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12 Movies Selected for 2021 Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Charter

Sundance Institute is hosting its annual film festival for the year 2021 in Park City, Utah. The Sundance movie festival will take place from 23rd January to 2nd February 2021.



Independent artists create and enrich global culture. Their art, which we’re proud to present, can entertain – and much more: it can illuminate, agitate, and empower. This year’s Festival is full of films that showcase myriad ways for stories to drive change, across hearts, minds, and societies.Robert Redford
Did you know that almost 91% of the Sundance 2021 films will be world premieres?

A total of 12 films have made it to Sundance festival 2021 in the World Cinema Dramatic category. The Souvenir, The Guilty, Monos, Yardie, The Nile Hilton Incident, and Second Mother are a few of previous year’s entries.

Charter / Sweden

Director and screenwriter: Amanda Kernell



Producers: Lars G. Lindström, Eva Åkergren

Storyline: It has been two months that Alice has not met her kids after a divorce. While waiting for custody verdict, she receives a call which makes her do the unthinkable for her children.

Cuties / France

Cuties



Director and screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré

Producer: Zangro

Storyline: 11 years old, Amy, finds a way out from family troubles when meets ‘Cuties’, a group of young dancers.

Exil

Exil

Country: Germany, Belgium, Kosovo

Director and screenwriter: Visar Morina

Producers: Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade

Storyline: Identity crisis is real when it hits a young chemical engineer at work, as he feels disconnected from his colleagues.

High Tide

High Tide

Country: Argentina

Director and screenwriter: Verónica Chen

Producers: Esteban Mentasti, Hori Mentasti

Storyline: Laura feels angry when a group of builders keep invading her home. It all started after she tried to seduce the chief builder one afternoon, and he never returned.

Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares)

Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares)

Country: Mexico, Spain

Director: Fernanda Valadez

Screenwriters: Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero

Producers: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Jack Zagha, Yossy Zagha

Storyline: Magdalena meets Miguel while searching for her son who disappeared at the U.S.-Mexican border. Miguel travels with her while looking for his own mother.

Jumbo

Jumbo

Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium

Director and screenwriter: Zoé Wittock\

Producers: Anaïs Bertrand, Annabella Nezri, Gilles Chanial

Storyline: Jeanne, who is still living with her mother, meets Jumbo while working at an amusement park. Her life takes a turn that she never had imagined.

Luxor

Luxor

Country: Egypt, United Kingdom

Director and screenwriter: Zeina Durra

Producers: Mohamed Hefzy, Mamdouh Saba, Gianluca Chakra, Hisham Alghanim

Storyline: Hana meets a former lover, Sultan when she travels back to Luxor. She finds herself at a crossroads while roaming in a familiar place that brings back some memories.

Possessor

Possessor

Country: Canada, United Kingdom

Director and screenwriter: Brandon Cronenberg

Producers: Niv Fichman, Andrew Starke, Kevin Krikst, Fraser Ash

Storyline: When her evil-doings return to haunt her, Von finds her own identity in annihilation.

Summer White (Blanco de Verano)

Summer White (Blanco de Verano)

Country: Mexico

Director: Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson

Screenwriters: Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson, Raúl Sebastián Quintanilla

Producer: Alejandro Cortés Rubiales

Storyline: Rodrigo feels his throne is threatened when his mother brings home a new boyfriend. He has to choose between sacrificing his crown or crushing his mother’s happiness.

Surge

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Aneil Karia

Screenwriters: Rupert Jones, Rita Kalnejais

Producers: Julia Godzinskaya, Sophie Vickers

Storyline: He discovers a wilder, and destructive side of his personality when he robs a bank in London only to call himself bold.

This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection

This Is Not A Burial, It's A Resurrection

Country: Lesotho, South Africa, Italy

Director and screenwriter: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Producers: Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro

Storyline: An 80-years-old widow unites the whole community to stand against a reservoir construction since it threatened her village. The village pays her a tribute when she is hailed as a legend at her burial.

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

Country: Iran, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg

Director and screenwriter: Massoud Bakhshi

Producers: Jacques Bidou, Marianne Dumoulin

Storyline: Forgiving her father’s murderer is difficult. Mona relives her moments Maryam, who had accidentally killed her own husband and is now waiting for forgiveness from Mona.

Filed Under: 2020 Screenings, Blog Tagged With: World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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