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Sundance Film Festival · 2022

Sundance Film Festival 2022

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7 films · 5 reviews

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The Cathedral

An only child’s meditative, impressionistic account of an American family’s rise and fall over two decades.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Ricky D'Ambrose; Writer: Ricky D'Ambrose; Stars: Monica Barbaro, Brian d'Arcy James, Cynthia Mace, Geraldine Singer, Robert Levey II, Madeline Hudelson, Melinda Tanner, Linnea Gregg, Steven Alonte, Mark Zeisler, Gorman Ruggiero, William Day, Candy Dato, Cooper Carrell, Erich Rausch)

Every Day In Kaimuki

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The slowburn nature of this won't be for everyone but there's a warm ebb and flow to Tengan's snapshot of a life in flux.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A young man is determined to give his life meaning outside of Kaimukī, the small Hawaiian town where he grew up, even if it means leaving everything he's ever known and loved behind.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Alika Tengan; Writer: Naz Kawakami, Alika Tengan; Stars: Holden Mandrial-Santos, Naz Kawakami, Rina White)

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Framing Agnes

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For such a studiously artificial work...it is profoundly moving.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
After discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, a cast of transgender actors turn a talk show inside out to confront the legacy of a young trans woman forced to choose between honesty and access.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Chase Joynt; Writer: Chase Joynt, Morgan M. Page; Stars: Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Silas Howard, Zackary Drucker, Chase Joynt, Max Wolf Valerio, Stephen Ira Cohen)

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A Love Song

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Walker-Silverman is in no hurry to reach that encounter and he makes slipping into the rhythms of Faye's day a thing of gentle joy.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Two childhood sweethearts, now both widowed, share a night by a lake in the mountains. A love story for those who are alone.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Max Walker-Silverman; Writer: Max Walker-Silverman; Stars: Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, John Way, Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas, Marty Grace Dennis, Felipe Jorge)

Full review See: Taking the lead - Dale Dickey on stepping into the spotlight in A Love Song , A Love Song to Colorado: Max Walker-Silverman on his debut film

Mija

Doris Muñoz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom "making it" isn't just a dream: it's a necessity.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Isabel Castro)

Riotsville, USA

Review preview for Riotsville, USA

While Pettengill is fascinated by the archival content, she’s also not afraid to experiment with form, including digital distortions that identify the movie as a product of the present.

Jeremy Mathews · 3 out of 5
Welcome to Riotsville, a fictional town built by the US military. Using footage shot by the media and government, the film explores the militarisation of the police and the reaction of a nation to the uprisings of the late Sixties, creating a counter-narrative to a critical moment in American history.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Sierra Pettengill; Writer: Tobi Haslett; Stars: Charlene Modeste, Michael Pate)

Full review See: Sierra Pettengill on the politics of policing revealed by Riotsville, USA

Something In The Dirt

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What matters here is not so much the phenomenon itself, but the way that the characters become obsessed with it.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
When neighbours John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realise documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city, and each other.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead; Stars: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson)

Full review See: Interview with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead about Something In The Dirt