Travel through time and attend Sundance screenings past with our collection of films previously shown at the festival, including Grand-Jury-Prize winner Return To Homs and Finding Fela by Academy-Award-winning director Alex Gibney.
from Wildlife Conservation Channel
Watch the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change.
from FilmBuff
Wyatt Cenac stars in this peculiar tale of possible political espionage in acclaimed director Bernardo Britto's debut feature film. Premiered at Sundance 2016.
from Juice Distribution
Living among the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war, Shideh is left to protect her young daughter, Dorsa. When a missile hits their apartment building but fails to explode,…
from First Girl I Loved
First Girl I Loved, winner of NEXT Audience Award at Sundance, is a poignant coming-of-age tale that captures all the anxiety and bravery of first love.
from The Orchard
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. From the director of What We Do In The Shadows.
The inspirational story of a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he discovered a unique way to communicate through classic Disney animated films.
from Cartuna
WINNER of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize, this fascinating investigation into one of America's most peculiar medical procedures is a delight
from Gravitas Ventures
Marianna Palka, who is also the writer and director, gives an incredible performance in this dysfuntional fairy tale romance that stems from porn video rentals.
The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who's obsessed with two things: ping pong & hip hop. Now he's off to experience both at Ocean Beach
A unique nonfiction horror film, this scary documentary presents a disturbing participatory theater experience called Blackout, where people pay to be tortured.
from Journeyman Pictures
Possibly the most accessible film about the financial crisis, this documentary presents an easy to understand history of the US economy and how it failed us.
from MVD Entertainment Group
In the footsteps of Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) comes another absurdist Greek film from Babis Makridis, "L"!
from Atsuko Hirayanagi
What if a wig allowed you to transform into who you wanted to be? This Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto International Film Fest award-winning short explores that.
from Nina Menkes
A selection of amazing films by Nina Menkes, who has been called “Brilliant, one of the most provocative artists in film today” by The Los Angeles Times.
from Film Movement
Matt Sobel’s assured directorial debut is the story of Ryder, an artsy, confident California teen who is heading to Nebraska for a family reunion.
from Breaking Glass Pictures
A mysteriously metaphoric but powerfully bold story of misplaced love, leading to abuse and incest.
from Cinema Politica
One of the great modern documentaries, this 10th anniversary cut exploring the legal concept of the corporation as a human being is more relevant than ever.
from Cinedigm
From the writer of CITY OF GOD and the director of ELITE SQUAD, NARCOS and BUS 174 comes an exciting crime thriller set on the streets of Brazil.
from annee zero
A strong French narrative short film that won prizes at Sundance, Cannes and the Cesar Award (French Oscars) for Best Short Film.
from Digital Media Rights
An intimate and complex portrait of glamorous former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos.
from Entertainment One
A moody but perceptive story of a dysfunctional family on the occasion of an unhappy wedding. Filled with terrific performances and sharp writing.
A privileged white kid desperately wants to be black in this deadpan comedy that premiered at Sundance 2013.
from Oscilloscope Laboratories
Colombia’s first-ever Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee is a stunning and psychedelic 40-year journey through colonialism and the jungles of the Amazon.
“Mad Max” meets “Fargo” in this absurd, bleak anti-romantic comedy, acclaimed in Sundance’s NEXT section.
from Tuffi Films
A comedic selection of short films from Finland, including an Academy Award nominee, and many festival favorites.
from Mercury Films
Examining the art and subjects of photographer Shelby Lee Adams, this Sundance doc gets at the heart of the American mountain people who comprise his work.
from The Moxie Institute
An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll.
Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet - the heart and soul of Elmo - Kevin Clash.
In August 2014, American conflict journalist James Foley was executed on video by ISIS. This Sundance award-winning doc shows us who he was and how he got there
Meet Kate and Chloe! They are not the brightest women you're likely to meet but don't let that stop you from joining them on this zany adventure!
A drama about a father and son who work together side by side until they're sadly and desperately divided, it builds toward a powerfully emotional finish.
