2023 Sundance Film Festival
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022.
Films
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The Accidental Getaway Driver, directed by Sing J. LeeAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, directed by Raven JacksonFair Play, directed by Chloe DomontFancy Dance, directed by Erica TremblayMagazine Dreams, directed by Elijah BynumMutt, directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz The Persian Version, directed by Maryam KeshavarzShortcomings, directed by Randall ParkSometimes I Think About Dying, directed by Rachel Lambert The Starling Girl, directed by Laurel ParmetTheater Camp, directed by Molly Gordon and Nick LiebermanA Thousand and One, directed by A.V. RockwellU.S. Documentary Competition
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World, directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki YanagimotoBad Press, directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe PeelerBeyond Utopia, directed by Madeleine GavinThe Disappearance of Shere Hite, directed by Nicole NewnhamGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle StephensonGoing Varsity in Mariachi, directed by Alejandra Vasquez and Sam OsbornJoonam, directed by Sierra UrichLittle Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa CortésNam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV, directed by Amanda KimA Still Small Voice, directed by Luke LorentzenThe Stroll, directed by Kristen Lovell and Zackary DruckerVictim/Suspect, directed by Nancy SchwartzmanPremieres
Cassandro, directed by Roger Ross WilliamsCat Person, directed by Susanna FogelDeep Rising, directed by Matthieu RytzThe Deepest Breath, directed by Laura McGannDrift, directed by Anthony ChenEarth Mama, directed by Savanah LeafEileen, directed by William OldroydFairyland, written and directed by Andrew DurhamFlora and Son, directed by John CarneyFood and Country, directed by Laura GabbertInvisible Beauty, directed by Bethann Hardison and Frédéric TchengIt's Only Life After All, directed by Alexandria BombachJamojaya, directed by Justin ChonJudy Blume Forever, directed by Davina Pardo and Leah WolchokLandscape with Invisible Hand, directed by Cory FinleyA Little Prayer, directed by Angus MacLachlanMurder in Big Horn, directed by Razelle Benally and Matthew GalkinPassages, directed by Ira SachsPast Lives, directed by Celine SongPLAN C, directed by Tracy Droz TragosThe Pod Generation, written and directed by Sophie BarthesPretty Baby: Brooke Shields, directed by Lana WilsonRadical, directed by Christopher ZallaRotting in the Sun, directed by Sebastián SilvaRye Lane, directed by Raine Allen-MillerStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie, directed by Davis GuggenheimYou Hurt My Feelings, directed by Nicole HolofcenerWorld Cinema Dramatic Competition
Animalia, directed by Sofia AlaouiBad Behaviour, directed by Alice EnglertGirl, directed by Adura OnashileHeroic, directed by David ZonanaMAMACRUZ, directed by Patricia OrtegaMami Wata, directed by C.J. ObasiLa Pecera, directed by Glorimar Marrero SánchezScrapper, directed by Charlotte ReganShayda, directed by Noora NiasariSlow, directed by Marija KavtaradzeSorcery, directed by Christopher MurrayWhen It Melts, directed by Veerle BaetensWorld Cinema Documentary Competition
20 Days in Mariupol, directed by Mstyslav Chernov5 Seasons of Revolution, directed by LinaAgainst the Tide, directed by Sarvnik KaurThe Eternal Memory, directed by Maite AlberdiFantastic Machine, directed by Axel DanielsonIron Butterflies, directed by Roman LiubyiIs There Anybody Out There?, directed by Ella GlendiningThe Longest Goodbye, directed by Ido MizrahyMilisuthando, directed by Milisuthando BongelaPianoforte, directed by Jakub PiątekSmoke Sauna Sisterhood, directed by Anna HintsTwice Colonized, directed by Lin AllunaNext
Bravo, Burkina!, written and directed by Walé OyéjidéDivinity, written and directed by Eddie AlcazarFremont, written and directed by Babak JalaliKim's Video, written and directed by David Redmon and Ashley SabinKing Coal, directed by Elaine McMillion SheldonKokomo City, directed by D. SmithTo Live and Die and Live, written and directed by Qasim BasirThe Tuba Thieves, written and directed by Alison O'DanielYoung. Wild. Free., directed by Thembi L. BanksMidnight
Birth/Rebirth, directed by Laura MossIn My Mother's Skin, written and directed by Kenneth DagatanInfinity Pool, written and directed by Brandon CronenbergMy Animal, directed by Jacqueline CastelOnyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, directed by Andrew BowserPolite Society, written and directed by Nida ManzoorRun Rabbit Run, directed by Daina ReidTalk to Me, directed by Danny and Michael PhilippouSpecial Screenings
Justice, directed by Doug LimanStephen Curry: Underrated, directed by Peter NicksSpotlight
