan task arsenic executive producers.

“One to One: John and Yoko”

Section: Spotlight
Buyer: Magnolia
Director: Kevin MacDonald
Buzz: First premiering astatine nan Venice Film Festival and past astatine Telluride, Magnolia bought “One to One” conscionable up of its Sundance screening and made a scatter to springiness it an IMAX exclusive merchandise connected April 11, nan first clip Magnolia has collaborated pinch IMAX connected a release. It will past onshore connected Max and HBO successful precocious 2025. The movie follows nan 18 months that John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent surviving successful Greenwich Village successful nan early 1970s, including restored footage from nan only afloat performance Lennon performed aft breaking up from The Beatles, nan One to One Madison Square Garden use concert. The movie has an audio restoration arsenic overseen by Sean Lennon Ono.

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Films Arriving pinch Distribution

“2000 Meters to Andriivka”

Section: World Documentary
Distributor: Frontline/Associated Press
Director: Mstyslav Chernov
Buzz: The head of “20 Days successful Mariupol” returns pinch a movie successful which he embeds himself pinch a Ukrainian platoon slow realizing that nan Russian run whitethorn beryllium seemingly endless.

“The Alabama Solution”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: HBO Documentary Films
Director: Andrew Jarecki
Buzz: The “Capturing nan Friedmans” head examines a cover-up wrong 1 of America’s deadliest situation systems.

“April”

Section: Spotlight
Distributor: Metrograph Films
Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili
Buzz: The movie astir women’s authorities from nan Georgian filmmaker won nan assemblage prize astatine past year’s Venice and will unfastened from Metrograph, fittingly, successful April.

“The Ballad of Wallis Island”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: Focus Features
Director: James Griffiths
Cast: Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen
Buzz: Basden and Key are longtime drama partners reuniting pinch a sweet, tuneful movie astir a lottery victor who gets 1 of his aged favourite duos to reunite for a backstage concert.

“Deaf President Now!”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: Apple Studios
Director: Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Buzz: The “Deaf U” shaper teams pinch nan “Still” head for a communicative astir nan 1988 protestation astatine Deaf assemblage Gallaudet University.

“Enigma”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: HBO Documentary Films
Director: Zackary Drucker
Buzz: The head of “The Stroll” returns to Sundance pinch this floor plan of exemplary Amanda Lear and April Ashley, nan female who claimed Lear worked pinch her successful Parisian transgender revues successful nan ’50s.

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: A24
Director: Mary Bronstein
Cast: Rose Byrne, A$AP Rocky, Conan O’Brien, Danielle McDonald
Buzz: The head of “Yeast” makes her sophomore characteristic pinch this darkly comedic, uncomfortably funny movie astir a woman’s dispute narration pinch her therapist.

“The Legend of Ochi”

Section: Family Matinee
Distributor: A24
Director: Isaiah Saxon
Cast: Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe,
Buzz: This A24 family imagination escapade movie uses elaborate and meticulously crafted puppetry and paintings (not AI!) to show an biology parable.

“Magic Farm”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: MUBI
Director: Amalia Ullman
Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Simon Rex
Buzz: The head of “El Planeta” returns to Sundance pinch this English-language satire astir media a movie unit that travels to Argentina for a profile, only to upwind up successful nan incorrect country.

“Opus”

Section: Midnight
Distributor: A24
Director: Mark Anthony Green
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder
Buzz: Mark Anthony Green’s debut characteristic is simply a scary movie astir a young journalist invited to sojourn a compound of a popular prima who mysteriously vanished 30 years earlier.

“Sally”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: Nat Geo
Director: Cristina Costantini
Buzz: The head of “Mucho Mucho Amor” and “Science Fair directs this floor plan of Sally Ride, nan first American female astronaut to make it to space, and her concealed romance.

“Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Section: Premieres
Distributor: Onyx Collective
Director: Questlove
Buzz: Four years aft Questlove had a record-breaking Sundance waste for a documentary, Questlove is backmost pinch a documentary astir Sly and nan Family Stone leader Sly Stone.

“The Wedding Banquet”

Section: Premieres
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Director: Andrew Ahn
Cast: Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran
Buzz: The “Fire Island” filmmaker’s latest movie is simply a drama astir a man who exchanges a greenish paper matrimony for an costly IVF procedure, only to beryllium amazed pinch an elaborate Korean wedding ceremony.