List of films at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

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The following is a list of all films shown at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

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Feature competition

The following films were shown in competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

U.S. Documentary

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]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
3½ MINUTES Marc Silver2015January 24
Being Evel Daniel Junge 2015January 25
Best of Enemies Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon 2014January 23
Call Me Lucky Bobcat Goldthwait 2014January 27
Cartel Land Matthew Heineman 2015January 23
City of GoldLaura Gabbert2014January 27
Finders Keepers Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel2014January 27
Hot Girls Wanted Ronna Gradus and Jill Bauer2014January 24
How to Dance in Ohio Alexandra Shiva2015January 25
Larry Kramer in Love and Anger Jean Carlomusto 2014January 23
Meru Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi 2014January 23
Racing Extinction Louie Psihoyos 2014January 24
(T)ERROR Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe2015January 24
The Wolfpack Crystal Moselle2015January 25
Welcome to Leith Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker2014January 26
WesternBill Ross and Turner Ross2014January 25

U.S. Dramatic

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Dramatic Competition program. [4] [2] The Bronze by Bryan Buckley served as the opening film of the program. [3]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Advantageous Jennifer Phang 2015January 26
The Bronze Bryan Buckley 2015January 22
The D Train Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul 2014January 23
The Diary of a Teenage Girl Marielle Heller 2014January 24
Dope Rick Famuyiwa 2014January 24
I Smile Back Adam Salky2014January 25
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl Alfonso Gomez-Rejon 2014January 25
The Overnight Patrick Brice2014January 23
People Places Things James C. Strouse 2014January 26
Results Andrew Bujalski 2015January 27
Songs My Brothers Taught Me Chloé Zhao 2015January 27
The Stanford Prison Experiment Kyle Patrick Alvarez2014January 26
Stockholm, Pennsylvania Nikole Beckwith 2014January 23
Unexpected Kris Williams 2015January 25
The Witch Robert Eggers 2014January 27
Z for Zachariah Craig Zobel 2014January 24

World Cinema Documentary

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Documentary Competition program. [5] [2] How to Change the World by Jerry Rothwell served as the opening film of the program. [3]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
The Amina Profile Sophie Deraspe 2014January 24
Censored VoicesMor Loushy2015January 24
The Chinese Mayor Hao Zhou2014January 26
Chuck Norris vs Communism Ilinca Calugareanu2014January 23
Dark Horse Louise Osmond2014January 23
Dreamcatcher Kim Longinotto 2015January 25
How to Change the World Jerry Rothwell2015January 22
Listen to Me Marlon Stevan Riley 2015January 24
Pervert Park Frida Barkfors and Lasse Barkfors2014January 23
The Russian Woodpecker Chad Gracia2014January 24
Sembene! Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman2014January 23
The VisitMichael Madsen2014January 25

World Cinema Dramatic

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Dramatic Competition program. [6] [2] The Summer of Sangailé by Alantė Kavaitė served as the opening film of the program. [3]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Chorus François Delisle2014January 2014
Cloro Lamberto Sanfelice2015January 26
Glassland Gerard Barrett 2014January 23
Homesick Anne Sewitsky2014January 23
Ivy Tolga Karaçelik2014January 26
Partisan Ariel Kleiman2014January 25
Princess Tali Shalom Ezer 2014January 23
The Second Mother Anna Muylaert 2015January 25
Slow West John Maclean2015January 24
Strangerland Kim Farrant 2014January 23
The Summer of Sangailé Alantė Kavaitė2015January 22
Umrika Prashant Nair2015January 24

Next

The following 10 films were selected for a world premiere in Next program to highlight the American cinema. [7] [2] Christmas, Again by Charles Poekel served as the opening film of the program. [3]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Bob and the Trees Diego Ongaro2014January 26
Christmas, Again Charles Poekel2014January 23
CroniesMichael Larnell2014January 25
Entertainment Rick Alverson 2014January 24
H. Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia 2014January 25
James White Josh Mond2014January 23
Nasty Baby Sebastián Silva 2014January 24
The Strongest ManKenny Riches2014January 25
Take Me to the River Matt Sobel2014January 26
Tangerine Sean S. Baker 2014January 23

Short Programs

The following 60 short films were selected from a record 8,061 submissions. [8] [9] [10]

