List of films at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival explained

The following is a list of all films shown at the 27th Sundance Film Festival.

Feature competition

The following films were shown in competition at the 27th Sundance Film Festival.

U.S. Documentary

The following 16 films were selected from 841 submissions and each is a world premiere.[1]

Title[2] Director Year First showing
2011 January 22
Constance Marks 2011 January 23
Buck 2010 January 21
2011 January 21
Crime After Crime 2011 January 23
Hot Coffee Susan Saladoff 2010 January 24
How to Die in Oregon Peter D. Richardson 2010 January 23
2011 January 21
Bill Haney 2011 January 21
Miss Representation 2011 January 22
2010 January 23
The Redemption of General Butt Naked Eric Strauss, Daniele Anastasion 2010 January 22
Jon Foy 2011 January 24
Sing Your Song Susanne Rostock 2011 January 20
Troubadours 2010 January 22
We Were Here 2010 January 22

U.S. Dramatic

The following 16 films were selected from 1,102 submissions and each is a world premiere.[1]

Title[3] Director Year First showing
Another Earth 2011 January 24
Another Happy Day 2011 January 23
Benavides Born (distributed as All She Can) Amy Wendel 2011 January 22
Circumstance 2011 January 22
Gun Hill Road Rashaad Ernesto Green 2011 January 24
Here 2010 January 21
Higher Ground 2010 January 23
Homework Gavin Wiesen 2010 January 23
2010 January 21
Like Crazy 2011 January 22
Little Birds 2010 January 23
Martha Marcy May Marlene 2011 January 21
On the Ice Andrew Okpeaha MacLean 2011 January 21
Pariah 2011 January 20
Take Shelter 2011 January 24
Terri 2011 January 22

World Cinema Documentary

The following 12 films were selected from 796 submissions.[1]

Title[4] Director Year First showing
Jarreth Merz 2010 January 23
The Bengali Detective Philip Cox 2010 January 22
The Black Power Mixtape Göran Hugo Olsson 2011 January 21
Family Portrait in Black and White 2011 January 23
The Flaw 2010 January 21
2010 January 21
Hell and Back Again 2010 January 23
Knuckle Ian Palmer 2011 January 21
Position Among the Stars (Dutch; Flemish: Stand van de Sterren) 2010 January 21
Project Nim 2011 January 20
Senna 2010 January 21
2011 January 22

World Cinema Dramatic

The following 14 films were selected from 1,073 submissions.[1]

Title[5] Director Year First showing
Abraxas (Japanese: Aburakurasu no matsuri) Naoki Katô 2010 January 21
All Your Dead Ones (Spanish; Castilian: Todos tus muertos) Carlos Moreno 2010 January 25
The Cinema Hold Up (Spanish; Castilian: Asalto al cine) Iria Gómez Concheiro 2011 January 2
(French: Quelques jours de répit) 2010 January 25
2010 January 20
Happy, Happy (Norwegian: Sykt lykkelig) 2010 January 2
Kinyarwanda Alrick Brown 2011 January 24
Lost Kisses (Italian: I baci mai dati) 2010 January 21
Mad Bastards Brendan Fletcher 2010 January 24
Restoration (Hebrew: Boker tov adon fidelman) Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni 2010 January 21
The Salesman (French: Le vendeur) 2011 January 21
Ticket to Paradise (Spanish; Castilian: Boleto al paraiso) Gerardo Chijona Valdes 2010 January 22
Tyrannosaur 2010 January 21
Vampire 2010 January 22

Non-competition features

Premieres

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
Cedar Rapids U.S.A. Phil Johnston 2010 86 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Flypaper U.S.A. 2010 85 Jan 28 sundance imdb
I Melt with You Canada, U.S.A. 2011 125 Jan 26 sundance imdb
Life in a Day United Kingdom 2011 90 Jan 27 sundance imdb
Margin Call U.S.A. 2010 109 Jan 25 sundance imdb
Our Idiot Brother U.S.A. Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall 2010 95 Jan 22 sundance imdb
Perfect Sense United Kingdom Kim Fupz Aakeson 2011 88 Jan 24 sundance imdb
Red State U.S.A. Kevin Smith 2011 96 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Salvation Boulevard U.S.A. George Ratliff 2010 95 Jan 24 sundance imdb
The Convincer U.S.A. Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher 2010 109 Jan 25 sundance imdb
The Details U.S.A. 2010 91 Jan 24 sundance imdb
The Devil's Double Belgium Michael Thomas 2010 108 Jan 22 sundance imdb
The Future Germany, U.S.A. 2011 91 Jan 21 Hamish Linklater, Miranda July, David Warshofsky, Isabella Acres, Joe Putterlik sundance imdb
The Music Never Stopped U.S.A. Jim Kohlberg 2010 105 Jan 21 sundance imdb
The Son of No One U.S.A. 2010 95 Jan 28 sundance imdb
Win Win U.S.A. Tom McCarthy, based on the story by Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni 2010 106 Jan 21 sundance imdb