Welcome to the gold mines of Burkina Faso, where you'll feel immersed in a whole other world, but what looks like Mars is a harsh, dramatized reality in Africa.
from Strand Releasing
Beautiful and sexy, this Sundance award-winning summer teenage lesbian romance drama is filled with visual splendor from beginning to end.
from California Newsreel
This gritty Sundance winner about three characters coming together in the wake of civil war is significant for being pure Angolan cinema, which is a rarity.
from Visit Films
Two young kids roam the countryside in this vivid portrait of character and place. From Sundance 2011, a patient film about young memory and sexual awakening.
from Jane C. Wagner
After you see this documentary, you'll have four new friends. This film looks at the lives of four very different teenage girls growing up in urban Philadelphia
When winter break arrives in a small mountain town, the town's children divide into two opposing teams for the largest snowball fight the kid's have ever seen!
If you believe love hurts, observe this shocking but lovely Korean art film, where two disturbed souls enact primal torture upon themselves and each other.
Desperate to have a child in order to save her marriage, Sophie begins a dangerous relationship with an Korean immigrant worker, and discovers her true self.
Jack Reynor and Toni Collette give stellar performances as mother and son in this dark and sobering look at alcoholism, set in present day Ireland.
You won't need any weed to laugh through this charming indie comedy about a smokin' love triangle in Brooklyn.
from Drafthouse Films
An undeniably original and intense debut set in the insular world of a Ukrainian high school for the deaf. The film has no subtitles, only body & sign language.
from Station to Station
Director Doug Aitken aims capture a sense of modern America via a cross-country rail tour, from Atlantic to Pacific with prominent artists and musicians.
from Revelation Film Festival
Taken from real-life cockpit recordings, these staged re-creations take us inside the terrifying last moments before a plane crash. Don't watch before you fly!
Who's knocking off teenagers in a local beach community? The laughs keep coming in this campy killer of a comedy based on the hit stage play by Charles Busch.
from Met Film Production
The amazing story of the evolution of Greenpeace, told through candid interviews with its original founders, and footage of their early expeditions.
from kinolorber
COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs.
from REALITISM FILMS
Not for the politically correct, this absurd comedy series follows the antics of a group of terrible cops deceiving and covering-up at every opportunity.
from Kyle Henry
Four outrageous short films about unusual sexual situations told with comic light-heartedness from director Kyle Henry. Shorts featured at Sundance and Cannes.
from rakontur
Controversy surrounds the University of Florida in 1999 after a drunken exotic dancer accuses frat brothers of rape - and the event was captured on video.
In this Oscar Nominated documentary, a filmmaker gains unprecedented access to two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy— the Mexican drug cartels.
from KimStim
A fun, sexy puzzle that isn't meant to be solved so much as it's meant to provide a nice workout for your eyes and your mind. Pay close attention and enjoy!
from Magnolia Pictures & Magnet
Six brothers have spent their entire lives locked away from society in an apartment in Manhattan. When one escapes, all the boys begin to dream of venturing out
from Premium films
Over the course of nine long shots, told in reverse order, we watch an intriguing mystery unfold in a quiet neighborhood. But what has really happened?
Cold blooded killer, or victim of circumstance? Captivated is the fascinating tale of Pamela Smart and the terrifying role the media played in deciding her fate
from don hertzfeldt
WINNER: Grand Jury Prize for Short Film at Sundance. Envisioned as a top secret digital exercise, Don Hertzfeldt's newest film surpasses all expectations.
Variety calls SAM KLEMKE'S TIME MACHINE "a unique docu hybrid that turns one man's decades of self-filming into an existential message in a bottle."
from Amplify Releasing
A Japanese woman who believes Fargo is a true story ventures to Minnesota in search of the stolen money hidden during the classic Coen brothers film. What?!?!
from MPI Media Group
The incredible story of Barry Crimmins, a comic whose efforts in the 70s fostered the talents of the next standup comedians and changed the Internet forever.
Eve runs away from the psych ward and meets two other young musicians who agree to start a band. An offbeat musical by the lead singer of Belle & Sebastian.
If you've ever felt you were missing something in your life, it is probably this black & white Iranian female vampire western. Yeah, it's that good.
from Content Media Corporation
From Academy Award®-winner Alex Gibney, this highly anticipated and critically acclaimed documentary offers a look inside the controversial religion.
Academy Award-winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville take a candid look at the world's most famous daredevil, Evel Knievel.
from Fresh Dressed Movie
A fascinating chronicle of hip-hop and urban fashion, featuring interviews with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Damon Dash, Karl Kani, Nasir Jones and more.
In a near-future city of extreme wealth disparity, Gwen considers a disturbing ethical dilemma to provide for child. Excellent sci-fi drama from Sundance 2015.
