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Sundance Film Festival · 2005

Sundance Film Festival 2005

American Spectrum

Showcase of US films out of competition.

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15 films · 2 reviews

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Three sets of New Yorkers look to make sense of their lives outside the confines of their matchbox apartments and mundance jobs.

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: Anthony Ng; Writer: Anthony Ng; Stars: Ajay Naidu, Priscilla Garita, Johnny Sanchez, Brian Gant, Catherine Zambri, Michelle Luchese, Lori Prince, Richard Furlong, Michelle Irethia Baker, John Heinlein, )

5th World

Romance blossoms between two Navajo students on a road trip back home to the reservation.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Blackhorse Lowe; Writer: Blackhorse Lowe; Stars: Livandrea Knoki, Sheldon Silentwalker, Ernest Tsosie III, James June, Carmelita B. Lowe, Larry A Lowe, Corey Allison, Sahar Khadjenoury, Melaw Antoine, Orlando White, Richard Castaneo)

Duane Hopwood

An alcoholic divorcee is forced to face up to his life.

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: Matt Mulhern; Writer: Matt Mulhern; Stars: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Steven Schirripa)

High School Record

Mockumentary about high-school kids capturing their lives on camera.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Ben Wolfinsohn; Writer: Ben Wolfinsohn; Stars: Jenna Thornill, Dean Spunt, Bobby Sandoval, Jennifer Clavin, Becky Stark, Mike Watt)

Love, Ludlow

Romantic comedy about a woman whose home life is dominated by her eccentric, unstable younger brother.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Adrienne Weiss; Writer: David Paterson; Stars: Alicia Goranson, David Eigenberg, Brendan Sexton III)

Mitchellville

Will music be the saviour of a corporate lawyer facing up to his past?

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: John D Harkrider; Writer: John D Harkrider; Stars: John D Harkrider, Herb Lovelle, Michael Voyer, Wendell Pierce, Anna Lodej, Keith Davis, Timothy Burke)

The Motel

The trials and tribulations of a 13-year-old who works in a sleazy motel.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Michael Kang; Writer: Michael Kang; Stars: Jeffrey Chyau, Sung Kang, Jade Wu, Samantha Futerman, Alexis Chang, Stephen Chen, Conor J. White, Jackson Budinger, Clint Jordan, Eleanor Hutchins, Ron Domingo)

The Puffy Chair

Review preview for The Puffy Chair

Realistic and deeply heartfelt.

George Williamson · 4.5 out of 5
Surprisingly real road trip movie about a quest to find a piece of furniture.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Jay Duplass; Writer: Mark Duplass; Stars: Mark Duplass, Kathryn Aselton, Rhett Wilkins, Julie Fischer, Bari Hyman, Gerald Finnegan, Larry Duplass, Cindy Duplass, Henry Barendse, David Parsons, Jose Manuel Alvarado)

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Rize

Review preview for Rize

A story of extraordinary poignancy and importance.

Richard Mellor · 4 out of 5
A dance craze supersedes gang culture in South Central, LA.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: David LaChapelle; Stars: Lil C, Tommy the Clown, Dragon, Tight Eyez, La Nina, Miss Prissy)

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The Salon

Romance beckons for a struggling beauty shop owner.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Mark Brown; Writer: Mark Brown, Shelley Garrett; Stars: Vivica A Fox, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Kym Whitley, Monica Calhoun, Taral Hicks, Dondre Whitfield, De'Angelo Wilson, Garrett Morris, Terrence Howard, Brooke Burns, Sheila Cutchlow)

Saving Face

Romantic comedy about a young woman keeping her lesbianism a secret because of conflicts with Chinese tradition.

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: Alice Wu; Writer: Alice Wu; Stars: Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Jin Wang, Guang Lan Koh, Jessica Hecht, Ato Essandoh, David Shih, Brian Yang, Nathanel Geng, Mao Zhao)

Steal Me

A petty thief drifts into a small town and inherits a family.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Melissa Painter; Writer: Melissa Painter; Stars: Danny Alexander, Hunter Parrish, Cara Seymour, John Terry, Steven Brian, Chelsea Carlson, Steven Brian Conard)

Swimmers

A lonely young girl and a desperate woman develop an intense relationship that offers salvation.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Doug Sadler; Writer: Doug Sadler; Stars: Bodine Alexander, Terry Alston, Jane Beard, Jim Chance, Charles H. Clyburn, Tara Devon Gallagher, Kate Goehring, Don Harvey, Shawn Hatosy, Irving Jacobs, Cherry Jones)

The Talent Given Us

A couple take a road trip with their reclusive son.

(Country: US; Year: 2004; Director: Andrew Wagner; Writer: Andrew Wagner; Stars: Allen Wagner, Judy Wagner, Emily Wagner, Maggie Wagner, Judy Dixon, Billy Wirth, Andrew Wagner, Tom Hines, Bret Roberts, , )

This Revolution

Documenting street protests surrounding the Republican National Convention.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Stephen Marshall; Writer: Stephen Marshall; Stars: Rosario Dawson, Nathan Crooker, Amy Redford, Brett DelBuono, Brendan Sexton III, Immortal Technique, Robert Bella, Cynthia Garrett, Ned Silverman, Brett Berg, Jermaine Chambers)