The following is a list of all films shown at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
The following films were shown in competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Documentary Competition program.[1] [2] Cartel Land by Matthew Heineman served as the opening film of the program.[3]
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3½ MINUTES | Marc Silver | 2015 | January 24 | |
| Being Evel | 2015 | January 25 | ||
| Best of Enemies | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Call Me Lucky | 2014 | January 27 | ||
| Cartel Land | 2015 | January 23 | ||
| City of Gold | Laura Gabbert | 2014 | January 27 | |
| Finders Keepers | Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel | 2014 | January 27 | |
| Hot Girls Wanted | Ronna Gradus and Jill Bauer | 2014 | January 24 | |
| How to Dance in Ohio | Alexandra Shiva | 2015 | January 25 | |
| Larry Kramer in Love and Anger | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Meru | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Racing Extinction | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| (T)ERROR | Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe | 2015 | January 24 | |
| The Wolfpack | Crystal Moselle | 2015 | January 25 | |
| Welcome to Leith | Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker | 2014 | January 26 | |
| Western | Bill Ross and Turner Ross | 2014 | January 25 |
The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Dramatic Competition program.[4] The Bronze by Bryan Buckley served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantageous | 2015 | January 26 | ||
| The Bronze | 2015 | January 22 | ||
| The D Train | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| Dope | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| I Smile Back | Adam Salky | 2014 | January 25 | |
| Me & Earl & the Dying Girl | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| The Overnight | Patrick Brice | 2014 | January 23 | |
| People Places Things | 2014 | January 26 | ||
| Results | 2015 | January 27 | ||
| Songs My Brothers Taught Me | 2015 | January 27 | ||
| The Stanford Prison Experiment | Kyle Patrick Alvarez | 2014 | January 26 | |
| Stockholm, Pennsylvania | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Unexpected | 2015 | January 25 | ||
| The Witch | 2014 | January 27 | ||
| Z for Zachariah | 2014 | January 24 |
The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Documentary Competition program.[5] How to Change the World by Jerry Rothwell served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amina Profile | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| Censored Voices | Mor Loushy | 2015 | January 24 | |
| The Chinese Mayor | Hao Zhou | 2014 | January 26 | |
| Chuck Norris vs Communism | Ilinca Calugareanu | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Dark Horse | Louise Osmond | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Dreamcatcher | 2015 | January 25 | ||
| How to Change the World | Jerry Rothwell | 2015 | January 22 | |
| Listen to Me Marlon | 2015 | January 24 | ||
| Pervert Park | Frida Barkfors and Lasse Barkfors | 2014 | January 23 | |
| The Russian Woodpecker | Chad Gracia | 2014 | January 24 | |
| Sembene! | Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman | 2014 | January 23 | |
| The Visit | Michael Madsen | 2014 | January 25 |
The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Dramatic Competition program.[6] The Summer of Sangailé by Alantė Kavaitė served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus | François Delisle | 2014 | January 2014 | |
| Cloro | Lamberto Sanfelice | 2015 | January 26 | |
| Glassland | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Homesick | Anne Sewitsky | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Ivy | Tolga Karaçelik | 2014 | January 26 | |
| Partisan | Ariel Kleiman | 2014 | January 25 | |
| Princess | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| The Second Mother | 2015 | January 25 | ||
| Slow West | John Maclean | 2015 | January 24 | |
| Strangerland | Kim Farrant | 2014 | January 23 | |
| The Summer of Sangailé | Alantė Kavaitė | 2015 | January 22 | |
| Umrika | Prashant Nair | 2015 | January 24 |
The following 10 films were selected for a world premiere in Next program to highlight the American cinema.[7] Christmas, Again by Charles Poekel served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob and the Trees | Diego Ongaro | 2014 | January 26 | |
| Christmas, Again | Charles Poekel | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Cronies | Michael Larnell | 2014 | January 25 | |
| Entertainment | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| H. | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| James White | Josh Mond | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Nasty Baby | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| The Strongest Man | Kenny Riches | 2014 | January 25 | |
| Take Me to the River | Matt Sobel | 2014 | January 26 | |
| Tangerine | 2014 | January 23 |
The following 60 short films were selected from a record 8,061 submissions.[8] [9] [10]
