"With the announcement that the 2027 festival will take place in Boulder, Colorado, I must state that this year's edition was a poignant end of an era. I was honored to experience the festival as originally designed, one final time. Please write these titles down in your diary and keep your eyes glued to your local film festival, art-house theaters, and streaming sites for them throughout the upcoming year."
"An instant sports classic that follows the incredible life of a 12-year-old Hungarian named Judit Polgárn. Her dreams of competing against men at international chess tournaments come to a head with a decade-long desire to beat world champion Garry Kasparov. Playing out like a level-headed Marty Supreme for chess players, Polgárn's remarkable journey, along with her over-bearing father and two chess playing sisters, help make Rory Kennedy's gripping film one of the year's most thrilling films."
"Fresh off a premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, this is a unique portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter, and icon Marianne Faithfull. Post-modernly constructed (and with some confusing deep-cut references) the film follows legendary actors Tilda Swinton and George MacKay (of Sam Mendes' 1917) as they present a series of fascinating (and sometimes controversial) archival footage to an ailing Marianne Faithfull."
Sundance Film Festival received over 16,201 submissions for its final year in Park City and presented just over 35 documentary features. The 2027 festival will take place in Boulder, Colorado, marking the end of the Park City era. Rory Kennedy's Queen of Chess chronicles the life of 12-year-old Hungarian Judit Polgárn, her decade-long pursuit to beat Garry Kasparov, and the role of her father and sisters; the film was acquired by Netflix and is already streaming. Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth's Broken English constructs a portrait of Marianne Faithfull using archival footage presented by Tilda Swinton and George MacKay, finding clarity about 30 minutes in as Faithfull explores how she has been misunderstood.
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