This 2014 Grand Jury World Documentary Prize Winner depicts an incredible tale of bravery and protest during the Syrian Revolution.
A strange singer drifts through the mythic city of Memphis while surrounded by legendary musicians, a righteous preacher, and a wolf pack of kids.
Fed up with her abusive family and lack of school prospects, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of free-spirited girls.
from WG Film
When a filmmaker decides to make a film that questions the practices of Dole Fruit Corp., he is met with law suits and threats against his freedom of speech.
ALIVE INSIDE is a beautiful, emotional and inspiring exploration of how music reawakens our souls and connects those with dementia to their lost identity.
The Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning, Sundance special jury prize awarded documentary on the dangers of fracking is still just as timely and powerful today.
From the director of ROOM 237, comes a documentary-horror film exploring the phenomenon of 'Sleep Paralysis' through the eyes of eight very different people.
In this audaciously kinky, meta-comedic thriller, a lonely father with a secret taste for S&M hires a boutique dominatrix agency that specializes in public degradation.
This award-winning documentary follows job-seekers in a small North Dakota town who are desperately chasing the American Dream.
Experience such sweet sorrow with this concert film documenting the final LCD Soundsystem show in 2011, a perfectly exciting and emotional way to say goodbye.
from Fire in the Blood
A film that successfully reveals the role big Pharmaceutical companies played in ensuring the AIDS epidemic killed and cost millions.
The heartbreaking true story of Kevin Pearce, one of the best snowboarders in the world until a tragic accident sends him fighting for his life. Powerful stuff.
from Neil Abramson
A rough around the edges, but soulful take on a Memphis stripper / blues singer trying to make her way in a tough city. Made in 1995, screened at Sundance.
Wide-ranging documentary about the connectedness of our lives, and the ways we are becoming increasingly reliant and obsessed with new technologies. From 2011.
After her marriage ends, a depressed Amy moves into her parents home to hibernate. Pushed into going to a dinner party she meets a new and unexpected suitor.
What if you and your spouse agreed to have one night where you could have a sexual encounter outside your marriage? Would you take the risk of having a freebie?
Rachel, a 30-ish mother and wife, bored with her life decides to befriend and "help" a young sex worker. But their colliding worlds bring serious consequences.
An intimate examination of the artistic process of musician and cultural icon, Nick Cave.
An unfinished Nazi propaganda film interweaves with written journal entries of Warsaw ghetto inhabitants, exploring the truth in the found historical footage.
Best friends, Bebe and Dee Dee, are in for an unexpectedly crazy day in the Big Apple when they befriend a distraught Clementine, hours before Bebe's big date.
from Mika Ronkainen
Big Finnish men screaming national anthems around the world: is it art or politics, sincere catharsis or ironic joke? Curiously, all of the above.
from RLJ Entertainment
The always underrated Mark Webber leads an impressive ensemble in this dark gray tale of small town misfits and a romance with a mysterious pixie dream girl.
from YULARI FILMS
A Palestinian teen living illegally in Israel and an Arab Israeli are both gay hustlers who live in the Tel Aviv neighborhood known as Electricity Garden.
When his mother gets called in to work, Tino is forced to uphold an unusual appointment for his mom in this hilarious short film.
from BOND/360
Was Viktor Bout a cunning arms smuggler or a businessman caught in a larger world conspiracy? Home videos shows the rise and fall of the notorious Mr. Bout.
The desires of three high school seniors collide in this Breakfast Club meets Cruel Intentions coming-of-age drama.
Power is a frustrated air drummer who wants to be the best in the world if not for being stuck in a small mining town in the middle of nowhere.
This is the kind of necessary documentary that digs deep into a story we've heard about, but corrects the misconceptions we probably know nothing about.
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from HOME MADE DOCS
Director Rachel Leah Jones tackles the complicated personal history of her father, master flamenco guitarist David Serva, who has had five wives and many kids.
from Virgil Films
This resurrection of a 1980s high school documentary is a real-life John Hughes movie, complete with the parties, the humor and the carefree candid attitude.
from CAT&Docs
Extreme poverty rears its ugly head despite the industriousness & fortitude of this important documentary's subjects; shot in Cambodia over a 2 year period.
from Peccadillo Pictures
A diverse collection of witty and provocative shorts films about modern Lesbian relationships.