| Title | Director | Country | Year | Minutes | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actresses | Jeremy Hersh | U.S.A. | 2014 | 12 | January 23 | |
| A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry | Jake Mahaffy | U.S.A., New Zealand | 2015 | 3 | January 23 | |
| Color Neutral | Jennifer Reeves | U.S.A. | 2014 | 7 | January 26 | |
| Dog Bowl | U.S.A. | 2014 | 19 | January 28 | ||
| Hugh the Hunter | U.S.A. | 2014 | 10 | January 23 | ||
| A Million Miles Away | Jennifer Reeder | U.S.A. | 2014 | 28 | January 30 | |
| Mulignans | U.S.A. | 2014 | 5 | January 23 | ||
| Myrna the Monster | Ian Samuels | U.S.A. | 2014 | 14 | January 29 | |
| Oh Lucy! | Atsuko Hirayanagi | Japan, Singapore, U.S.A. | 2014 | 21 | January 27 | |
| Pink Grapefruit | Michael Mohan | U.S.A. | 2015 | 9 | January 23 | |
| Rabbit | Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre | France, U.S.A. | 2014 | 17 | January 23 | |
| SMILF | U.S.A. | 2014 | 9 | January 23 | ||
| Stop | Reinaldo Marcus Green | U.S.A. | 2014 | 9 | January 23 | |
| Superior | Erin Vassilopoulos | U.S.A. | 2015 | 16 | January 24 |
| Title | Director | Country | Year | Minutes | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Alley | Cécile Ducrocq | France | 2014 | 29 | January 30 | |
| The Chicken | Una Gunjak | Germany, Croatia | 2014 | 15 | January 22 | |
| Daytimer | United Kingdom | 2014 | 16 | January 23 | ||
| Followers | Tim Marshall | United Kingdom, Australia | 2014 | 12 | January 30 | |
| Great Northern Mountain | Sweden | 2015 | 15 | January 24 | ||
| Greenland | Oren Gerner | Israel | 2014 | 17 | January 24 | |
| Hole | Canada | 2014 | 15 | January 23 | ||
| I am Hong Kong | Flora Lau | China | 2014 | 11 | January 24 | |
| The Little Deputy | Canada | 2015 | 9 | January 24 | ||
| Out of Sight | Nick Rowland | United Kingdom | 2014 | 28 | January 31 | |
| Russian Roulette | Ben Aston | United Kingdom | 2014 | 5 | January 23 | |
| Saturday | Mike Forshaw | United Kingdom | 2014 | 15 | January 22 | |
| Spring | Tania Claudia Castillo | Mexico | 2014 | 18 | January 24 | |
| Take Me | Canada | 2014 | 10 | January 24 | ||
| VOLTA | Stella Kyriakopoulos | Greece | 2014 | 12 | January 24 |
| Title | Director | Country | Year | Minutes | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers | Michael T. Vollmann | U.S.A. | 2015 | 12 | January 26 | |
| Abandoned Goods | Pia Borg and Edward Lawrenson | United Kingdom | 2014 | 38 | January 24 | |
| The Collectors: Beekeeping | U.S.A. | 2014 | 21 | January 23 | ||
| Every Day | Gabe Spitzer | U.S.A. | 2014 | 12 | January 22 | |
| The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul | Kitty Green | Australia | 2015 | 8 | January 24 | |
| Hotel 22 | Elizabeth Lo | U.S.A. | 2014 | 8 | January 23 | |
| It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise | U.S.A. | 2014 | 36 | January 29 | ||
| Making it in America | Joris Debeij | U.S.A. | 2014 | 9 | January 29 | |
| Marcela & Rock | Topaz Adizes | U.S.A. | 2014 | 13 | January 31 | |
| Midnight Three & Six | Joe Callander | U.S.A. | 2014 | 12 | January 28 | |
| Object | Paulina Skibińska | Poland | 2015 | 15 | January 25 | |
| One Year Lease | Brian Bolster | U.S.A. | 2014 | 11 | January 24 | |
| Papa Machete | Jonathan David Kane | U.S.A. | 2014 | 11 | January 24 | |
| Pop-Up Porno f4m | Canada | 2014 | 3 | January 31 | ||
| Pop-Up Porno: m4f | Stephen Dunn | Canada | 2014 | 4 | January 28 | |
| Pop-Up Porno: m4m | Stephen Dunn | Canada | 2014 | 3 | January 24 | |
| Serenity | Jack Dunphy | U.S.A. | 2014 | 6 | January 28 | |
| Starting Point | Michał Szcześniak | Poland | 2014 | 26 | January 31 |
| Title | Director | Country | Year | Minutes | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath House | Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sweden | 2014 | 15 | January 23 | |
| Beach Flags | Sarah Saidan | France | 2014 | 14 | January 23 | |
| The Horse Raised By Spheres | U.S.A., Ireland | 2014 | 3 | January 31 | ||
| Mynarski Death Plummet | Canada | 2014 | 8 | January 31 | ||
| OM Rider | Takeshi Murata | U.S.A. | 2014 | 12 | January 29 | |
| Palm Rot | Ryan Gillis | U.S.A. | 2014 | 8 | January 24 | |
| Storm hits jacket | Paul Cabon | France | 2014 | 14 | January 31 | |
| The Sun Like a Big Dark Animal | Christina Felisgrau and Ronnie Rivera | U.S.A. | 2014 | 5 | January 24 | |
| Symphony No. 42 | Réka Bucsi | Hungary | 2013 | 10 | January 27 | |
| teeth | Daniel Gray and Tom Brown | United Kingdom, U.S.A., Hungary | 2014 | 8 | January 23 | |
| Tupilaq | Jakob Maqe | Denmark | 2013 | 6 | January 26 | |
| Two Films About Loneliness | William Bishop-Stephens and Christopher Eales | United Kingdom | 2014 | 6 | January 26 | |
| World of Tomorrow | U.S.A. | 2015 | 17 | January 29 |
The following films were shown out of competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
The following 18 feature films were selected for a world premiere in non-Competition program.[11] A Walk in the Woods by Ken Kwapis served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Walk in the Woods | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Brooklyn | 2014 | January 26 | ||
| Digging for Fire | 2015 | January 26 | ||
| Don Verdean | 2014 | January 28 | ||
| The End of the Tour | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Experimenter | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| Grandma | 2014 | January 30 | ||
| I Am Michael | 2014 | January 29 | ||
| I'll See You in My Dreams | Brett Haley | 2015 | January 27 | |
| Last Days in the Desert | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| Lila & Eve | 2014 | January 30 | ||
| Mississippi Grind | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| Mistress America | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| Seoul Searching | 2015 | January 30 | ||
| Sleeping with Other People | 2015 | January 24 | ||
| Ten Thousand Saints | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| True Story | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Zipper | Mora Stephens | 2014 | January 27 |
The following 13 films were selected for Documentary Premieres program.[12] What Happened, Miss Simone? by Liz Garbus served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Brad Besser | 2015 | January 23 | |
| 2015 | January 23 | |||
| Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| Fresh Dressed | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| The Hunting Ground | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| In Football We Trust | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| 2015 | January 24 | |||
| The Mask You Live In | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Most Likely to Succeed | Greg Whiteley | 2014 | January 25 | |
| Prophet's Prey | 2015 | January 26 | ||
| Tig | Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York | 2015 | January 26 | |
| What Happened, Miss Simone? | 2014 | January 22 |
The following 9 films were selected for Spotlight program.[13] 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Desires: DH Lawrence and Sardinia | 2014 | January 27 | ||
| '71 | Yann Demange | 2014 | January 24 | |
| 99 Homes | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Aloft | 2014 | January 26 | ||
| Eden | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Girlhood | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| The Tribe | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| White God | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Wild Tales | 2014 | January 23 |
The following 8 films were selected for Park City at Midnight program.[14] Knock Knock by Eli Roth served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cop Car | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| The Hallow | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| Hellions | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| It Follows | 2014 | January 24 | ||
| Knock Knock | 2015 | January 23 | ||
| The Nightmare | 2014 | January 26 | ||
| Reversal | José Manuel Cravioto | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Turbo Kid | 2014 | January 26 |
The following 19 films were selected for New Frontier Films program.[15] The Royal Road by Jenni Olson served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The VR Works of Felix & Paul | Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël | 2014 | January 24 | |
| 1979 Revolution Game | Navid Khonsari and Vassiliki Khonsari | 2014 | January 24 | |
| Assent | Oscar Raby | 2014 | January 31 | |
| Birdly | Max Rheiner | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Dérive | François Quévillon | 2015 | January 24 | |
| Evolution of Verse | Chris Milk | 2015 | January 24 | |
| Kaiju Fury! | Ian Hunter | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Possibilia | 2014 | January 23 | ||
| Project Syria | Nonny de la Peña | 2014 | January 31 | |
| Paradise | Pleix | 2015 | January 31 | |
| Perspective, Chapter 1: The Party | Rose Troche and Morris May | 2015 | January 31 | |
| Way to Go | Vincent Morisset | 2014 | January 24 | |
| Zero Point | Danfung Dennis | 2015 | January 24 | |
| The Forbidden Room | 2014 | January 26 | ||
| Liveforever | Carlos Moreno | 2014 | January 26 | |
| The Royal Road | 2015 | January 23 | ||
| Sam Klemke's Time Machine | Matthew Bate | 2014 | January 23 | |
| Station to Station | 2014 | January 25 | ||
| Things of the Aimless Wanderer | 2014 | January 26 |
The following 3 films were selected for Special Events program.[16] Misery Loves Comedy by Kevin Pollak served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals. | Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano | 2015 | January 26 | |
| The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | 2015 | January 27 | ||
| Misery Loves Comedy | 2014 | January 23 |
The following 3 films were selected for Sundance Kids program. Operation Arctic by Grethe Bøe-Waal served as the opening film of the program.
| Title | Director | Year | First showing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Games Maker | Juan Pablo Buscarini | 2014 | January 24 | |
| Operation Arctic | Grethe Bøe-Waal | 2014 | January 24 | |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | 2014 | January 25 |
The following film was selected for From the Collection program.