Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is the most important platform for American and international indie productions and offers independent film and media artists a space to develop and flourish. Since its founding by Robert Redford in 1981, the festival has taken place annually in Utah and sees itself as a champion and promoter of indie film.
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  • James White

    James White

    Drama, Independent

    2015

    1h.30min

    16+

    New York rich kid James is forced to choose between his drug fuled lifestyle and the last chance to redeem his relationship with his mother.


  • Klondike

    Klondike

    Drama, Action & Adventure

    2022

    1h.40min

    16+

    A gripping film by Ukraine's Maryna Er Gorbach about the tragic events of the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014.


  • The Mission

    The Mission

    Documentary

    2022

    1h.36min

    6 FSK

    For the first time in their history, the Mormons are allowing a film crew to film young missionaries throughout their missionary years.


  • Night of the Kings

    Night of the Kings

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2020

    1h.33min

    16+

    Ivorian Filmmaker Philippe Lacôte created a mesmerizing, violent and hyper-masculine film that worships the power of storytelling.


  • Divine Love

    Divine Love

    Drama, Romance

    2019

    1h.41min

    16+

    Brazil, 2027: Joana is deeply religious. At work, she encourages divorcing couples to reconsider their breakup.


  • Welcome to the Dollhouse

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    Comedy, Drama

    1996

    1h.28min

    16+

    Todd Solondz's key film of the 90s and Sundance winner manages the balancing act between coming-of-age and social criticism with sublime radicalism.


  • Summer White

    Summer White

    Drama

    2020

    1h.25min

    16+

    13-year-old Rodrigo's entire world revolves around his mother, but it all begins to fall apart when she brings home a new boyfriend.


  • Feels Good Man

    Feels Good Man

    Documentary, Independent

    2020

    1h.32min

    16+

    How did Pepe the Frog become the symbol of hatred and racism online?


  • First Date

    First Date

    Comedy, Crime

    2021

    1h.43min

    16+

    Mike’s first date plans with Kelsey spiral out of control when he finds himself targeted by criminals, cops, and a crazy cat lady.


  • Superior

    Superior

    Drama, Thriller

    2022

    1h.39min

    16+

    On the run, Marian returns to her hometown to hide out with her identical twin sister, Vivian, bringing their worlds on the verge of a collision.


  • My Friend from the Park

    My Friend from the Park

    Comedy, Drama

    2015

    1h.24min

    16+

    A lonely stay-at-home mom, gets sucked into a world of stolen cars, unstable sisters, and paranoia when she makes friends with a woman at the park.


  • Compliance

    Compliance

    Drama, Thriller

    2012

    1h.30min

    12 FSK

    A riveting psychological horror film that delves into the depths of human obedience and naivety.


  • Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

    Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

    Music, Dance, Theater, Documentary

    2018

    1h.36min

    16+

    Unparalleled, intimate profile of the critically acclaimed artist M.I.A. that chronicles her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star.


  • I.K.U.

    I.K.U.

    Love & Sex, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2000

    1h.13min

    18 FSK

    „This film is not made for masturbation. It’s made for collective orgasm.“


  • Concerning Violence

    Concerning Violence

    Documentary

    2013

    1h.15min

    12 FSK

    This doc is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Africa.


  • War Story

    War Story

    Drama, Independent

    2014

    1h.29min

    16+

    A press photographer retreats to Sicily after being held captive in Libya. But even here she cannot escape her trauma.


  • Baghead

    Baghead

    Horror, Comedy

    2008

    1h.25min

    16

    Four unsuccessful actors retreat to a cabin in the woods to write a screenplay, but their concocted horror story suddenly becomes bitter reality.


  • Teddy Bear

    Teddy Bear

    Drama, Romance

    2012

    1h.32min

    16+

    Because he can't find love in Denmark, painfully shy bodybuilder Dennis sets off for Thailand to escape his domineering mother and find a wife.


  • The Sharks

    The Sharks

    Drama, Independent

    2019

    1h.20min

    16+

    As reports of shark sightings create panic in a small beach town, 14-year-old Rosina begins to circle her own prey.


  • Bellflower

    Bellflower

    Drama, Independent

    2010

    1h.46min

    16 FSK

    Best buddies Woodrow and Aiden work on their muscle car and build flamethrowers until one of them falls in love with cricket-eating Milly.


  • Primer

    Primer

    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller

    2004

    1h.17min

    16+

    When two small time engineers accidentally create a time machine, their friendship is put to the test.


