"Across nearly five decades, the Sundance Film Festival has evolved from a small showcase for independent film into one of the premier festivals in the United States and a linchpin of the business. In the process, it has departed from its indie roots, much as independent filmmaking in the US has been absorbed into the mainstream. Art-related films in particular reflect the festival's changes, running the gamut from niche subjects to crowd pleasers."
"Musician Courtney Love gets a more traditional biographical treatment in Antiheroine, which follows her through the recording of her latest album and looks back on her career, most pointedly her relationship with Kurt Cobain. Broken English employs a more oblique approach in its portrait of the recently deceased actress and singer Marianne Faithfull. Interviews with Faithfull and archival materials are framed by segments in which actors Tilda Swinton and George MacKay play researchers for the "Ministry of Not Forgetting" who are investigating her life."
The Sundance Film Festival has shifted over nearly five decades from a small independent showcase into a major U.S. festival and industry linchpin. Art-related entries span niche subjects and crowd-pleasing films. Program highlights include an autofictional mockumentary starring Charli XCX and Antiheroine, a Courtney Love biopic following her recording process and revisiting her relationship with Kurt Cobain. Broken English offers an oblique portrait of Marianne Faithfull that blends interviews and archival material with actors portraying researchers for a "Ministry of Not Forgetting." Documentaries also recover lesser-known figures, such as Barbara Forever, which assembles Barbara Hammer's archives, and Public Access, which revisits Manhattan Cable Television.
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