"Clearly, there are stories that are not being told on screen at your local movie theater. Powerful tales that are desperate to escape Sundance, secure a distributor, and reach a wider audience. It's largely why the festival has become the go-to place for groundbreaking documentaries. In the last decade, six of the past ten Best Documentary winners at the Academy Awards premiered at Sundance. This year? All five nominees are Sundance films."
"Josephine is a tough watch. The film follows an eight-year-old girl who witnesses a rape from afar at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Her parents (played by Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan) don't know how to talk to her about what she's seen, and Josephine barely even understands the event itself at such a young age. Then, when she's asked to testify in c"
The final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah felt somber as the festival's late founder Robert Redford cast a heavy presence and attendees sensed an ending. The festival will relocate to Boulder, Colorado next year. The 2026 slate favored weighty subjects: Josephine, Shame and Money, and American Doctor examined rape, displaced families, and doctors on Gaza's frontlines. Strong documentaries dominated the lineup, continuing Sundance's role as a launchpad for Oscar-nominated nonfiction. Many of the standout films face challenging commercial prospects despite critical importance, prompting bidding wars and anticipated wider releases.
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