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February 2, 2025 · 4:27 PM

2025 Sundance Awards

The winners of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival were announced on Friday. A list of the feature awards follows:

US Documentary Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: SEEDS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Brittany Shyne
Audience Award: ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Directing Award: THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Award: Archival Storytelling: SELENA Y LOS DINOS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Prize: LIFE AFTER | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Los Angeles Times

World Cinema Documentary Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS (اوزاک یوللار) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mohammad Reza Eyni
Audience Award: PRIME MINISTER | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Radio New Zealand
Directing Award: 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mstyslav Chernov
Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression: COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Award: MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Pavel Talankin

US Dramatic Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: ATROPIA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Audience Award: TWINLESS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greg Cotten
Directing Award: RICKY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: SORRY, BABY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mia Cioffy Henry
Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast: PLAINCLOTHES | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ethan Palmer
Special Jury Award: Acting: TWINLESS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greg Cotten

World Cinema Dramatic Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: SABAR BONDA (CACTUS PEARS) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Vikas Urs
Audience Award: DJ AHMET | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Directing Award: THE THINGS YOU KILL | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Bartosz Świniarski
Special Jury Award: Writing: TWO WOMEN | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sara Mishara
Special Jury Award: Creative Vision: DJ AHMET | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

NEXT Awards:

NEXT Innovator Award: ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Audience Award: EAST OF WALL | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast: MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Festival Favorite:

Festival Favorite: COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Brandon Somerhalder

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February 2, 2025 · 3:08 PM

Sundance Documentaries Coming in February

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:

>February 2
On TV: CNN

SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
Sundance 2024

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Warner Bros / Alamy

Director:
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

About:
Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. He learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist after suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe.

>February 13
Streaming: Hulu

SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS)
Sundance 2025

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Stephen Paley

Director:
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

About:
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone — the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone — captures the band’s rise, reign, and subsequent fadeout while shedding light on the unseen burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.

>February 21
On VOD

AGENT OF HAPPINESS
Sundance 2024

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Arun Bhattarai

Director:
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó

About:
Amber is one of the many agents working for the Bhutanese government to measure people’s happiness levels among the remote Himalayan mountains. But will he find his own along the way?

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