What if Chernobyl wasn't an accident? This 2015 Sundance Grand Jury Doc winner explores that nuclear conspiracy with a very unlikely character, a victim.
from Lug Cinema
Discover the incredible history of the mistrial of a former black journalist and what it tells about the secret History of the death penalty in the USA.
from Benenson Productions
Dirt has been taken for granted by generations of urban dwellers and others. Now the filmmakers behind this environmental doc put dirt under the microscope.
A playful yet unflinching observational look at life in a small Canadian zoo for several animals, including lions, chimpanzees, ostriches, and more.
The story of young Marta on the cusp of becoming a young lady. God is in the details in this moving film.
Share in the educational journey of two African American boys in one of America's most elite learning institutions.
from Les Films du Poisson
A riveting insight into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict told by the six former heads of Shin Bet, a principal organization of the Israeli intelligence community.
Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
from Music Box Films
Nadav Schirman’s tense psychological thriller retraces the details of a highly unprecedented partnership that developed between sworn enemies.
from Menemsha Films
Family tensions run high as an Israeli family struggles economically and emotionally to try and figure out their future.
The body of border crosser is found in the Arizona desert. The quest to find his identity sparks questions about immigration, legislation, and human rights in the US.
Francine is a waitress whose liberation from her mundane existence is long overdue. Enter Oliver, a fresh face and a true friend.
As Alberto can no longer conceal the fact that his body is decomposing, he beings to form an unusual friendship with his tough but sympathetic boss.
Lena and Vaughn are thrown together on a journey with no money and no transport, and for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together.
Stuck with a more experienced friend and her boyfriend, Lila decides it’s time o get a boyfriend of her own, but can she handle the consequences of her pursuit?
from Syndicado
A magical-realist fable that tells the epic story of Bagi, a young nomad shepherd who confronts his destiny to become a shaman.
from Milestone Film & Video
Rich in the language and music of the South, You Got to Move is about self-discovery and the courage and ability to confront reality and change it.
from Funfilmdistribution
Pierre is serving a 14-year prison sentence. His mother visits him every week. Suzanne, Pierre’s current wife, has moved on.
from Wolfe Video
Kamikaze Hearts is a raw story about the passionate relationship between legendary adult film star Sharon Mitchell and her girlfriend Tigr.
from Cinelicious Pics
“A dizzying explosion of an Indian gangster film, whose epic structure and colorful, immoral killers capture the imagination for over five hours.” – Hollywood Reporter
Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial?
Watch Oscar winner Anne Hathaway navigate Brooklyn's indie music scene in this Sundance romance.
"The Internet's Own Boy" is a personal story about what we lose when we ignore the implications of technology.
A Cambodian-Chinese mother mourns the untimely death of her son until her world is disrupted by the presence of a stranger.
Director/Actress Desiree Akhavan’s (GIRLS) remarkably assured feature film debut is chalk full of her unique wit, comic timing, and thoughtful honesty.
The story of how love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln.
An unapologetically sexy and subversive comedy based on the best-selling novel by Charlotte Roche.
One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, "Stranger By The Lake" has been described as a modern-day Hitchcockian masterpiece.
from Screen Media Films
From Jake Paltrow comes a futuristic western, which inventively layers Greek tragedy over an ethereal narrative that’s rooted in the values of the American west.
"Finding Fela" takes a look at Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti and how his life and music inspired an entire continent. Directed by Academy Award winner, Alex Gibney.
Lies, secrets, and grief mounts after a teenage boy goes missing in a small town already devastated by a fatal mining accident.
As tragic as it is beautiful, this film interweaves the story of a mysterious death in 1962 with powerful hymns that have united Native American communities.
A fascinating portrait of Mariel Hemingway and her troubled family who have struggled with mental illness and suicide for many generations.
from IndieGame: The Movie
Indie game developers have sacrificed money, health, and sanity to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their creative visions with the world.
from Kinonation
"Family Portrait" sheds light on the reality of growing up as a bi-racial child in Ukraine, a rare and truly visible minority.
from pietra brettkelly
To what lengths will controversial artist, Vanessa Beecroft go in her quest to adopt Sudanese twins?
Winner of the 2012 Grand Jury Prize, this documentary follows the path of drug dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, and beyond.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel about a former military man hanging on to hope as he awaits his final days is adapted beautifully in this emotional drama.
