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Sundance Film Festival

2011

The Son Of No One will close the festival
The Son Of No One will close the festival

The daddy of all independent festivals celebrates its 27th edition in 2011. Run in conjunction with the Sundance Institute - set up by Robert Redford to support independent film.

This year's festival runs from January 20 to 30 and will close with Dito Montiel's The Son Of No One. This year also sees the introduction of a new section - Documentary Premieres - to give greater exposure to this expanding area.

Got a feature or short film screening at Sundance 2011 and want us to review it? If you have a screener, please feel free to send it to us.

Listen to a sleep-deprived Amber Wilkinson talk about Sundance hits and misses with US critic Jeremy Mathews over at The Same Dame Podcast.

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  • Sound Of My Voice
    Review preview for Sound Of My Voice

    Maggie's interrogation of Peter is a fascinating back and forth - leveraging sexual attraction with effective psychological showmanship.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    Two skeptics set out to debunk a cult surrounding a woman who claims to be from the future.
  • Sing Your Song
    Review preview for Sing Your Song

    It’s impossible not to admire Belafonte's courage and commitment.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    Documentary charting the career of Harry Belafonte - singer, actor and political activist.
  • Perfect Sense
    Review preview for Perfect Sense

    There's an awareness here that's missing from many such tales, a more astute take on how disability and society interact.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A chef and an epidemiologist fall in love, just as the world is falling apart.
  • Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel
    Review preview for Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel

    Captivating and informative.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood’s most prolific writer-director-producer, the godfather of independent filmmaking.
  • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
    Review preview for Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

    You'd have to be a real Grouch not to enjoy it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary about the man behind the Muppet.
  • Position Among The Stars
    Review preview for Position Among The Stars

    The family are captivating subject matter, the strong personalities frequently tugging in different directions, so that the film is never short of drama.

    Emma Slawinski · 3.5 out of 5
    The effects of globalisation in Indonesia’s rapidly changing society ripple into the life of a poor Christian woman living in the slums of Jakarta with her Muslim sons and teenage granddaughter.
  • On The Ice
    Review preview for On The Ice

    We lurch between environments where there is no freedom at all and where one might get away with anything, and the effect is morally dizzying.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    After a fight in which their friend is killed, two Alaskan teenagers try to cover up what happened and keep their mutual secret.
  • Terri
    Review preview for Terri

    A refreshingly intelligent film with skillfully drawn characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An unhappy, overweight boy with a difficult home life finds inspiration in a deputy headteacher who loves to break the rules.
  • The Bengali Detective
    Review preview for The Bengali Detective

    Rajesh is a real life private detective, the founder of Always Investigatings and Security Concern, and he runs it as if he learned everything he needed to know from Seventies TV shows.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A private detective with a passion for disco tries to clean up the streets of Kolkata in a documentary like no other.
  • Family Portrait In Black And White
    Review preview for Family Portrait In Black And White

    Despite the fantastic image this family first presents, the film's best trick is to reveal the ways in which it resembles any other.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A middle aged Ukrainian woman raises twenty seven children in a crumbling rural house, whilst racial prejudice threatens the security of many of the adoptees.

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