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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 7-10, 2019 C-3 The Park Record Sundance Institute announces the 2020 film festival lineup 118 features will represent 27 countries Submitted by Sundance Institute The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2. The Sundance Film Festival is Sundance Institute’s flagship public program, widely regarded as the largest American independent film festival and attended by more than 120,000 people and 1,300 accredited press, and powered by more than 2,000 volunteers last year. Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance Institute, n said, “Independent artists create and enrich global culture. Their art, which we’re proud to pres- ent, can entertain – and much more: it can, illuminate, agitate, and empower. This year’s Festid val is full of films that showcase myriad ways for stories to drive change, across hearts, minds, - and societies.” Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, e said, “At this year’s Festival, we’ll explore the theme of “imagined futures,” inside the theaters and in the conversations sparked by the work we - are presenting. We believe diverse stories from independent artists around the world open us l up to new perspectives and possibilities – at a time when fresh thinking and dialogue is urgent- ly needed.” John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, - “The program this year, my last as Director, is a celebration: of art and artists, yes, but also of e the community that makes the annual pilgrimage to Park City to see the most exciting new - work being made today. Watching this group expand and thrive over the years has been exhilarating and wildly rewarding. Our 2020 Festival’s lively and - visionary crop of artists has a contagious passion, and I can’t wait to watch the world meet l their work.” The 2020 festival will showcase 118 feature-length films, d representing 27 countries and 44 first-time feature filmmakers. Of the 65 directors in all four com- petition categories, comprising 56 films, 46a percentare women, 38a percentare people of color, t and 12a percentare LGBTQ+. In the U.S. Dramatic Competition, 47 percent of the directors are - women; 53 percent are people of color; 5 percent are LGBTQ+. In this year’s U.S. Documenta- ry Competition, 45 percent are women; 23 percent are people of color; 23 apercent are LGBTQ+. - Fourty-four percent, or 52, of all films announced were directed by one or more women; d 34 percent, or 40, were directed by one or more filmmaker of color; 15 percent or 18 by one or - more people who are LGBTQ+. 23 films announced were supported by Sundance Institute in - development, whether through w direct granting or residency Labs. 107 of the Festival’s feature films, or 91 percent of the - lineup announced, will be world premieres. These films were selected from a record high of 15,100 submissions including 3,853 d feature-length films. Of the feature film submissions, 1,698 were from the U.S. and 2,155 e were international; 29a percentwere directed by one or more women; 40 percent were directt ed by one or more filmmaker of color; 15 percent by one or more people who identify as LGBTQ+. In 2019, the Festival drew more than 122,000 attendees from 48 U.S. states and 35 other countries, generated $182.5 million in economic activity for the state of Utah and supported 3,052 local jobs. The 2021 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 21–31, 2021. More lineup announcements, including Shorts, Indie Episodic and New Frontier, are forthcoming; watch sundance.org/festival. The feature films confirmed for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival are: 2019 2 FOR OR 1 ENT E R ÉES U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include The Farewell, Honey Boy, Clemency, Eighth Grade, Sorry to Bother You and The Miseducation of Cameron Post. 47a percentof the directors in this year’s U.S. Dramatic Competition are women; 52a percentare people of color; 5a percentare LGBTQ+. • The 40-Year-Old Version / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Radha Blank, Producers: Lena Waithe, Radha Blank, Inuka Bacote-Capiga, Jennifer Semler, Rishi Rijani) — A down-onher-luck New York playwright decides to reinvent herself and salvage her artistic voice the only way she knows how: by becoming a rapper at age 40. Cast: Radha Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin, Reed Birney, Imani Lewis, T.J. Atoms. World Premiere • BLAST BEAT / U.S.A. (Director: Esteban Arango, Screenwriters: Erick Castrillon & Esteban Arango, Producers: Charles D. King, Poppy Hanks, Erick Castrillon, Ty Walker) — After their family emigrates from Colombia during the summer of ‘99, a metalhead science prodigy and his deviant younger brother do their best to adapt to new lives in America. Cast: Moises Arias, Mateo Arias, Daniel Dae Kim, Kali Uchis, Diane Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama. World Premiere • Charm City Kings / U.S.A. (Director: Angel Manuel Soto, Screenwriters: Sherman Payne, Chris Boyd & Kirk Sullivan, Barry Jenkins, Producers: Caleeb Pinkett, Clarence Hammond, Marc Bienstock) — Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-andnarrow and a road filled with fast money and violence. Cast: Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Will Catlett, Teyonah Parris, Donielle Tremaine Hansley, Kezii Curtis. World Premiere • Dinner in America / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Adam Rehmeier, Producers: Ben Stiller, Nicholas Weinstock, David Hunter, Ross Putman, John Covert, Sam Slater) — An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.. Cast: Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, Pat Healy, Griffin Gluck, Lea Thompson, Mary Lynn Rajskub. World Premiere • The Evening Hour / U.S.A. (Director: Braden King, Screenwriter: Elizabeth Palmore, Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Braden King, Derrick Tseng) — Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his rural Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts. But when an old friend returns with plans that upend the fragile balance and identity he’s so painstakingly crafted, Cole is forced to take action. Cast: Philip Ettinger, Stacy Martin, Cosmo Jarvis, Michael Trotter, Kerry Bishé, Lili Taylor. World Premiere • Farewell Amor / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Ekwa Msangi, Producers: Huriyyah Muhammad, Sam Bisbee, Josh Penn) — Reunited after a 17 year separation, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teenage daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help overcome the emotional distance between them. Cast: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Offer Expires December 14, 2019. 2020 Sundance Film Festival When: Jan. 23-Feb. 2 Where: Park City, Salt Lake City and Sundance Web: sundance.org Not valid on take out orders. Good with the purchase of a second, single item of equal or lesser value. Reservations are recommended. No separate checks. Please present coupon prior to ordering. A 20% service charge will be added to the bill before the discounted amount. 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(Director and screenwriter: Edson Oda, Producers: Jason Michael Berman, Mette Marie Kongsved, Matthew Lindner, Laura Tunstall, Datari Turner) — In a house distant from the reality we know, a reclusive man interviews prospective candidates—personifications of human souls—for the privilege that he once had: to be born. Cast: Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Bill Skarsgård, Tony Hale, David Rysdahl. World Premiere. Dolby Institute Fellowship • Palm Springs / U.S.A. (Director: Max Barbakow, Screenwriter: Andy Siara, Producers: Andy Samberg, Becky Sloviter, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Dylan Sellers, Chris Parker) — When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated the next morning when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other. Cast: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Meredith Hagner, Camila Mendes, Peter Gallagher. World Premiere • Save Yourselves! / U.S.A. (Directors and Screenwriters: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson, Producers: Kara Durrett, Mandy Tagger, Adi Ezroni) — A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack. Cast: Sunita Mani, John Reynolds, Ben Sinclair, Johanna Day, John Early, Gary Richardson. World Premiere • Shirley / U.S.A. (Director: Josephine Decker, Screenwriter: Sarah Gubbins, Producers: Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Sue Naegle, Sarah Gubbins, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman) — A young couple moves in with the famed author, Shirley Jackson, Please see Sundance, C-5 Get the top local news stories delivered directly to your inbox with a new weekly email update from the Park Record! 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