Category Archives: Film

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.

Directors/Producers:
Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman

Festival Section:
Premieres

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Jarecki previously debuted THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST, CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS, and the short JUST A CLOWN at the Festival.

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ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
Against the backdrop of sunbaked parking lots, deserted courthouses, and empty suburban homes — the familiar spaces of true crime, stripped of all action and spectacle — a filmmaker describes his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary and probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.

Director:
Charlie Shackleton

Producers:
Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing, Charlie Shackleton

Country of Origin:
USA/UK

Festival Section:
NEXT

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Shackleton was previously at Sundance with his VR experience A MACHINE FOR VIEWING and short film FISH STORY.

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PRIME MINISTER
A view inside the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, capturing her through five tumultuous years in power and beyond as she redefined leadership on the world stage.

Directors:
Michelle Walshe, Lindsay Utz

Producers:
Cass Avery, Leon Kirkbeck, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Katie Peck

Country of Origin:
USA

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

Director:
David Borenstein

Co-Director:
Pavel Talankin

Producer:
Helle Faber

Country of Origin:
Denmark/Czech Republic

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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KHARTOUM
Forced to leave 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 — reenact their stories of survival and freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war.

Directors:
Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil Cox

Producers:
Giovanna Stopponi, Talal Afifi

Country of Origin:
Sudan/UK/Germany/Qatar

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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This project marks a return to Sundance for Phil Cox, who previously directed THE BENGALI DETECTIVE.

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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. Along the way, they must navigate local politics, raise millions for the rebuild, and confront the lingering ghosts of Kenya’s colonial past.

Directors/Producers:
Maia Lekow, Christopher King

Country of Origin:
Kenya

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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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. He navigates the constraints set by a conservative government and an aggressive market eager to commodify bodies.

Director:
Gianluca Matarrese

Producers:
Dominique Barneaud, Donatella Palermo, Alexandre Iordachescu

Country of Origin:
France/Italy/Switzerland

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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ENDLESS COOKIE
Exploring the complex bond between two half brothers — one Indigenous, one white — traveling from the present in isolated Shamattawa to bustling 1980s Toronto.

Directors:
Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver

Producers:
Daniel Bekerman, Chris Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Seth Scriver

Country of Origin:
Canada

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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THE DATING GAME
In a country where eligible men greatly outnumber women, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in what may be their last-ditch effort to find love.

Director:
Violet Du Feng

Producers:
Joanna Natasegara, James Costa, Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas, Violet Du Feng

Country of Origin:
USA/UK/Norway

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS ((اوزاک یوللار)
As the first elected councilwoman of her Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi aims to break long-held patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages. When accusations arise questioning Sara’s intentions to empower the girls, her identity is put in turmoil.

Directors/Producers:
Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni

Country of Origin:
Iran/Germany/USA/Netherlands/Qatar/Chile/Canada

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

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