USA Narrative Short Films

TitleDirectorCountryYearMinutesFirst showing
ActressesJeremy HershU.S.A.201412January 23
A.D. 1363, The End of ChivalryJake MahaffyU.S.A., New Zealand20153January 23
Color NeutralJennifer ReevesU.S.A.20147January 26
Dog Bowl Gordy Hoffman U.S.A.201419January 28
Hugh the Hunter Zachary Heinzerling U.S.A.201410January 23
A Million Miles AwayJennifer ReederU.S.A.201428January 30
Mulignans Shaka King U.S.A.20145January 23
Myrna the MonsterIan SamuelsU.S.A.201414January 29
Oh Lucy!Atsuko HirayanagiJapan, Singapore, U.S.A.201421January 27
Pink GrapefruitMichael MohanU.S.A.20159January 23
RabbitLaure de Clermont-TonnerreFrance, U.S.A.201417January 23
SMILF Frankie Shaw U.S.A.20149January 23
StopReinaldo Marcus GreenU.S.A.20149January 23
SuperiorErin VassilopoulosU.S.A.201516January 24

International Narrative Short Films

TitleDirectorCountryYearMinutesFirst showing
Back AlleyCécile DucrocqFrance201429January 30
The ChickenUna GunjakGermany, Croatia201415January 22
Daytimer Riz Ahmed United Kingdom201416January 23
FollowersTim MarshallUnited Kingdom, Australia201412January 30
Great Northern Mountain Amanda Kernell Sweden201515January 24
GreenlandOren GernerIsrael201417January 24
Hole Martin Edralin Canada201415January 23
I am Hong KongFlora LauChina201411January 24
The Little Deputy Trevor Anderson Canada20159January 24
Out of SightNick RowlandUnited Kingdom201428January 31
Russian RouletteBen AstonUnited Kingdom20145January 23
SaturdayMike ForshawUnited Kingdom201415January 22
SpringTania Claudia CastilloMexico201418January 24
Take Me Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and André Turpin Canada201410January 24
VOLTAStella KyriakopoulosGreece201412January 24

Documentary Short Films

TitleDirectorCountryYearMinutesFirst showing
The 414s: The Original Teenage HackersMichael T. VollmannU.S.A.201512January 26
Abandoned GoodsPia Borg and Edward LawrensonUnited Kingdom201438January 24
The Collectors: Beekeeping Steven Cantor U.S.A.201421January 23
Every DayGabe SpitzerU.S.A.201412January 22
The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana BaiulKitty GreenAustralia20158January 24
Hotel 22Elizabeth LoU.S.A.20148January 23
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Matt Wolf U.S.A.201436January 29
Making it in AmericaJoris DebeijU.S.A.20149January 29
{THE AND} Marcela & RockTopaz AdizesU.S.A.201413January 31
Midnight Three & SixJoe CallanderU.S.A.201412January 28
ObjectPaulina SkibińskaPoland201515January 25
One Year LeaseBrian BolsterU.S.A.201411January 24
Papa MacheteJonathan David KaneU.S.A.201411January 24
Pop-Up Porno: f4m Stephen Dunn Canada20143January 31
Pop-Up Porno: m4fStephen DunnCanada20144January 28
Pop-Up Porno: m4mStephen DunnCanada20143January 24
SerenityJack DunphyU.S.A.20146January 28
Starting PointMichał SzcześniakPoland201426January 31

Animated Short Films

TitleDirectorCountryYearMinutesFirst showing
Bath HouseNiki Lindroth von BahrSweden201415January 23
Beach FlagsSarah SaidanFrance201414January 23
The Horse Raised By Spheres David OReilly U.S.A., Ireland20143January 31
Mynarski Death Plummet Matthew Rankin Canada20148January 31
OM RiderTakeshi MurataU.S.A.201412January 29
Palm RotRyan GillisU.S.A.20148January 24
Storm hits jacketPaul CabonFrance201414January 31
The Sun Like a Big Dark AnimalChristina Felisgrau and Ronnie RiveraU.S.A.20145January 24
Symphony No. 42 Réka BucsiHungary201310January 27
teethDaniel Gray and Tom BrownUnited Kingdom, U.S.A., Hungary20148January 23
TupilaqJakob MaqeDenmark20136January 26
Two Films About LonelinessWilliam Bishop-Stephens and Christopher EalesUnited Kingdom20146January 26
World of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt U.S.A.201517January 29

Non-competition features

The following films were shown out of competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Premieres

