Sundance

Documentaries, International Films, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: “Birds of War” — Love, Journalism, and Bearing Witness Across Revolution and Exile

by Rebecca Martin

February 3, 2026

“Birds of War” premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact. At its core, the film is a

reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: “Leviticus,” “I Want Your Sex,” and “The Invite”

by Emily Jacobson

February 3, 2026

As I got deeper into the festival and more sleep deprived, my second dispatch from Sundance saw some common themes begin to emerge in the films I was seeing. In

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: “Take Me Home” — Liz Sargent on Caregiving, Disability, and Imagining a More Supportive World

by Rebecca Martin

February 2, 2026

When “Take Me Home” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, it arrived not only as an intimate debut feature but as the expansion of a story Liz Sargent has been

indigenous filmmaker, Indigenous in Film, International Films, Short Films, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: How Inuk filmmaker Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre Made a Sundance Film From Caribou and Lichen

by Dawn Borchardt

February 2, 2026

Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre is an Indigenous experimental filmmaker based in Canada with a filmography spanning over 40 short films almost exclusively shot on 16mm film. Her work is deeply personal,

Profile, Queer Stories, reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: Finding Barbara Hammer—A Late Awakening to Queer Experimentation

by Rebecca Martin

January 31, 2026

Barbara Hammer once said, “If we’re experimenting with our lives and the way we’re going to live, our film and our art should also be experimental. It breaks tradition, and

reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: “The Lake,” “Silenced,” and “Saccharine”

by Emily Jacobson

January 30, 2026

When I landed in what would be the last Sundance in Park City, Utah, a notable feeling of gratitude washed over me. My first day was a frenzy of badge

Documentaries, Sundance, Uncategorized

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Sundance 2026: Rachael Morrison chronicles a radical life in her documentary “Joybubbles”

by Dawn Borchardt

January 29, 2026

“Joybubbles” is filmmaker Rachael J. Morrison’s debut feature documentary, which just premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition. Built almost entirely from archival film footage

Film Festivals, Profile, Sundance

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Breaking Through the Lens at Sundance: Filmmakers on Resilience, Risk, and Not Selling Out

by Rebecca Martin

January 29, 2026

There’s a particular kind of honesty that surfaces at Sundance—usually not on the red carpet, but in the quiet spaces where filmmakers gather to tell the truth about how hard

Film Festivals, International Films, Sundance, Uncategorized

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Sundance 2026: Unapologetically Imperfect: Siri Hjorton Wagner on Female Desire and Motherhood in “Without Kelly”

by Dawn Borchardt

January 28, 2026

“Without Kelly” screened at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Shorts Program, following its Orizzonti International Short Film Award win at the Venice Film Festival. Made by

Coming of Age, Directing, Documentaries, Drama, Film Festivals, Horror, Indie Films, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories, reviews, Screenwriting, Sundance

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Sundancing on My Own: My Four Extraordinary Days in Park City

by Matt Fagerholm

January 28, 2026

Sundance has always been a festival I had admired at a distance. How Robert Redford had gone about using his platform to launch the careers of countless filmmakers for over

2025 Films, Interviews, Sundance

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Rachael Abigail Holder Invites Audiences to Find Solace in “Love, Brooklyn”

by Rebecca Martin

September 4, 2025

A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, “Love, Brooklyn” follows a writer (André Holland, “Moonlight”) as he navigates complicated relationships with his ex, an art gallery

2025 Films, Awards, Comedy, composer, Directing, Drama, Film Editing, Indie Films, Interviews, Now Playing, producer, Queer Stories, Screenwriting, Sexual Assault Awareness, Sundance

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A Profound Experience of Rewriting: Eva Victor on “Sorry, Baby”

by Matt Fagerholm

June 24, 2025

As annoyed as I was about Barry Jenkins, one of the greatest filmmakers working today, recently helming a prequel to the worst Disney remake in history, the Oscar-winning director of