Documentary premieres

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
Becoming Chaz U.S.A. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato 2010 88 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Bobby Fischer Against the World U.S.A. 2010 93 Jan 21 sundance imdb
Granito U.S.A. Peter Kinoy, Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís 2011 103 Jan 25 sundance imdb
Magic Trip U.S.A. 2010 90 Jan 28 sundance imdb
Reagan U.S.A., United Kingdom 2011 105 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Rebirth U.S.A. Jim Whitaker 2010 104 Jan 21 sundance imdb
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold U.S.A. 2011 90 Jan 22 sundance imdb
The Interrupters U.S.A. 2011 162 Jan 21 sundance imdb
These Amazing Shadows U.S.A. Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton 2010 90 Jan 22 sundance imdb

Spotlight

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
Attenberg Greece Athina Rachel Tsangari Athina Rachel Tsangari 2010 95 Jan 21 sundance imdb
Elite Squad 2 Brazil 2010 120 Jan 23 sundance imdb
I Saw the Devil South Korea 2010 141 Jan 21 sundance imdb
In a Better World Denmark, Sweden 2010 113 Jan 21 Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Markus Rygaard, William Jøhnk Nielsen sundance imdb
Incendies Canada, France Denis Villeneuve, in collaboration with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne 2010 130 Jan 21 sundance imdb
Kaboom U.S.A. 2010 85 Jan 21 Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka, Roxane Mesquida, Juno Temple, Andy Fischer-Price sundance imdb
Letters from the Big Man U.S.A. 2011 115 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Meek's Cutoff U.S.A. 2010 104 Jan 21 sundance imdb
Old Cats Chile Pedro Peirano, Sebastián Silva 2010 89 Jan 21 Belgica Castro, Claudia Celedon, Alejandro Sieveking, Catalina Saavedra, Alejandro Goic, Alicia Rodriguez sundance imdb
Submarine United Kingdom Richard Ayoade, based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne 2010 94 Jan 22 sundance imdb
Uncle Kent U.S.A. 2010 72 Jan 21 Kent Osborne, Jennifer Prediger, Josephine Decker, Joe Swanberg, Kev sundance imdb

NEXT

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
Bellflower U.S.A. Evan Glodell Evan Glodell 2010 103 Jan 21 Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes sundance imdb
Lord Byron U.S.A. Zack Godshall 2011 91 Jan 24 Paul Batiste, Gwendolyn Spradling, Kayla Lemaire, Bria Hobgood, Eric Schexnayder, Justin Bickham sundance imdb
Prairie Love U.S.A. Dusty Bias Dusty Bias, Ashley Martin Bias, Holly Lynn Ellis 2010 80 Jan 23 Jeremy Clark, Holly Lynn Ellis, Garth Blomberg sundance imdb
Restless City U.S.A. Andrew Dosunmu Eugene Gussenhoven 2011 80 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Sound of My Voice U.S.A. Zal Batmanglij 2011 85 Jan 24 Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Avery Pohl sundance imdb
The Lie U.S.A. 2010 80 Jan 22 sundance imdb
U.S.A. Megan Griffiths Megan Griffiths 2010 93 Jan 22 Amy Seimetz, Ross Partridge, Tony Doupe, Scoot McNairy, Lynn Shelton, Gergana Mellin sundance imdb
to.get.her U.S.A. Erica Dunton Erica Dunton 2010 86 Jan 21 Jazzy De Lisser, Chelsea Logan, Adwoa Aboah, Audrey Speicher, Jami Eaton, Jill Jackson sundance imdb