The Eight Mountains, written and directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte VandermeerschL'Immensità, directed and co-written by Emanuele CrialeseJoyland, directed and co-written by Saim SadiqOther People's Children, written and directed by Rebecca ZlotowskiSquaring the Circle by Anton CorbijnKids
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out, directed by Jake Van WagonerThe Amazing Maurice, directed by Toby Genkel and Florian WestermannBlueback, directed and co-written by Robert ConnollyIndie Episodic
Chanshi, directed by Mickey Triest and Aaron GevaThe Night Logan Woke Up , written and directed by Xavier DolanPoacher, directed by Richie MehtaWillie Nelson and Family, directed by Thom Zimny and Oren MovermanAwards
The following awards were given out:Grand Jury Prizes
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – A Thousand and One
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Scrapper
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – ''The Eternal Memory''
Audience Awards
- Festival Favorite – Radical
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – The Persian Version
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Beyond Utopia
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Shayda
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – 20 Days in Mariupol
- NEXT – ''Kokomo City''
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – Sing J. Lee for The Accidental Getaway Driver
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Luke Lorentzen for A Still Small Voice
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Marija Kavtaradze for Slow
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – Anna Hints for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Maryam Keshavarz for The Persian Version
- Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Daniela I. Quiroz for Going Varsity in Mariachi
- NEXT Innovator Prize – ''Kokomo City''
Special Jury Prizes
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – The cast of Theater Camp
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting – Lío Mehiel for Mutt
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – The creative team of Magazine Dreams
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision – The Stroll
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression – Bad Press
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography – Lílis Soares for Mami Wata
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Performance – Rosa Marchant for When it Melts
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Sofia Alaoui for Animalia
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Fantastic Machine
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Verité – ''Against the Tide''
Short Film Awards
- Short Film Grand Jury Prize – When You Left Me on That Boulevard
- Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction – Rest Stop
- Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – The Kidnapping of the Bride
- Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Will You Look at Me
- Short Film Jury Award: Animation – The Flying Sailor
- Short Film Special Jury Award, International: Directing – AliEN0089 by Valeria Hoffman
- Short Film Special Jury Award, U.S.: Directing – The Vacation by Jarreau Carrillo
Special Prizes
- Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize – The Pod Generation
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction – Jess Devaney for It’s Only Life After All
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction – Kara Durrett for The Starling Girl
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction – Mary Manhardt
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction – Troy Takaki
- Sundance Institute/NHK Award – Olive Nwosu for ''Lady''
Acquisitions
The Deepest Breath: NetflixIn My Mother's Skin: Amazon Prime VideoJoyland: OscilloscopeMy Animal: Paramount Pictures Other People's Children: Music Box FilmsRun Rabbit Run: Netflix Squaring the Circle : UtopiaLittle Richard: I Am Everything: Magnolia Pictures and CNN FilmsKokomo City: Magnolia PicturesFair Play: Netflix Theater Camp: Searchlight PicturesFlora and Son: Apple TV+Passages: MUBI A Little Prayer: Music Box FilmsTalk to Me: A24The Eternal Memory: MTV Documentary FilmsNam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV: Greenwich Entertainment and PBS FilmsThe Persian Version: Sony Pictures ClassicsThe Starling Girl: Bleecker StreetShayda: Sony Pictures ClassicsMagazine Dreams: Briarcliff Entertainment Divinity: UtopiaScrapper: Kino LorberShortcomings: Sony Pictures ClassicsEileen: NeonThe Pod Generation: Roadside Attractions and Vertical EntertainmentMutt: Strand ReleasingSometimes I Think About Dying: OscilloscopeOnyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls: CinedigmFremont: Music Box FilmsMami Wata: DekanalogRotting in the Sun: MUBIFancy Dance: Apple TV+Food and Country: Greenwich EntertainmentTo Live and Die and Live: AuthentiQ Films and CinemaStreet PicturesIt's Only Life After All: OscilloscopeA Little Prayer: Music Box FilmsFairyland: Lionsgate and WillaSource: