List of films at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

The following is a list of all films shown at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Feature competition

The following films were shown in competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

U.S. Documentary

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Documentary Competition program.[1][2] Cartel Land by Matthew Heineman served as the opening film of the program.[3]

Title Director Year First showing
3½ MINUTES Marc Silver 2015 January 24
Being Evel Daniel Junge 2015 January 25
Best of Enemies Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon 2014 January 23
Call Me Lucky Bobcat Goldthwait 2014 January 27
Cartel Land Matthew Heineman 2015 January 23
City of Gold Laura Gabbert 2014 January 27
Finders Keepers Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel 2014 January 27
Hot Girls Wanted Ronna Gradus and Jill Bauer 2014 January 24
How to Dance in Ohio Alexandra Shiva 2015 January 25
Larry Kramer in Love and Anger Jean Carlomusto 2014 January 23
Meru Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi 2014 January 23
Racing Extinction Louie Psihoyos 2014 January 24
(T)ERROR Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe 2015 January 24
The Wolfpack Crystal Moselle 2015 January 25
Welcome to Leith Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker 2014 January 26
Western Bill Ross and Turner Ross 2014 January 25

U.S. Dramatic

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Dramatic Competition program.[4][2] The Bronze by Bryan Buckley served as the opening film of the program.[3]

Title Director Year First showing
Advantageous Jennifer Phang 2015 January 26
The Bronze Bryan Buckley 2015 January 22
The D Train Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul 2014 January 23
The Diary of a Teenage Girl Marielle Heller 2014 January 24
Dope Rick Famuyiwa 2014 January 24
I Smile Back Adam Salky 2014 January 25
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Alfonso Gomez-Rejon 2014 January 25
The Overnight Patrick Brice 2014 January 23
People Places Things James C. Strouse 2014 January 26
Results Andrew Bujalski 2015 January 27
Songs My Brothers Taught Me Chloé Zhao 2015 January 27
The Stanford Prison Experiment Kyle Patrick Alvarez 2014 January 26
Stockholm, Pennsylvania Nikole Beckwith 2014 January 23
Unexpected Kris Williams 2015 January 25
The Witch Robert Eggers 2014 January 27
Z for Zachariah Craig Zobel 2014 January 24

World Cinema Documentary

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Documentary Competition program.[5][2] How to Change the World by Jerry Rothwell served as the opening film of the program.[3]

Title Director Year First showing
The Amina Profile Sophie Deraspe 2014 January 24
Censored Voices Mor Loushy 2015 January 24
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou 2014 January 26
Chuck Norris vs Communism Ilinca Calugareanu 2014 January 23
Dark Horse Louise Osmond 2014 January 23
Dreamcatcher Kim Longinotto 2015 January 25
How to Change the World Jerry Rothwell 2015 January 22
Listen to Me Marlon Stevan Riley 2015 January 24
Pervert Park Frida Barkfors and Lasse Barkfors 2014 January 23
The Russian Woodpecker Chad Gracia 2014 January 24
Sembene! Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman 2014 January 23
The Visit Michael Madsen 2014 January 25

World Cinema Dramatic

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Dramatic Competition program.[6][2] The Summer of Sangailé by Alantė Kavaitė served as the opening film of the program.[3]

Title Director Year First showing
Chorus François Delisle 2014 January 2014
Cloro Lamberto Sanfelice 2015 January 26
Glassland Gerard Barrett 2014 January 23
Homesick Anne Sewitsky 2014 January 23
Ivy Tolga Karaçelik 2014 January 26
Partisan Ariel Kleiman 2014 January 25
Princess Tali Shalom Ezer 2014 January 23
The Second Mother Anna Muylaert 2015 January 25
Slow West John Maclean 2015 January 24
Strangerland Kim Farrant 2014 January 23
The Summer of Sangailé Alantė Kavaitė 2015 January 22
Umrika Prashant Nair 2015 January 24

Next

The following 10 films were selected for a world premiere in Next program to highlight the American cinema.[7][2] Christmas, Again by Charles Poekel served as the opening film of the program.[3]

Title Director Year First showing
Bob and the Trees Diego Ongaro 2014 January 26
Christmas, Again Charles Poekel 2014 January 23
Cronies Michael Larnell 2014 January 25
Entertainment Rick Alverson 2014 January 24
H. Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia 2014 January 25
James White Josh Mond 2014 January 23
Nasty Baby Sebastián Silva 2014 January 24
The Strongest Man Kenny Riches 2014 January 25
Take Me to the River Matt Sobel 2014 January 26
Tangerine Sean S. Baker 2014 January 23

Short Programs

The following 60 short films were selected from a record 8,061 submissions.[8][9][10]

