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WATCH THESE MOVIES
A total of 30 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 28
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.
Around
the Bend
Writer/director Jordan Roberts developed Around the Bend during the
1996 Filmmakers Lab. It recently shared the Jury Prize and the Best
Actor Prize at the Montreal Film Festival, and opens in U.S. theatres
throughout the fall.
Bright
Young Things
Stephen Fry’s film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Vile
Bodies was part of the ’04 Festival’s Premieres category.
It continues its U.S. run.
The
Clearing
From director Pieter Jan Brugge and writer Justin Haythe, The Clearing
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.
DIG!
Ondi Timoner’s latest documentary premiered at the ’04 Festival
where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary. It opens in select
cities nationwide throughout the fall.
Donnie
Darko: Directors Cut
From writer/director Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko originally premiered
at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. A Directors Cut of the film was
released this summer and it continues its run in select cities nationwide.
Garden
State
Garden State is the feature writing and directorial debut of Zach Braff,
and was part of the Dramatic Competition at the ’04 Festival.
Eulogy
This feature film debut from writer/director Michael Clancy was shown
in the Festival’s Premieres section in 2004. It continues to open
in select cities throughout the fall.
The
Five Obstructions
Written and directed by Danish filmmakers Jørgen Leth and Lars
von Trier, The Five Obstructions was a Special Screening at the Festival
this year.
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
Supported by the Sundance Documentary Fund, Ramona S. Diaz’s Imelda
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.
Maria
Full of Grace
Writer/director Joshua Marston brought Maria Full of Grace, his first
feature film, to the Feature Film Program’s Screenwriters Lab
in 2003. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year,
where it received the Audience Award for Dramatic Feature.
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.
The
Motorcycle Diaries
Directed by Walter Salles and scripted by Jose Rivera, this film was
shown in the Premieres section of the ’04 Festival. It is now
playing in theatres nationwide.
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.
Open
Water
Writer/director Chris Kentis’ film screened as part of American
Spectrum during the ’04 Festival.
Primer
Written and directed by Shane Carruth, Primer took home the Grand Jury
Prize at the ’04 Festival. It continues to open nationwide in
select cities throughout the fall.
Proteus
The latest work from writer/director David Lebrun, Proteus was a part
of the Special Screenings offerings at the ’04 Festival.
Riding
Giants
Stacey Peralta’s latest picture was shown as the Opening Night
Film of the ’04 Festival and continues its nationwide run.
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.
Silver
City
The latest film from writer/director John Sayles was screened for participants
at the Sundance Independent Producers Conference in July. It continues
its run in select cities.
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.
Tarnation
The first feature film from writer/director Jonathan Caouette, Tarnation
was one of the offerings in the Frontier section of the ’04 Festival.
It continues its run in select cities.
Touch
of Pink
Writer/director Ian Iqbal Rashid’s feature film debut screened
in the Premieres section of the 2004 Festival. It continues in select
cities.
We
Don’t Live Here Anymore
Director John Curran’s We Don’t Live Here Anymore was screened
in the Dramatic Competition of the ’04 Festival where screenwriter
Larry Gross received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the film’s
script. It continues its run.
The
Yes Men
From directors Chris Smith, Dan Ollman, and Sarah Price, The Yes Men
was shown as a special screening at the Festival in 2004. It opens in
New York and Los Angeles on September 24.
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