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Sundance 2021

March 2022

  • Yllka Gashi as Fahrije Hoti in Hive.

    One woman’s war story: Hive, the real-life Sundance hit set on Kosovo’s feminist frontline

    Last year’s festival saw a hat-trick of awards for a feature telling the true story of Fahrije Hoti, a Kosovan war widow who rebelled against her village patriarchy

December 2021

  • Prano Bailey-Bond  at her home in south London.

    The Observer's faces of 2021
    Film-maker Prano Bailey-Bond: ‘People think horror is just exploding heads’

    The British director’s debut film, Censor, has won awards and plaudits, and attracted new fans to the genre

June 2021

  • Robin Wright in Land

    First look review
    Land review – Robin Wright heads into the wild for tame drama

    The actor makes a muted directorial debut with a conventional film about a woman going off the grid after a devastating tragedy

March 2021

  • Lakeith Stanfield, foreground, and Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah.

    Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
    Judas and the Black Messiah review – electric Black Panthers drama

    The true story of assassinated activist Fred Hampton is brought to vibrant life with never-better performances from Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield

February 2021

  • Sundance composite

    From raw drama to foot trauma: the best of Sundance 2021

  • Sofia Kappel appears in Pleasure by Ninja Thyberg, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

    First look review
    Pleasure review – bold, explicit and ambitious LA porn drama

  • Life in a Day 2020

    First look review
    Life in a Day 2020 review – ambitious, bizarre and hugely exasperating

  • This image released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from the Edgar Wright film "The Sparks Brothers," an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Jake Polonsky/Sundance Institute via AP)

    First look review
    The Sparks Brothers review – Edgar Wright's electric portrait of the pop duo

  • Grace Van Patten in Mayday

    First look review
    Mayday review – female-led action fantasy opts for style over substance

    The feature debut of writer-director Karen Cinorre, orbits an intriguing premise – healing as purgatory, inspired by the Sirens – but its visuals far outpace its writing
  • A still from Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, an official selection of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

    First look review
    Flee review – remarkable refugee story told with heart and audacity

    A thrilling documentary made with a blend of animation and archive footage tells an immensely powerful tale of a gay Afghan survivor
  • This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Ruth Negga, left, and Tessa Thompson in a scene from "Passing." The film, a directorial debut by Rebecca Hall, will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP)

    First look review
    Passing review – Rebecca Hall's elegant but inert directorial debut

    The actor’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s novel about race in 1920s Harlem features a scene-stealing Ruth Negga but a disappointing lack of verve
  • Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton and Breeda Wool in Mass.

    First look review
    Mass review – excruciating drama deals with school shooting aftermath

  • Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael appear in <em>On the Count of Three</em> by Jerrod Carmichael, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Marshall Adams. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or ‘Courtesy of Sundance Institute.’ Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited.

    First look review
    On the Count of Three review – hit-and-miss suicide bromance comedy

  • This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Reece Shearsmith in a scene from “In the Earth,” an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP)

    First look review
    In the Earth review – Ben Wheatley's patchy pandemic folk horror

  • Charlie Shotwell in John and the Hole.

    First look review
    John and the Hole review – empty psychodrama wastes early promise

  • A still from Summer Of Soul.

    First look review
    Summer of Soul review – thrilling documentary reveals a forgotten festival

  • This image released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from “In The Same Breath,” an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP)

    First look review
    In the Same Breath review – Nanfu Wang's shattering Covid-19 documentary

  • Niamh Algar in Censor.

    Censor review – disturbing descent into video nastiness

  • This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Emilia Jones in a scene from “CODA,”an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Seacia Pavao/Sundance Institute via AP)

    First look review
    Coda review – formulaic yet sweet-natured crowd-pleaser

  • From clockwise: On the Count of Three, Censor and Passing

    Sundance 2021: which films might break out this year?

    From buzzy horrors to difficult dramas, this year’s low-key, mostly virtual festival offers a restricted yet intriguing selection
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