The Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 10-20, 2002, has just announced a partial line-up of their films for the upcoming event. Todd Solondz’s Storytelling will be a part of the American Showcase. Also returning to Sundance is Joe “Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane” Carnahan with his new digital film “Narc.” Actor turned director Frank Whaley is back with a new movie called “The Jimmy Show.” The partial schedule is below, but check back as the full schedule is announced. Here’s the line-up:
AMERICAN SHOWCASE ^ 13 Conversations About One Thing directed by Jill Sprecher ^ Empire directed by Franc Reyes ^ Storytelling directed by Todd Solondz ^ Teknolust directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson ^ World Traveler directed by Bart Freundlich
AMERICAN SPECTRUM ^ Blue Car directed by Karen Moncrieff ^ The Business of Fancydancing directed by Sherman Alexie ^ By Hook or By Crook directed by Silas Howard & Harriet Dodge ^ Design directed by Davidson Cole ^ Devil’s Playground directed by Lucy Walker ^ The Jimmy Show directed by Frank Whaley ^ Noon Blue Apples directed by Jay Lee ^ On_Line directed by Jed Weintrob ^ Rain directed by Katherine Lindberg ^ Stolen Summer directed by Pete Jones ^ That’s My Face directed by Thomas Allen Harris
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION ^ Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony directed by Lee Hirsch – Documentary Audience Award – The Freedom of Expression Award ^ American Standoff directed by Kristi Jacobson ^ Blue Vinyl directed by Judith Helfand & Daniel B. Gold – The Excellence in Cinematography Award ^ Close to Home directed by Vanessa Roth & Alexandra Dickson ^ The Cockettes directed by Bill Weber & David Weissman ^ Daddy and Papa directed by Johnny Symons ^ Daughter from Danang directed by Gail Dolgin & Vicente Franco – Documentary Grand Jury Prize^ Derrida directed by Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering Kofman ^ The Execution of Wanda Jean directed by Liz Garbus ^ Family Fundamentals directed by Arthur Dong ^ How to Draw A Bunny directed by John Walter & Andrew Moore – Documentary Special Jury Prize ^ Miss America directed by Lisa Ades ^ Ralph Ellison: An American Journey directed by Avon Kirkland ^ Senorita Extraviada directed by Lourdes Portillo – Documentary Special Jury Prize ^ Sister Helen directed by Rebecca Cammisa & Rob Fruchtman – The Directing Award ^ Two Towns of Jasper directed by Whitney Dow & Marco Williams
DRAMATIC COMPETITION ^ Bark directed by Kasia Adamik ^ Better Luck Tomorrow directed by Justin Lin ^ Cherish directed by Finn Taylor ^ Face directed by Bertha Bay-Sa Pan ^ Killing Time directed by Anthony Jaswinski ^ Love Liza directed by Todd Louiso – The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award ^ Manito directed by Eric Eason – Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast ^ Narc directed by Joe Carnahan ^ Paradox Lake directed by Prezemyslan (Shemi) Reut ^ Personal Velocity directed by Rebecca Miller – Dramatic Grand Jury Prize – The Excellence in Cinematography Award^ Pumpkin directed by Tony Abrams & Adam Larson Broder ^ Real Women Have Curves directed by Patricia Cardoso – Dramatic Audience Award – Special Jury Prize for Acting ^ Secretary directed by Steven Shainberg – Special Jury Prize for Originality ^ The Slaughter Rule directed by Alex & Andrew Smith ^ Tadpole directed by Gary Winick – The Directing Award ^ XX/XY directed by Austin Chick
Screening out of Competition ^ The End of Love directed by Peter Mattei
FRONTIER ^ Decasia directed by Bill Morrison ^ A Place on Earth (Russia) directed by Artur Aristakisjan ^ Rancho California directed by John T. Caldwell ^ Soft for Digging directed by J.T. Petty
NATIVE FORUM ^ Caminantes (Spain) directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa ^ Christmas at Wapos Bay (Canada) directed by Dennis Jackson ^ Chrysalis directed by Gabriel Shaw ^ Contact the People (Canada) directed by Garry Oker ^ The Hill (New Zealand) directed by Tainui Stephens ^ Hotere (New Zealand) directed by Merata Mita ^ Miss 501 (A Portrait of Luck) (Canada) directed by Jules Karatechamp ^ One Night The Moon (Australia) directed by Rachel Perkins ^ The People Dance (Canada) directed by Dana Claxton ^ Red Buffalo Skydive (Canada) directed by Judith Norris ^ Retrace (Canada) directed by Darlene Naponse ^ Running on Indian Time directed by Duane Allen Humeyestewa ^ Still Life (New Zealand) directed by Sima Urale ^ Yada Yada directed by Bennie Klain
PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT ^ Britney Baby – One More Time directed by Ludi Boeken ^ Fubar (Canada) directed by Michael Dowse ^ Hiphopbattle.com: Hiphop for Life directed by David Velo Stewart ^ Hollywood Hong Kong (Hong Kong) directed by Fruit Chan ^ May directed by Ed McKee ^ Taboo directed by Max Makowski
PREMIERES ^ Birthday Girl (UK) directed by Jez Butterworth ^ Coastlines directed by Victor Nunez ^ Crush (Germany/UK) directed by John McKay ^ The Dancer Upstairs directed by John Malkovich ^ The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys directed by Peter Care ^ The Good Girl directed by Miguel Arteta ^ Human Nature (France/USA) directed by Michael Gondry ^ Hysterical Blindness directed by Mira Nair ^ Gerry directed by Gus Van Sant ^ The Kid Stays in the Picture directed by Brett Morgen & Nanette Burstein ^ LA Story directed by Nick Broomfield ^ The Laramie Project directed by Moises Kaufman ^ Lucky Break (UK) directed by Peter Cattaneo ^ The Man from Elysian Fields directed by George Hickenlooper ^ One Hour Photo directed by Mark Romanek ^ Our America directed by Ernest Dickerson ^ Run, Ronnie, Run directed by Troy Miller ^ Skins directed by Chris Eyre
SPECIAL SCREENINGS ^ Go Heat Man! (Japan) directed by Yasue Nobusawa ^ Laundry (Japan) directed by Mori Junichi ^ Only the Strong Will Survive directed by Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker ^ Ski Bums (Canada) directed by John Zarisky ^ Texas directed by Russell Crowe ^ Wisegirls directed by David Anspaugh
SUNDANCE COLLECTION ^ The Brother from Another Planet directed by John Sayles ^ Shadows directed by John Cassevetes
WORLD CINEMA ^ L’Afrance (France) directed by Alain Gomis ^ Australian Rules (Australia) directed by Paul Goldman ^ Bloody Sunday (UK) directed by Paul Greengrass – The World Cinema Audience Award ^ Soft Shell Man (Canada) directed by Andre Turpin ^ Streeters (Mexico) directed by Gerardo Tort ^ Dog Days (Austria) directed by Ulrich Seidl ^ Honey for Oshun (Cuba) directed by Humberto Solas ^ The Inner Tour (Israel) directed by Ra’anan Alexandrowicz ^ Intacto (Spain) directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ^ Karmen Gei (Senegal) directed by Josheph Gaï Ramaka ^ Lan Yu (Hong Kong) directed by Stanley Kwan ^ The Last Kiss (Italy) directed by Gabriele Muccino – The World Cinema Audience Award ^ Loco Fever (Chile/Spain/Mexico) directed by Andres Wood ^ Lola (Canada) directed by Carl Bessai ^ Lubov and Other Nightmares (Russia) directed by Andrei Nekrasor ^ Miranda (UK) directed by Marc Munden ^ Quitting (China) directed by Zhang Yang ^ Rain (New Zealand) directed by Christine Jeffs ^ Sex and Lucia (Spain) directed by Julio Medem ^ Smokers Only (Argentina) directed by Veronica Chen ^ Tears of a Black Tiger (Thailand) directed by Wisit Sartsanatieng ^ Time Out (France) directed by Laurent Cantet
SHORTS ^ Beneath the Borqa in Afghanistan directed by lara Lee^ Birju directed by Heeraz Marfatia ^ Blue Haven directed by Julian Cautherley ^ Burn directed by Patrick Jolley, Reynold Reynolds ^ Bus 44 directed by Dayyan Eng ^ Casablanca directed by Mike Saenz ^ The Charnel House directed by Jeffrey Blatt ^ Curve directed by Jacqueline Mikhail ^ Dog (Inja) directed by Steve Pasvolsky ^ Dream Work directed by Peter Tscherkassky ^ Gasline directed by Dave Silver ^ Golden Gate directed by Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund ^ I Shout Love directed by Sarah Polley ^ Love Thy Brother directed by Ralph Macchio ^ Meeting (Entrevue) directed by Marie Pierre Huster ^ The Migration of Clouds directed by Patrick Scott ^ Morning Breath directed by Brin Hill ^ Native American in Manhattan directed by Steve Bilich ^ No Dumb Questions directed by Melissa Regan ^ Passage directed by Chel White ^ Slo-Mo directed by John Krokidas ^ Spare Me directed by Guinevere Turner ^ Stuck directed by Jamie Babbit ^ Sweet Dreams directed by Sergei Davidoff ^ Tall Girl directed by Amalia Zarranz ^ The Quest for Length directed by Gene B. Rhee ^
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