Park City at Midnight

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same U.S.A. 2010 76 Jan 24 Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, Jackie Monahan, Cynthia Kaplan, Dennis Davis, Alex Karpovsky, Rae C Wright sundance imdb
U.S.A. 2011 101 Jan 21 sundance imdb
Hobo with a Shotgun Canada Johnathan Davies 2011 86 Jan 21 Rutger Hauer, Gregory Smith, Molly Dunsworth, Brian Downey, Nick Bateman sundance imdb
Septien U.S.A. Michael Tully Michael Tully 2011 79 Jan 23 sundance imdb
Silent House U.S.A. Laura Lau 2011 86 Jan 21 Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Haley Murphy, Adam Barnett sundance
The Catechism Cataclysm U.S.A. 2010 81 Jan 22 Steve Little, Robert Longstreet, Walter Dalton, Miki Ann Maddox, Koko Lanham sundance imdb
The Oregonian U.S.A. Calvin Lee Reeder Calvin Lee Reeder 2010 81 Jan 24 Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Matt Olsen, Lynne Compton, Barlow Jacobs, Roger M. Mayer sundance imdb
Trollhunter Norway André Øvredal 2010 103 Jan 21 Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Hans Morten Hansen, Johanna Mørch, Tomas Alf Larsen sundance imdb
The Woman U.S.A. 2011 108 Jan 23 Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis, Lauren Ashley Carter, Zach Rand sundance imdb

New Frontier Films

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
!Women Art Revolution U.S.A. 2010 83 Jan 22 sundance imdb
Jess + Moss U.S.A. Clay Jeter Clay Jeter, Debra Jeter, Will Basanta, Isaac Hagy 2011 82 Jan 23 Sarah Hagan, Austin Vickers sundance imdb
Poland, Sweden 2011 91 Jan 23 Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling, Joanna Litwin, Dorota Lis sundance imdb
United Kingdom 2010 92 Jan 21 sundance imdb
U.S.A. 2011 90 Jan 21 Justin Phillips, Toby David, Nicola Persky, Brian Woods, Lauren Hamersmith, Anne-Sophie sundance imdb