  • It Felt Like Love

    It Felt Like Love

    Drama, Love & Sex

    2013

    1h.23min

    16+

    Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy, putting herself in a dangerous situation.


  • Acasă

    Acasă

    Documentary

    2020

    1h.26min

    16+

    In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, a family lives in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until being chased out.


  • Pahokee

    Pahokee

    Documentary, Independent

    2019

    1h.50min

    16+

    In Pahokee, a small town in the Florida Everglades, four teens experience the joys and heartbreaks of their last year in high school.


  • Upstream Color

    Upstream Color

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2013

    1h.36min

    16+

    The film begins with a man called 'Thief' who is harvesting a type of larva for the bizarre effects it has on the human mind.


  • Madeline's Madeline

    Madeline's Madeline

    Drama, Independent

    2018

    1h.33min

    16+

    Madeline is teenager who loves to act on stage. She fights with her mother and suffers from a illness which makes her believe she's a cat.


  • The Disobedient

    The Disobedient

    Drama

    2014

    1h.52min

    16+

    Childhood soul mates Leni and Lazar are reunited after being separated for years. They spontaneously decide to take a bike trip across northern Serbia


  • Columbus

    Columbus

    Comedy, Romance

    2017

    1h.44min

    16+

    This debut feature interweaves themes of crystal meth, coma and architecture with a romantic tragicomedy set in the titular town of COLUMBUS, Indiana.


  • Walden

    Walden

    Documentary

    2018

    1h.47min

    16+

    The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.


  • Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

    Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

    Drama, Independent

    2020

    1h.38min

    16+

    The last round in Sin City. In the shadow of Las Vegas, filmmakers spend the last 24 hours before they close the Roaring 20s bar.


  • Maelström

    Maelström

    Drama, Classics

    2000

    1h.26min

    16+

    After completing MAELSTRÖM, Denis Villeneuve (Dune, THE 32nd AUGUST ON EARTH) retired for nearly a decade.


  • The Disappearance of My Mother

    The Disappearance of My Mother

    Documentary, Independent

    2019

    1h.34min

    16+

    Benedetta Barzini was a sought-after model in the 1960s and a radical feminist in the 1970s. At 75, she had put her former life and career behind her.


  • Hot Dog

    Hot Dog

    Comedy

    2019

    8min

    16+

    Hannah tells of the ups and downs in the love affair between herself and her vagina, which she has affectionately christened "Margeret".


  • Seducing Doctor Lewis

    Seducing Doctor Lewis

    Classics

    2003

    1h.49min

    0 FSK

    To convince an investor to build a factory in their remote village in northern Canada, the villagers first have to find a company doctor.


  • My Brother The Devil

    My Brother The Devil

    Crime, Independent

    2012

    1h.52min

    12 FSK

    Two teenage brothers must confront their own personal biases if they are to survive life on the streets as British Arabs.


  • City of Ghosts

    City of Ghosts

    Classics

    2002

    1h.57min

    16 FSK

    After an insurance fraud, Jimmy flees to Cambodia, where his partner and mentor Marvin has also gone into hiding - and still owes him his share.


  • Wajma, an Afghan Love Story

    Wajma, an Afghan Love Story

    Drama

    2012

    1h.20min

    16+

    After a passionate romance, an Afghan student must face patriarchal power structures alone.


  • A Screaming Man

    A Screaming Man

    Drama

    2010

    1h.27min

    6 FSK

    The old top dog Adam has to make way for the next generation. But the hotel lifeguard has an immoral plan up his sleeve to prevent any change.


  • Chorus

    Chorus

    Drama, Independent

    2015

    1h.36min

    16+

    In calm black and white, the story of a grieving ex-couple unfolds, that's looking for closure.


  • Man on Wire

    Man on Wire

    Documentary

    2008

    1h.30min

    6 FSK

    In 1974, a young French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest ...


  • The Drummer

    The Drummer

    Crime

    2007

    1h.53min

    12 FSK

    Sid got involved with the wife of a crime boss and is will have to pay for it. He flees to the mountains and finds there what was denied him in his hedonistic ...


  • Belgica

    Belgica

    Drama, Independent

    2016

    2h.7min

    12 FSK

    The two polar opposite brothers Jo and Frank have to join forces to save Café Belgica.


  • The Second Mother

    The Second Mother

    Comedy

    2015

    1h.52min

    0 FSK

    Winner of the C.I.C.A.E. Award and Panorama Audience Award at the 65th Berlinale for its subtle humour and outstanding performances.


  • Short Term 12

    Short Term 12

    Drama

    2013

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    When a newcomer arrives at the home for difficult youngsters, a compassionate social worker is plagued by memories from her past.


