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Sundance Film Festival 2025 – Winners
US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast

“Plainclothes”
A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.

Director Carmen Emmi
Stars Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia

Sundance Film Festival 2025 – Winners

U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
“Atropia”

Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone.

Director Hailey Gates
Stars Alia Shawkat, Chloe East, Channing Tatum

Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)

Winner of the NEXT Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast

Rico’s summer is a mix of chasing girls and hustling homemade cocktails out of a cooler on Orchard Beach, the Bronx. But when Destiny, his teenage girlfriend, crashes at his place with his family, it’s only a matter of time before his car…[Leggi tutto]

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LUZ
In the neon-lit streets of Chongqing, Wei desperately searches for his estranged daughter Fa, while Hong Kong gallerist Ren grapples with her ailing stepmother Sabine in Paris. Their lives collide in a virtual reality world.
Cast Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Pinna
2024 Hong Kong/China

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Lurker
A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
Director(s) Alex Russell
Cast Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe
2024 United States

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Love, Brooklyn
Three longtime Brooklynites navigate careers, love, loss, and friendship against the rapidly changing landscape of their beloved city.
Director(s) Rachael Abigail Holder
Cast André Holland, Nicole Beharie
2025 United States

Life After
In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the “right to die,” igniting a national debate about autonomy, dignity, and the value of disabled lives. After years of courtroom trials, Bouvia disappeared from public view. Disabled director Reid Davenport narrates this investigation of what…
Director(s) Reid Daven…[Leggi tutto]

Last Days
Determined to fulfill his life’s mission, 26-year-old John Allen Chau embarks on a dangerous adventure across the globe to convert the uncontacted tribe of North Sentinel Island to Christianity, while a detective from the Andaman Islands races to stop him before he does harm to himself or the tribe.
Director Justin Lin

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.
Director Bill Condon
Cast Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez
2025 U.S.

Khartoum
Forced to flee Sudan for East Africa following the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum — a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer and two young bottle collectors, re-enact their stories of survival and freedom.
Director(s) Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox
2025

Jimpa
Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim – lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting.
Director Sophie Hyde
Cast Olivia Colman, John Lithgow
2025 Australia/Netherlands/Finland

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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.
Director(s) Amy Berg
2024 U.S.

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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
Director Mary Bronstein
Cast Rose Byrne
2024 U.S.

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How to Build a Library
Two intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub.
Director(s) Maia Lekow, Christopher King
2025 Kenya

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Heightened Scrutiny

Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narratives in the press influence public perception and the fight for transgender rights.
Director Sam Feder
2025 U.S.

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Hal & Harper
Hal and Harper and Dad chart the evolution of their family.
Director(s) Cooper Raiff
Cast Lili Reinhart, Mark Ruffalo
2024 United States

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GEN_
At Milan’s Niguarda public hospital, the unconventional Dr. Bini leads a bold mission overseeing aspiring parents undergoing in vitro fertilization and the journeys of individuals reconciling their bodies with their gender identities.
Director Gianluca Matarrese
2025 France/Italy/Switzerland

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We’re excited to announce the incredible group of artists and storytellers who will serve as the jurors for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
The 16-member jury will come together to grant awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at this year’s Festival.
You can see the films the Jury picks as their award winners wit…[Leggi tutto]

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Free Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists is committed to winning his freedom before he dies.
Director(s) Jesse Short Bull, David France
2025 U.S.

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FOLKTALES
On the precipice of adulthood, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway. Dropped at the edge of the world, they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions.
Director(s) Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
2025 United States/Norway