Shorts

TitleCountryDirectorWriterYearMinutesDebutCastURL
1989 (When I was 5 years old) Denmark Thor Ochsner Thor Ochsner 2010 11 Jan 21 Narrated by Thor Ochsner sundance
8BITS France Valere Amirault, Sarah Laufer, Jean Delaunay, Benjamin Mattern 2010 7 Jan 21 sundance
After You Left U.S.A. Jef Taylor Jef Taylor, Michael Tisdale 2010 21 Jan 21 Michael Tisdale, Joanne Tucker, Dylan McCullough, Jolly Abraham, Garrett Neergaard sundance
All Flowers In Time Canada, U.S.A. 2010 14 Jan 21 Chloë Sevigny, Chandler Frantz, David Logan Rankin, Joshua Caouette, Eva Dorrepaal, Adolph Davis sundance
Andy and Zach U.S.A. Nick Paley Nick Paley 2010 10 Jan 21 Andy Kachor, Zach Woods, Elizabeth Galalis, Mallory Hawks, Jocelyn DeBoer sundance
Animals Distract Me U.S.A. 2010 47 Jan 22 sundance
Anne Truitt, Working U.S.A. 2009 13 Jan 21 sundance
AWOL U.S.A. Deb Shoval Deb Shoval 2010 14 Jan 21 Kayla Dempsey, Breeda Wool, Darrell Larson, Ruthie O'Dell, Jon Sordoni, Roy Brown sundance
Baby United Kingdom 2010 25 Jan 22 sundance
Babyland U.S.A. Marc Fratello Marc Fratello 2010 28 Jan 22 Marielena Logsdon, Tom Murphy, Deborah Jean Morgan, Jane Dashow, Neil Magnuson sundance
Bike Race U.S.A. Tom Schroeder Tom Schroeder, Hilde de Roover 2010 12 Jan 21 sundance
Blokes Chile Marially Rivas Marially Rivas, Rodrigo Bellot 2010 15 Jan 22 Alfonso David, Pedro Campos, Paula Zuniga sundance
Brick Novax—Part 1 U.S.A. 2010 8 Jan 22 sundance
Brick Novax—Part 2 U.S.A. 2010 8 Jan 22 sundance
The Cave (?E?ANX) Canada Helen Haig-Brown 2009 11 Jan 23 Edmond Lulua, Elaina William, Loni Solomon sundance
Choke Canada 2011 6 Jan 23 sundance
Cinderela Brazil, France Magali Magistry Magali Magistry 2011 11 Jan 22 Clara Choveaux sundance
Close. U.S.A. Tahir Jetter Tahir Jetter 2010 8 Jan 22 Carlton Byrd, Jade Jackson, Syhaya Smith, Kim Young, Don Conley sundance
Crazy Beats Strong Every Time U.S.A. Moon Molson Moon Molson 2011 26 Jan 21 Dante Clark, E.J. Bonilla, Hisham Tawfiq, Shawn Andrew, Anthony Gaskins, Adesola Osakalumi sundance
Das Racist "Who's That? Brooown!" U.S.A. Thomas De Napoli Thomas De Napoli 2010 5 Jan 21 sundance
Deeper Than Yesterday Australia Ariel Kleiman Ariel Kleiman 2009 20 Jan 20 Albert Goikhman, Dmitiri Pronin sundance
Diarchy Italy Ferdinando Cito Filomarino Ferdinando Cito Filomarino 2010 20 Jan 21 sundance
Ebony Society New Zealand 2010 13 Jan 23 James Ru, Darcy Ray Flavell, Duane Wichman-Evans, Aaliyah Papata sundance
EX-SEX U.S.A. Michael Mohan Michael Mohan 2011 9 Jan 21 Kristen Riley, Jacob Womack sundance
Excuse Me U.S.A. Duncan Birmingham Duncan Birmingham 2010 6 Jan 22 Cy Carter, Angela Trimbur sundance
Fight for Your Right Revisited U.S.A. 2011 30 Jan 20 sundance
Forever's Gonna Start Tonight U.S.A. Eliza HittmanEliza Hittman2010 16 Jan 21 Viktoria Vinyarska, Nina Medvinskaya, Fedor Filonov, Andrew Drozdov, Mike Pikeman, Mariya Lebedovych sundance
Grandpa's Wet Dream Japan, U.S.A. Chihiro Amemiya 2010 16 Jan 21 Shigeo Tokuda, Henry Tsukamoto sundance
I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents U.S.A. Jeff Tomsic T. J. Miller, Jeff Tomsic 2010 14 Jan 22 T. J. Miller, Brian Sacca, Ethan Suplee, Allison Munn, Kent Miller, Leslie Miller sundance
Incident by a Bank Sweden 2010 12 Jan 21 Lars Melin, Henrik Vikman, Bahador Foladi, Ramtin Parvaneh, Leif Edlund, Rasmus Lindgren, Per-Olof Albrektsson sundance
Jupiter Elicius U.S.A. Kelly Sears Kelly Sears 2010 6 Jan 21 Corey Fogel, Anthony McCann sundance
Little Brother United Kingdom Callum Cooper Callum Cooper in collaboration with the Oni family 2010 7 Jan 21 Tolani Oni, Ola Anderson, Olabisi T-Oni, Darren Anthony Moore sundance
Living for 32 U.S.A. Kevin Breslin 2010 40 Jan 22 sundance
Love & Theft Germany 2010 7 Jan 22 sundance
Love Birds Czech Republic Brian Lye Brian Lye 2010 7 Jan 21 Maja Kovac, Beda Levi, Jiri Suchy, Karel Zima sundance
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On U.S.A. Dean Fleischer-Camp Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp 2010 4 Jan 21 sundance
Negativipeg Canada Matthew Rankin 2010 15 Jan 21 sundance
Null (aka Lancelot, Again) U.S.A. Amanda Micheli 2010 6 Jan 22 Nina and Edgar Otto, Lancelot, Lancelot Encore sundance
On the Way to the Sea Canada, China Tao Gu Tao Gu 2010 20 Jan 23 ChuanShu Gu, YuGen LI sundance
oops U.S.A. Chris Beckman Billy Rennekamp and Chris Beckman 2009 10 Jan 21 sundance
Out of Reach Poland Jakub Stozek Jakub Stozek 2010 30 Jan 21 sundance