One of the most provocative films about art ever made, this is street artist Banksy turning the industry on its head.
In this perfectly crafted American drama, openly gay Ernesto and closeted Gabe grapple with the sad tribulations of being gay in a small, working-class Texas town.
Shot guerrilla-style on-site at the world famous theme park, a middle-aged father's idyllic family vacation quickly unravels into a surrealist and darkly comic nightmare.
from Speakit
Black Gold, by Marc Francis and Nick Francis, exposes the truth behind each cappuccino and demands each and every one of us to wake up and smell the coffee.
Award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman take a journey through unfamiliar lands—in their own country—in this entertaining road trip film.
This touching documentary illustrates the dramatic events before and after the 2009 presidential elections in Iran.
Shocking judges at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, this short portrays a porn actress as she contemplates doing the ultimate routine.
from rebelheartfilm
Winner of two awards at Sundance, Diane Bell's ravishingly beautiful debut feature tells the story of lonely George, a man out of touch with the 21st century.
This innovative hit spins a tremendously entertaining adventure story about two butch/trans buddies on the streets of San Francisco in search of love and money.
from David Weissman
WE WERE HERE revisits San Francisco a decade later, as its flourishing gay community is hit with an unimaginable disaster.
If porn were high school, they’d be the goth table. James Franco and director Christina Voros pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com.
This exquisite coming of age tale follows a pair of Latina teens who fall gradually in love against the backdrop of Southeast Los Angeles.
This acclaimed film from director Jennifer Phang (Advantageous) combines live action with amazing animation to tell the powerful story of three young people.
from Factory 25
A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a young urban misfit who's recently been released from a psychiatric hospital.
Mads Brügger rips the corroded lid off political corruptions and exploitations happening in Central African Republic.
from Jenni Olson
This innovative film combines the history of the Golden Gate Bridge as a suicide landmark and the story of a butch dyke in San Francisco searching for self-discovery.
Desperate to reunite with his best friend and to set things right, Dolph embarks on a journey which spirals into the realm of the absurd.
The rise and and fall of the legendary San Francisco theatrical troupe of hippies and drag queens, 1969 – 1972.
from I AM NOT A HIPSTER
A brooding indie rock musical with strong performances and an excellent soundtrack, the kind where you actually believe the characters could be so popular.
from First Pond
High school student Izumi Kawashima, whose daily routine is rating newspaper articles, finds a wallet containing a large sum of cash.
Deep in the San Fernando Valley, behind the train tracks and amidst dilapidated warehouses, was rock n' roll's best kept secret.
"The Invisible War" exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences.
One Man's Fight for Equality "Suspenseful… inspiring… heartbreaking." – The Salt Lake Tribune This Sundance Award-winning profile of Bishop Gene Robinson,…
From the minds of Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, this strange micro-budget oddity follows a young girl dealing with a stranded old lady in a well.
"A Teacher" explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher during her affair with one of her students.
from Monterey Media VOD
In this Sundance Award Winning film, two men search in their quiet solitude to begin a new life amidst an unspoken need for encouragement and support.
A fresh, poignant and hilarious small town comedy.
from Trufflepig Films
This remarkable story of a maverick farmer and his unruly cows was a surprise hit with audiences at Sundance 2013.
"After Tiller" paints a complex, compassionate portrait of the physicians who have become the new number one targets of the anti-abortion movement.
from Canobie Films
This film explores bygone times and is itself a doc of a slightly bygone era, making it a doubly fascinating curio. And who doesn’t love films about old ladies?
Witness the incredible and harrowing true story of a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her.
from STUDIO AKA
This Oscar nominated short tells the story of one New Yorker’s early morning encounter with a chicken, an event that plays out over 100 years.
from Jirafa
Cuando ocurre el accidente Bianca está empezando a fumar y Tomás aun es virgen. Sus padres mueren y ellos se quedan solos; dos huérfanos a la deriva en la periferia…
from latuerta.tv
Verano de 1987, con un Madrid vacío por las vacaciones, Miguel (José Sacristán), un veterano articulista, temido y respetado, se cita con Ángela (María Valverde),…
from 3.14 *Collectif
"The cut" tells the story of a father and daughter during a haircut.
"In "Maori Boy Genius," documaker Pietra Brettkelly ("The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins") may well be profiling New Zealand's future prime minister." Variety magazine