USA Narrative Short Films

Title Director Country Year Minutes First showing
Actresses Jeremy Hersh U.S.A. 2014 12 January 23
A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry Jake Mahaffy U.S.A., New Zealand 2015 3 January 23
Color Neutral Jennifer Reeves U.S.A. 2014 7 January 26
Dog Bowl Gordy Hoffman U.S.A. 2014 19 January 28
Hugh the Hunter Zachary Heinzerling U.S.A. 2014 10 January 23
A Million Miles Away Jennifer Reeder U.S.A. 2014 28 January 30
Mulignans Shaka King U.S.A. 2014 5 January 23
Myrna the Monster Ian Samuels U.S.A. 2014 14 January 29
Oh Lucy! Atsuko Hirayanagi Japan, Singapore, U.S.A. 2014 21 January 27
Pink Grapefruit Michael Mohan U.S.A. 2015 9 January 23
Rabbit Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre France, U.S.A. 2014 17 January 23
SMILF Frankie Shaw U.S.A. 2014 9 January 23
Stop Reinaldo Marcus Green U.S.A. 2014 9 January 23
Superior Erin Vassilopoulos U.S.A. 2015 16 January 24

International Narrative Short Films

Title Director Country Year Minutes First showing
Back Alley Cécile Ducrocq France 2014 29 January 30
The Chicken Una Gunjak Germany, Croatia 2014 15 January 22
Daytimer Riz Ahmed United Kingdom 2014 16 January 23
Followers Tim Marshall United Kingdom, Australia 2014 12 January 30
Great Northern Mountain Amanda Kernell Sweden 2015 15 January 24
Greenland Oren Gerner Israel 2014 17 January 24
Hole Martin Edralin Canada 2014 15 January 23
The Little Deputy Trevor Anderson Canada 2015 9 January 24
Out of Sight Nick Rowland United Kingdom 2014 28 January 31
Russian Roulette Ben Aston United Kingdom 2014 5 January 23
Saturday Mike Forshaw United Kingdom 2014 15 January 22
Spring Tania Claudia Castillo Mexico 2014 18 January 24
Take Me Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and André Turpin Canada 2014 10 January 24
VOLTA Stella Kyriakopoulos Greece 2014 12 January 24

Documentary Short Films

Title Director Country Year Minutes First showing
The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers Michael T. Vollmann U.S.A. 2015 12 January 26
Abandoned Goods Pia Borg and Edward Lawrenson United Kingdom 2014 38 January 24
The Collectors: Beekeeping Steven Cantor U.S.A. 2014 21 January 23
Every Day Gabe Spitzer U.S.A. 2014 12 January 22
The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul Kitty Green Australia 2015 8 January 24
Hotel 22 Elizabeth Lo U.S.A. 2014 8 January 23
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Matt Wolf U.S.A. 2014 36 January 29
Making it in America Joris Debeij U.S.A. 2014 9 January 29
{THE AND} Marcela & Rock Topaz Adizes U.S.A. 2014 13 January 31
Midnight Three & Six Joe Callander U.S.A. 2014 12 January 28
Object Paulina Skibińska Poland 2015 15 January 25
One Year Lease Brian Bolster U.S.A. 2014 11 January 24
Papa Machete Jonathan David Kane U.S.A. 2014 11 January 24
Pop-Up Porno: f4m Stephen Dunn Canada 2014 3 January 31
Pop-Up Porno: m4f Stephen Dunn Canada 2014 4 January 28
Pop-Up Porno: m4m Stephen Dunn Canada 2014 3 January 24
Serenity Jack Dunphy U.S.A. 2014 6 January 28
Starting Point Michał Szcześniak Poland 2014 26 January 31

Animated Short Films

Title Director Country Year Minutes First showing
Bath House Niki Lindroth von Bahr Sweden 2014 15 January 23
Beach Flags Sarah Saidan France 2014 14 January 23
The Horse Raised By Spheres David OReilly U.S.A., Ireland 2014 3 January 31
Mynarski Death Plummet Matthew Rankin Canada 2014 8 January 31
OM Rider Takeshi Murata U.S.A. 2014 12 January 29
Palm Rot Ryan Gillis U.S.A. 2014 8 January 24
Storm hits jacket Paul Cabon France 2014 14 January 31
The Sun Like a Big Dark Animal Christina Felisgrau and Ronnie Rivera U.S.A. 2014 5 January 24
Symphony No. 42 Réka Bucsi Hungary 2013 10 January 27
teeth Daniel Gray and Tom Brown United Kingdom, U.S.A., Hungary 2014 8 January 23
Tupilaq Jakob Maqe Denmark 2013 6 January 26
Two Films About Loneliness William Bishop-Stephens and Christopher Eales United Kingdom 2014 6 January 26
World of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt U.S.A. 2015 17 January 29

Non-competition features

The following films were shown out of competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Premieres