  • The Cleaners

    The Cleaners

    Documentary

    2018

    1h.28min

    16 FSK

    Dive into the hidden industry of digital cleaning, which rids the Internet of unwanted violence, porn and political content. Who is controlling what we ...


  • White Shadow

    White Shadow

    Crime, Drama

    2013

    1h.57min

    16 FSK

    Since 2008, albinos in Tanzania have become human targets. Witch doctors offer huge sums of cash for their body parts to be used in magic potions. From ...


  • Menashe

    Menashe

    Drama

    2017

    1h.23min

    6 FSK

    Within Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. Shot entirely in Yiddish, the film explores the nature of ...


  • Cemetery of Splendour

    Cemetery of Splendour

    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    2015

    2h.2min

    0 FSK

    A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness.


  • Birds of America

    Birds of America

    Comedy

    2008

    1h.25min

    12 FSK

    Everyday guy Morrie Tanager just wants to live a normal life, but when his younger brother moves in with him after an accident, his marriage threatens ...


  • A Woman Captured

    A Woman Captured

    Documentary

    2017

    1h.29min

    12 FSK

    Slavery is not a concept from a bygone era - for Marisch, a Hungarian woman, it was a harsh reality.


  • The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

    Documentary, Queer

    2002

    1h.39min

    16+

    A flamboyant ensemble of gender-bending hippies created a series of LSD-fueled musicals in early 1970s San Francisco.


  • Absurdistan

    Absurdistan

    Comedy, Love & Sex

    2008

    1h.27min

    12 FSK

    An allegorical comedy about two childhood sweethearts destined for one another until the women of their village go on a sex strike that threatens the couple's ...


  • Whale Rider

    Whale Rider

    Kids & Family

    2003

    1h.41min

    6 FSK

    12-year-old Pai, a young Māori, must rebel against her grandfather and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.


  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer

    Louise Hires a Contract Killer

    Comedy

    2008

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Louise got laid off. What to do now? Louise hires a killer. A politically incorrect farce that seems to be the only antidote to irresponsible casino capitalism. Yesterday ...


  • Submarine

    Submarine

    Comedy, Love & Sex

    2010

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    In this quiet comedy in the style of Wes Anderson, a 15-year-old Welshman navigates the shoals of first love like a sailor through reefs.


  • Searching For Sugar Man

    Searching For Sugar Man

    Biography, Documentary

    2012

    1h.26min

    0 FSK

    Oscar-winning documentary: The incredible, true story of Rodriguez, great '70s rock icon. The moving musical detective story won numerous awards.


  • Monsieur Lazhar

    Monsieur Lazhar

    Drama

    2011

    1h.34min

    12 FSK

    Simon discovers that a teacher has hung herself in the classroom. Bachir Lazhar, 55, Algerian immigrant is the substitute teacher. The class goes through ...


  • Unmade Beds

    Unmade Beds

    Love & Sex, Music, Dance, Theater

    2008

    1h.36min

    12 FSK

    Axl arrives in the UK to look for his long-lost father and instead is adopted by the bohemian Mike and Hannah who introduce him to gigs in English pubs ...


  • Half Nelson

    Half Nelson

    Drama

    2006

    1h.42min

    12 FSK

    Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan leads a secret life of addiction that most of his students ...


  • Prince Avalanche

    Prince Avalanche

    Comedy

    2013

    1h.33min

    6 FSK

    An offbeat comedy about two men painting traffic lines on a desolate country – then tey meet two other men. Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale. An ...


  • Sing Your Song

    Sing Your Song

    Biography, Documentary

    2012

    1h.44min

    12 FSK

    This documentary is a memorial to the extraordinary artist, activist and family man Harry Belafonte.


  • Welcome to the Rileys

    Welcome to the Rileys

    Drama

    2010

    1h.45min

    16 FSK

    Kristen Stewart and Oscar winner Melissa Leo in drama about a teenie strip dancer, who gets inside the conflicts of a couple. Very intense indie drama. WELCOME ...


  • It Might Get Loud

    It Might Get Loud

    Documentary, Music, Dance, Theater

    2008

    1h.33min

    0 FSK

    Oscar winning documentarian Davis Guggenheim invited Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White - three of the most influential rock guitarists – to a musical ...


  • Secretary

    Secretary

    Comedy, Love & Sex

    2002

    1h.46min

    16 FSK

    An offbeat love story with Maggie Gyllenhaal in an outstanding performance as a secretary who enters into an S/M relationship with her boss (James Spader). Following ...