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. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
A Walk in the Woods Ken Kwapis 2014January 23
Brooklyn John Crowley 2014January 26
Digging for Fire Joe Swanberg 2015January 26
Don Verdean Jared Hess 2014January 28
The End of the Tour James Ponsoldt 2014January 23
Experimenter Michael Almereyda 2014January 25
Grandma Paul Weitz 2014January 30
I Am Michael Justin Kelly 2014January 29
I'll See You in My Dreams Brett Haley2015January 27
Last Days in the Desert Rodrigo García 2014January 25
Lila & Eve Charles Stone III 2014January 30
Mississippi Grind Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck 2014January 24
Mistress America Noah Baumbach 2014January 24
Seoul Searching Benson Lee 2015January 30
Sleeping with Other People Leslye Headland 2015January 24
Ten Thousand Saints Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini 2014January 23
True Story Rupert Goold 2014January 23
Zipper Mora Stephens2014January 27

Documentary premieres

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. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Beaver Trilogy Part IVBrad Besser2015January 23
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Stanley Nelson Jr. 2015January 23
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Douglas Tirola 2014January 25
Fresh Dressed Sacha Jenkins 2014January 24
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Alex Gibney 2014January 25
The Hunting Ground Kirby Dick 2014January 23
In Football We Trust Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn 2014January 23
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Brett Morgen 2015January 24
The Mask You Live In Jennifer Siebel Newsom 2014January 23
Most Likely to Succeed Greg Whiteley2014January 25
Prophet's Prey Amy J. Berg 2015January 26
Tig Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York2015January 26
What Happened, Miss Simone? Liz Garbus 2014January 22

Spotlight

The following 9 films were selected for Spotlight program. [13] 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani served as the opening film of the program. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
6 Desires: DH Lawrence and Sardinia Mark Cousins 2014January 27
'71 Yann Demange2014January 24
99 Homes Ramin Bahrani 2014January 23
Aloft Claudia Llosa 2014January 26
Eden Mia Hansen-Løve 2014January 23
Girlhood Céline Sciamma 2014January 24
The Tribe Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy 2014January 24
White God Kornél Mundruczó 2014January 23
Wild Tales Damián Szifrón 2014January 23

Park City at Midnight

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. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Cop Car Jon Watts 2014January 24
The Hallow Corin Hardy 2014January 25
Hellions Bruce McDonald 2014January 25
It Follows David Robert Mitchell 2014January 24
Knock Knock Eli Roth 2015January 23
The Nightmare Rodney Ascher 2014January 26
ReversalJosé Manuel Cravioto2014January 23
Turbo Kid RKSS 2014January 26

New Frontier Films

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. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
The VR Works of Felix & PaulFélix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël2014January 24
1979 Revolution GameNavid Khonsari and Vassiliki Khonsari2014January 24
AssentOscar Raby2014January 31
BirdlyMax Rheiner2014January 23
DériveFrançois Quévillon2015January 24
Evolution of VerseChris Milk2015January 24
Kaiju Fury!Ian Hunter2014January 23
Possibilia Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert 2014January 23
Project SyriaNonny de la Peña2014January 31
ParadisePleix2015January 31
Perspective, Chapter 1: The Party Rose Troche and Morris May2015January 31
Way to GoVincent Morisset2014January 24
Zero PointDanfung Dennis2015January 24
The Forbidden Room Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson 2014January 26
LiveforeverCarlos Moreno2014January 26
The Royal Road Jenni Olson 2015January 23
Sam Klemke's Time MachineMatthew Bate2014January 23
Station to Station Doug Aitken 2014January 25
Things of the Aimless Wanderer Kivu Ruhorahoza 2014January 26

Special Events

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. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Animals.Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano2015January 26
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst Andrew Jarecki 2015January 27
Misery Loves Comedy Kevin Pollak 2014January 23

Sundance Kids

The following 3 films were selected for Sundance Kids program. Operation Arctic by Grethe Bøe-Waal served as the opening film of the program. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
The Games MakerJuan Pablo Buscarini2014January 24
Operation ArcticGrethe Bøe-Waal2014January 24
Shaun the Sheep Movie Richard Goleszowski and Mark Burton 2014January 25

From the Collection

The following film was selected for From the Collection program. [10]

TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston 1991January 26

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES FILMS IN U.S. AND WORLD COMPETITIONS, NEXT <=> FOR 2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL" . Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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  8. ↑ "Sundance 2015: Short Films" . Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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