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Friday 22 January 2016
Sundance fest promises films on race, sexuality, violence
SANDY COHEN cellence. We’re drawn to Solondz, Ira Sachs and Kelly deavor from John Carney “Morris from America,”
AP Entertainment Writer different ways of storytell- Reichardt. (“Once”); and “Mr. Pig,” about an African-Amer-
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — ing.” Other notable premieres from co-writer and direc- ican kid coming of age in
The culmination of the Love stories are also a trend include “Indignation,” a tor Diego Luna, which stars Germany; and “Lovesong,”
Sundance Institute’s year- this year, said programming coming-of-age story set in Danny Glover as a man starring Riley Keough and
round work developing director Trevor Groth. Jena Malone as friends
fresh perspectives in drama “They’re not traditional love People leave the Festival Box Office during the 2016 Sundance who discover a new intima-
and documentary films is stories, but that is what they Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Park City, Utah. The cy in their relationship.
taking over Park City, Utah, are at their core,” he said. Sundance Film Festival starts Thursday and continues through Other films include “Swiss
for the next 11 days. “It was really interesting to Jan. 31. Army Man,” starring Daniel
Among themes filmmakers see that filmmakers finding Radcliffe as a dead body
are exploring this year: Sex- fresh ways of getting into (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP) discovered by Paul Dano;
uality, identity, race and ideas and stories that have “Goat,” an exploration of
gun violence. been told countless times, the early 1950s that marks who takes a road trip with fraternity hazing and vio-
Both a showcase and mar- but they’re still finding fresh the feature directorial de- his giant pig. lence starring Nick Jonas
ketplace for independent perspectives and angles to but of Oscar-nominated Some of the love stories in and Ben Schnetzer; and
film, the Sundance Film tell them.” screenwriter James Scha- the dramatic competition writer-director Nate Park-
Festival draws emerging While movies are the main mus, former chief of Focus are “Southside With You,” er’s “The Birth of a Nation,”
and established artists from event, the spirit and celeb- Features; “Sing Street,” a take on Barack and Mi- based on the true story of
around the world seeking rity of Sundance extends the latest musical en- chelle Obama’s first date; slave-rebellion leader Nat
a wider audience for their throughout Park City with Turner.
work, and distributors hun- exclusive parties and other — DOCUMENTARIES: The
gry for fresh content. starry events, and even a slate of documentary pre-
“Our competition is as whole other film festival. mieres is artist-centric, with
eclectic and diverse as it Here’s a look at the most portraits of Norman Lear,
ever is,” said festival direc- anticipated movies at Sun- Frank Zappa, Robert Map-
tor John Cooper. Of 12,700 dance and other festival- plethorpe, Mike Nichols
submissions, 123 features related happenings: and Maya Angelou in the
will play at the festival, — DRAMAS: Several direc- mix, along with Spike Lee’s
which starts Thursday and tors who have become anticipated documentary,
continues through January Sundance regulars are “Michael Jackson’s Jour-
31. “We’re drawn to origi- back with premieres of their ney From Motown to ‘Off
nality. We’re drawn to ex- latest films, including Todd the Wall.’”q