The following 18 feature films were selected for a world premiere in non-Competition program.[11] A Walk in the Woods by Ken Kwapis served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
A Walk in the Woods Ken Kwapis 2014 January 23
Brooklyn John Crowley 2014 January 26
Digging for Fire Joe Swanberg 2015 January 26
Don Verdean Jared Hess 2014 January 28
The End of the Tour James Ponsoldt 2014 January 23
Experimenter Michael Almereyda 2014 January 25
Grandma Paul Weitz 2014 January 30
I Am Michael Justin Kelly 2014 January 29
I'll See You in My Dreams Brett Haley 2015 January 27
Last Days in the Desert Rodrigo García 2014 January 25
Lila & Eve Charles Stone III 2014 January 30
Mississippi Grind Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck 2014 January 24
Mistress America Noah Baumbach 2014 January 24
Seoul Searching Benson Lee 2015 January 30
Sleeping with Other People Leslye Headland 2015 January 24
Ten Thousand Saints Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini 2014 January 23
True Story Rupert Goold 2014 January 23
Zipper Mora Stephens 2014 January 27

Documentary premieres

The following 13 films were selected for Documentary Premieres program.[12] What Happened, Miss Simone? by Liz Garbus served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
Beaver Trilogy Part IV Brad Besser 2015 January 23
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Stanley Nelson Jr. 2015 January 23
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Douglas Tirola 2014 January 25
Fresh Dressed Sacha Jenkins 2014 January 24
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Alex Gibney 2014 January 25
The Hunting Ground Kirby Dick 2014 January 23
In Football We Trust Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn 2014 January 23
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Brett Morgen 2015 January 24
The Mask You Live In Jennifer Siebel Newsom 2014 January 23
Most Likely to Succeed Greg Whiteley 2014 January 25
Prophet's Prey Amy J. Berg 2015 January 26
Tig Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York 2015 January 26
What Happened, Miss Simone? Liz Garbus 2014 January 22

Spotlight

The following 9 films were selected for Spotlight program.[13] 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
6 Desires: DH Lawrence and Sardinia Mark Cousins 2014 January 27
'71 Yann Demange 2014 January 24
99 Homes Ramin Bahrani 2014 January 23
Aloft Claudia Llosa 2014 January 26
Eden Mia Hansen-Løve 2014 January 23
Girlhood Céline Sciamma 2014 January 24
The Tribe Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy 2014 January 24
White God Kornél Mundruczó 2014 January 23
Wild Tales Damián Szifrón 2014 January 23

Park City at Midnight

The following 8 films were selected for Park City at Midnight program.[14] Knock Knock by Eli Roth served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
Cop Car Jon Watts 2014 January 24
The Hallow Corin Hardy 2014 January 25
Hellions Bruce McDonald 2014 January 25
It Follows David Robert Mitchell 2014 January 24
Knock Knock Eli Roth 2015 January 23
The Nightmare Rodney Ascher 2014 January 26
Reversal José Manuel Cravioto 2014 January 23
Turbo Kid RKSS 2014 January 26

New Frontier Films

The following 19 films were selected for New Frontier Films program.[15] The Royal Road by Jenni Olson served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
The VR Works of Felix & Paul Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël 2014 January 24
1979 Revolution Game Navid Khonsari and Vassiliki Khonsari 2014 January 24
Assent Oscar Raby 2014 January 31
Birdly Max Rheiner 2014 January 23
Dérive François Quévillon 2015 January 24
Evolution of Verse Chris Milk 2015 January 24
Kaiju Fury! Ian Hunter 2014 January 23
Possibilia Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert 2014 January 23
Project Syria Nonny de la Peña 2014 January 31
Paradise Pleix 2015 January 31
Perspective, Chapter 1: The Party Rose Troche and Morris May 2015 January 31
Way to Go Vincent Morisset 2014 January 24
Zero Point Danfung Dennis 2015 January 24
The Forbidden Room Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson 2014 January 26
Liveforever Carlos Moreno 2014 January 26
The Royal Road Jenni Olson 2015 January 23
Sam Klemke's Time Machine Matthew Bate 2014 January 23
Station to Station Doug Aitken 2014 January 25
Things of the Aimless Wanderer Kivu Ruhorahoza 2014 January 26

Special Events

The following 3 films were selected for Special Events program.[16] Misery Loves Comedy by Kevin Pollak served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
Animals. Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano 2015 January 26
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst Andrew Jarecki 2015 January 27
Misery Loves Comedy Kevin Pollak 2014 January 23

Sundance Kids

The following 3 films were selected for Sundance Kids program. Operation Arctic by Grethe Bøe-Waal served as the opening film of the program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
The Games Maker Juan Pablo Buscarini 2014 January 24
Operation Arctic Grethe Bøe-Waal 2014 January 24
Shaun the Sheep Movie Richard Goleszowski and Mark Burton 2014 January 25

From the Collection

The following film was selected for From the Collection program.[10]

Title Director Year First showing
Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston 1991 January 26

References

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