Pandemic 41.410806, -75.654259 U.S.A. Lance Weiler, Chuck Wendig 2010 10 Jan 24 Alexia Rasmussen, Trevor Harker sundance
Pioneer U.S.A. David LoweryDavid Lowery2010 15 Jan 21 Will Oldham, Myles Brooks sundance
Protoparticles Spain Chema García Ibarra Chema García Ibarra 2010 8 Jan 25 José Antonio Fernández, Jose Manuel Ibarra, Susi Martínez, Pedro de la Ossa sundance
Redemption New Zealand Katie Wolfe Tim Balme, Renae Maihi, Katie Wolfe, based on the short story by Phil Kanawa 2010 17 Jan 23 Pana Hema-Taylor, Sera Henare, Karlos Drinkwater sundance
Sasquatch Birth Journal 2 U.S.A. Zellner Bros. Zellner Bros. 2010 4 Jan 22 Gigantopithecus canadensis sundance
Satan Since 2003 U.S.A. Carlos Puga Carlos Puga 2010 19 Jan 21 sundance
sexting U.S.A. 2010 8 Jan 22 Julia Stiles, Marin Ireland, Jamie Anderson sundance
Shikasha Japan Isamu Hirabayashi Isamu Hirabayashi 2010 11 Jan 21 Machiko Ono, Keisuke Horibe, Naoto Nojima, Koji Yamaguchi sundance
Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul United Kingdom 2010 9 Jan 21 sundance
Small Change Ireland Cathy Brady 2010 17 Jan 21 Nora-Jane Noone, Olivia Nash, Tom Collins, Tina Maxwell, Rozlyn Sheridan sundance
Something Left, Something Taken U.S.A. Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter 2010 10 Jan 21 sundance
Spring United Kingdom Hong Khaou Hong Khaou 2010 13 Jan 22 Chris O'Donnell, Jonathan Keane sundance
Stardust Belgium Nicolas Provost 2010 20 Jan 22 Nicolas Provost sundance
Stones U.S.A. Ty Sanga Ty Sanga 2009 20 Jan 23 Moses Goods, Rava Shastid sundance
Stopover Romania Ioana Uricaru 2010 14 Jan 21 sundance
Storm Brazil Cesar Cabral Cesar Cabral, Leandro Maciel 2010 10 Jan 21 sundance
U.S.A. Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday 2010 19 Jan 22 Mr. James Armstrong, Amelia Boynton, Rev C. T. Vivian, Rev. Gaston sundance
United Kingdom Mikey Please Mikey Please 2010 9 Jan 21 sundance
Germany, Ireland 2010 15 Jan 20 sundance
China 2010 7 Jan 21 sundance
Canada Trevor Anderson 2010 5 Jan 24 Trevor Anderson sundance
U.S.A. 2011 8 Jan 21 sundance
Canada Jerome Sable Jerome Sable, Eli Battalion 2010 12 Jan 21 L.J. Benet, Seán Cullen, Rick Miller, Kailey Swanson, Michael Chey sundance
U.S.A. Jeremy Konner Sarah May Bates, Regie Miller 2010 4 Jan 22 sundance
U.S.A. Nicholas McCarthy Nicholas McCarthy 2010 11 Jan 24 Jewel Staite, Sam Ball sundance
U.S.A. Donavan Seschillie Donavan Seschillie 2010 16 Jan 23 Michael Sangster, Tim Cronley Jr., Danielle Henry sundance
U.S.A. Christopher Radcliff, Lauren WolksteinChristopher Radcliff, Lauren Wolkstein2011 15 Jan 20 sundance
U.S.A. 2010 15 Jan 20 sundance
Iran Saba Riazi Saba Riazi 2010 15 Jan 22 Rahman Houshyar sundance
This Is Not a Suit United Kingdom Jon Clements, Chris Gaunt, Adrien Sauvage Adrien Sauvage, Madeleine Morlet 2010 8 Jan 21 sundance
Tord and Tord Sweden Niki Lindroth von Bahr N. L. von Bahr, based on the novel by Jorun Jonasson 2010 11 Jan 21 Narrated by Thomas Tidholm sundance
Tornado Mexico Francis Alys de Smedt, Julien Devaux Francis Alys de Smedt 2010 40 Jan 21 sundance
Triumph of the Wild U.S.A. 2010 11 Jan 21 sundance
Tussilago Sweden 2010 14 Jan 21 Malin Buska, Camaron Silverek sundance
Venus U.S.A. Jessica Oreck 2010 5 Jan 22 Jackie Raynal sundance
Wapawekka Canada Danis Goulet 2010 16 Jan 23 Josh Goulet, Keith Goulet sundance
We're Leaving U.S.A. Zachary Treitz Zachary Treitz 2010 13 Jan 22 Rusty Blanton, Veronica Blanton, David Maloney sundance
Worst Enemy U.S.A. 2010 13 Jan 20 sundance
Xemoland U.S.A. Daniel Cardenas Daniel Cardenas 2009 13 Jan 21 Alex Fumero, Daniel Cardenas, Adrian Mesa sundance
Yearbook U.S.A. Carter Smith 2010 10 Jan 22 sundance
Yelp (With Apologies to Allen Ginsberg's "Howl") U.S.A. Tiffany Shlain, Ken Goldeberg 2010 3 Jan 21 sundance

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition . sundance.org . December 1, 2010 . January 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110202091346/http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/2011-competition-film-announcement/ . February 2, 2011 .
  2. Web site: U.S. Documentary Competition . sundance.slated.com . January 21, 2011.
  3. Web site: U.S. Dramatic Competition . sundance.slated.com . January 21, 2011.
  4. Web site: World Cinema Documentary Competition . sundance.slated.com . January 21, 2011.
  5. Web site: World Cinema Dramatic Competition . sundance.slated.com . January 21, 2011.