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Sundance Film Festival · 2013

Sundance Film Festival 2013

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Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling. Digital technology paired with unfettered creativity proves the films selected in this section will inform a “greater” next wave in American cinema.

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10 films · 4 reviews

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Blue Caprice (Washington Snipers)

Review preview for Blue Caprice

When it comes to what ultimately drove these two men to kill, Porto and Moors are more interested in difficult questions than easy answers and their film hits its target hard.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Psychological drama about the men responsible for the Beltway sniper attacks.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Alexandre Moors; Writer: RFI Porto, Alexandre Moors; Stars: Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Joey Lauren Adams, Tim Blake Nelson, Cassandra Freeman, Leo Fitzpatrick)

Full review See: New Directors/New Films preview

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Computer Chess

Review preview for Computer Chess

It's the boxy Apple Mac precursors that are the real stars in many ways. It's hard not to feel a warm glow of affection for them, assuming you are a viewer of a certain age.

Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
Early nerds congregate at a convention with a surreal twist.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Andrew Bujalski; Writer: Andrew Bujalski; Stars: Patrick Riester, Myles Paige, James Curry, Robin Schwartz, Gerald Peary, Wiley Wiggins)

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Escape From Tomorrow

A postmodern, surreal voyage into the bowels of "family" entertainment; an epic battle begins when an unemployed, middle-aged father loses his sanity during a close encounter with two teenage girls on holiday.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Randy Moore; Writer: Randy Moore; Stars: Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez, Annet Mahendru, Danielle Safady, Alison Lees-Taylor)

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It Felt Like Love

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, a 14-year-old girl’s sexual quest takes a dangerous turn when she pursues an older guy and tests the boundaries between obsession and love.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Eliza Hittman; Writer: Eliza Hittman; Stars: Gina Piersanti, Giovanna Salimeni, Ronen Rubinstein, Jesse Cordasco, Nick Rosen, Case Prime)

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I Used To Be Darker

A runaway seeks refuge with her aunt and uncle in Baltimore, only to find their marriage ending and her cousin in crisis. In the days that follow, the family struggles to let go while searching for things to sustain them.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Matthew Porterfield; Writer: Amy Belk, Matthew Porterfield; Stars: Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross, Kim Taylor, Ned Oldham, Geoff Grace, Nick Petr)

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Milkshake

In mid-1990s America, we follow the tragic sex life of Jolie Jolson, a wannabe thug (and great-great-grandson of legendary vaudevillian Al Jolson) in suburban DC as he strives to become something he can never be – black.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: David Andalman; Writer: David Andalman, Mariko Munro; Stars: Tyler Ross, Shareeka Epps, Georgia Ford, Eshan Bay, Leo Fitzpatrick, Danny Burstein)

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Newlyweeds

A Brooklyn repo man and his globetrotting girlfriend forge an unlikely romance. But what should be a match made in stoner heaven turns into a love triangle gone awry in this dark coming-of-age comedy about dependency?

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Shaka King; Writer: Shaka King; Stars: Amari Cheatom, Trae Harris, Tone Tank, Colman Domingo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Adrian Martinez)

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Pit Stop

Two working-class gay men in a small Texas town and a love that isn't quite out of reach.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Yen Tan; Writer: Yen Tan, David Lowery; Stars: Bill Heck, Marcus DeAnda, Amy Seimetz, John Merriman, Alfredo Maduro, Corby Sullivan)

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A Teacher

Review preview for A Teacher

As the teacher, Lindsay Burdge gives a stunning performance.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A teacher has an affair with one of her pupils.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Hannah Fidell; Writer: Hannah Fidell; Stars: Lindsay Burdge, Will Brittain, Jennifer Prediger, Jonny Mars, Julie Phillips, Chris Dubeck)

Full review

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This is Martin Bonner

Review preview for This is Martin Bonner

This Is Martin Bonner is undoubtedly a small film but it is finely crafted and has a big heart.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Two men embark on an unlikely friendship.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Chad Hartigan; Writer: Chad Hartigan; Stars: Paul Eenhoorn, Richmond Arquette, Sam Buchanan, Robert Longstreet, Demetrius Gross)

Full review See: Chad Hartigan and Richmond Arquette in conversation about This Is Martin Bonner , Paul Eenhoorn interview about This Is Martin Bonner

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