WATCH THESE MOVIES

A total of 32 films supported by the Sundance Institute, through the Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Documentary Fund, and the Feature Film Program, are now appearing on screens throughout the U.S. The 23 films listed below continue their runs.

Click on underlined titles to link directly to films’ Web sites, and check your local listings for screening and broadcast schedules. Films are listed in alphabetical order.

A Slipping-Down Life
Writer/director Toni Kalem’s first feature film is an adaptation of the Ann Tyler novel by the same name. The film premiered at the ’99 Sundance Film Festival. It is now playing in select cities this month.

A Thousand Clouds of Peace
This film by writer/director Julian Hernandez opens in select cities throughout the spring. The film screened as part of the 2004 Festival’s World Cinema line up.

BAADASSSSS!
The film by writer/director Mario van Peebles’ screened at the ’04 Festival and continues to open in select cities across the country through the summer.

Carandiru
Hector Babenco’s eighth feature film was part of the 2004 Festival’s World Cinema offerings. It is currently playing in select theatres.

The Clearing
This film from director Pieter Jan Brugge and writer Justin Haythe premiered at the ’04 Festival.

The Corporation
This Canadian film from Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan received the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at the 2004 Festival.

Control Room
The documentary from Jehane Noujaim was one of the American Spectrum offerings at the ’04 Festival.

Goodbye Lenin!
Now playing in select cities, this German film screened as part of the World Cinema category at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Director Wolfgang Becker collaborated with Bernd Lichtenberg on the script.

The Hunting of the President
This film from writers/directors Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry was shown as a Special Screening at the Festival this year. The film is based on the book by Gene Lyons and Joe Conason.

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
The latest film from British director Mike Hodges and screenwriter Trevor Preston was shown at the ’04 Festival.

Imelda
This documentary by Ramona S. Diaz is now playing in select cities. The film was supported by the Sundance Documentary Fund and went on to screen at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where Ferne Perlstein received the Excellence in Cinematography Award for her work on the picture.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster was screened in the American Spectrum category of the Festival this year.

Napoleon Dynamite
Director Jared Hess collaborated with his wife Jerusha Hess to write the script for Napoleon Dynamite, his first feature film which premiered at the Festival this year.

The Return
This Russian film from director Andrey Zvyagintsev and screenwriters Vladimir Moiseenko and Alexander Novototsky screened in the World Cinema section of the ’04 Festival. It is now playing in select cities.

Riding Giants
Stacey Peralta’s latest picture was shown as the Opening Night Film of the ’04 Festival and is playing nationwide throughout the summer.

The Saddest Music in the World
The latest film from Canadian director Guy Maddin, who collaborated with Kazuo Ishiguro and George Toles on the screenplay. The film screened at the 2004 Festival and is now playing in select cities nationwide.

SAVED!
Part of the Premieres section of the Festival this year, Saved! is now playing in select cities across the country. Brian Dannelly directed the film, and collaborated with Michael Urban to write the script.

Seducing Doctor Lewis
Directed by Jean-François Pouliot and written by Ken Scott, this French-Canadian film won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at the ’04 Festival.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. . .Spring
By writer/director Kim Ki-duk of South Korea, this film was part of the World Cinema category at the Festival this year. The film is now playing in select cities.

Supersize Me
Director/producer Morgan Spurlock is also the subject of this documentary, which earned the Documentary Directing Award at the 2004 Festival. The film is now playing nationwide.

The United States of Leland
Screened at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, the film is now playing in select cities nationwide. Matthew Ryan Hoge wrote and directed the film.

The Weather Underground
This documentary from directors Sam Green and Bill Siegel was shown as part of the Documentary Competition at the ’03 Festival. The film went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It continues in select theatres.

Word Wars
A documentary by directors Eric Chaikin and Julian Petrillo, the film was shown at the ’04 Festival. It screens in select cities nationwide throughout the summer.