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Sundance Film Festival

21 January – 31 January 2016

Belgica was a Day One film
Belgica was a Day One film

The 2016 edition will run from January 21 to 31 in Park City, Utah. The Day One films are Chris Kelly’s Other People, Felix van Groeningen's Belgica and Kevin Macdonald’s Sky Ladder: The Art Of Cai Guo-Qiang.

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  • How To Let Go Of The World (And Love All The Things Climate Can't Change)
    Review preview for How To Let Go Of The World (And Love All The Things Climate Can't Change)

    A sensitive and well-produced account of a complex situation.

    Seph Shewell-Brockway · 3 out of 5
    Climate change documentary.
  • Resilience
    Review preview for Resilience

    The heart of James Redford's documentary about toxic stress and its affect on physical health is in the right place but the execution never rises above the pedestrian.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    How childhood stress can have an impact on physical health in adulthood.
  • Cameraperson
    Review preview for Cameraperson

    The people encountered while working as a cinematographer for different documentarians, shooting all over the globe, are woven into a fascinating, irregular net of meaning.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson documents her career working with filmmakers.
  • Lo And Behold, Reveries Of The Connected World
    Review preview for Lo And Behold, Reveries Of The Connected World

    This is a poetic documentary, a reverie, in which partitioned themes offer differing perspectives on the whole.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the internet and its impact on human experience.
  • The Eyes Of My Mother
    Review preview for The Eyes Of My Mother

    Magalhaes is superb throughout and perfectly in sync with the childlike perspective on events that Pesce brings us.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A young woman tries to work out how to live after emerging from a childhood scarred by brutal violence.
  • Complete Unknown
    Review preview for Complete Unknown

    The film itself has a fluid identity, part will they/won't they romance, part mystery and part unsettling thriller.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    An enigmatic woman walks back into the life of a man she knew before.
  • Life, Animated
    Review preview for Life, Animated

    This is not about once upon a times or fairy tale endings but the challenges on the way and it stands as a testament to the love and determination of every member of the Suskind family.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of an autistic man who was able to reconnect with his family via Disney films.
  • The Birth Of A Nation
    Review preview for The Birth Of A Nation

    Parker's reductive approach, more concerned with creating a hero than depicting a man, means it never achieves the impact that it ought to.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of Nat Turner's slave uprising.
  • Notes On Blindness
    Review preview for Notes On Blindness

    Hull's reflections touch on areas the sighted rarely stop to consider, such as the way that still photos are easier to remember than actual physical moments with loved ones.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Adaptation of John Hull's audio diary about the experience of losing his sight.
  • Jacqueline (Argentine)
    Review preview for Jacqueline (Argentine)

    Britto is, essentially, targeting only low-hanging fruit.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Mockumentary about a whistleblower on the lam in Argentina.

A–Z of Sundance Film Festival 2016 reviews

Features

  • Blond ambition
    Atsuko Hirayanagi on Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartnett, and Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's role in Oh Lucy!
  • The X factor
    Stephen Kijak on his career and rockumentary We Are X.
  • Framing the shot
    Kirsten Johnson on Cameraperson and the importance of contradictions.
  • Soaring ambition
    Otto Bell on shooting The Eagle Huntress and the remarkable star of his documentary.
  • Stranger than fiction
    Jeff Feuerzeig on documenting the creation of a 'literary myth' in Author: The JT Leroy Story
  • Q & A
    Brahman Naman director on men, music and the resurgence of Indian cinema.
  • Fish and quips
    Naman Ramachandran and Steve Barron talk about brains and libido in Brahman Naman.
  • Story of The Settlers
    Shimon Dotan on the history and potential future of Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
  • Terror in Tehran
    Babak Anvari talks about inspiration, the djinn myth and the trouble with dolls in Under The Shadow.
  • Noting the difference
    Composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans talk about Christine, Frank & Lola and The Fits.
  • Music of the ancestors
    Atli Örvarsson on his family connection to Rams, a move to Europe and drawing on tradition.
  • No holds barred
    Felix van Groeningen on music, hedonism and real-life inspiration in Belgica.
  • Sundance 2016: Festival Preview
    Films we're looking forward to at this year's edition.
  • Taking stock
    Grímur Hákonarson on shooting Rams, running for the Oscars and Icelandic co-operation.
  • Moving on up
    Anna Rose Holmer on adolescence, gender identity and self-determination in The Fits.

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