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21 Films to See at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
The first-ever virtual fest kicks off this week with movies featuring stars like Rita Moreno, Vanessa Kirby, and Daniel Kaluuya. Glen Wilson, Courtesy of Sundance Institute
A look at the buzziest prospects at this year s festival which will be accessible online to movie lovers from around the world for the first-time ever from documentaries to dramas and next year s awards contenders.
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Opening night kicks off with the premieres including the
Summer of Soul documentary from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
Jan. 28 / 10PM (premiere)
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Making his directorial debut, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson takes viewers to the Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place three months before Woodstock in 1969. The event hosted over 300,000 people and featured Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, and Nina Simone. However, no one has seen the footage since it’s been “stored in a basement for 50 years,” according to Sundance. Until now.
To Miss the Ending
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Exploring the worth of our memories and how they link in our brains can be exciting, also terrifying. This film wants us to think about what these memories mean, but more importantly, how these memories can be gamified, automated, simulated, disseminated to anyone. Here’s another wake up call to remind us where we could head if we don’t hit pause to review.
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Virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival opens on a screen very near you
COVID-19 has shaken up Hollywood this past year, and the ramifications are still being felt in the snow-covered mountains of Utah, the traditional site of the Sundance Film Festival. This year, the festival, which has been a bellwether of independent moviemaking for more than three decades, will be presented online for the first time, streaming narrative and documentary films from around the world, beginning Thursday, January 28, through February 3.
Most features have two screenings scheduled (along with Q&As with the filmmakers), for which tickets may be purchased. But beware: these virtual screenings can sell out just like real ones.
11 Hot Movies for Sale at Virtual Sundance Film Festival
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All-night bidding wars are as much a staple of the Sundance Film Festival as snow drifts and thin air. The mountaintop gathering highlights the best of indie film and shines a light on the next generation of Tarantinos and Soderberghs. This year looks different. Sundance will go virtual in 2021 due to COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean that studio executives and agents aren’t going to be working the phones just as furiously. Here’s a look at films that have the goods to inspire streaming services and indies to go toe-to-toe in the hopes of landing the next “Palm Springs” or “Promising Young Woman.”