The most high profiled Premiere section of the Sundance Film Festival 2020 has been announced for the January screening. The special competition section would include a collection of long awaited narrated films that are in due launch.
Downhill
Country: U.S.A.
Directors: Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Screenwriters: Jesse Armstrong, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Storyline: A couple reassess their marriage, its dynamic and their feelings after they escape from an avalanche in the Alps.
Dream Horse
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Euros Lyn, Screenwriter: Neil McKay
Storyline: Jan is a bartender alongside a cleaning occupation. Her passion to bear a race horse in her village ends up in a participation on a national level elite race championship.
Falling
Country: Canada, United Kingdom and Denmark
Director and screenwriter: Viggo Mortensen
Storyline: Will is an 80 year old farmer who moves to his son’s place in Los Angeles. A clash of different perspectives occur reopening old unhealed wounds.
The Father
Country: United Kingdom and France
Director: Florian Zeller
Screenwriters: Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller
Storyline: A touching story of stages of life portrayed beautifully as a daughter arranges care nurses for her 80 year old father who keeps rejecting the idea. Now that she is moving to Paris, how will he survive alone in London?
Four Good Days
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Rodrigo Garcia, Screenwriters: Rodrigo Garcia, Eli Saslow
Storyline: The story focuses on a mother-daughter bond as she helps her child to set herself free from a 10 year long opioid addiction.
The Glorias
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Julie Taymor, Screenwriters: Julie Taymor, Sarah Ruhl
Storyline: The story revolves around Steinem, who is a journalist alongside an activist focussing on women’s right and it’s revolution as she moves around the world creating history.
Herself
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Storyline: Sandra, a struggling mother, aims to create a happy and a safe house for her daughters whilst discovering her true self.
Horse Girl
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Jeff Baena
Storyline: A woman who is fond of creativity, artwork, horses and supernatural crime series finally receives a reality check via her dreams.
Ironbark
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Dominic Cooke
Storyline: A British businessman works to resolve Cuban missile crisis with a partnership from a Soviet officer. Based on a true story that averts the idea of a nuclear conflict.
Kajillionaire
Country: U.S.A.
Director and screenwriter: Miranda July
Storyline: Dolio and her parent’s life take a complete 180 degree turn when they include a spirited woman in their clan.
The Last Shift
Country: U.S.A.
Director and screenwriter: Andrew Cohn
Storyline: Stanley is now retiring, and while train a new fast food worker, the most unexpected events take place.
The Last Thing He Wanted
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Dee Rees, Screenwriters: Marco Vallalobos, Dee Rees
Storyline: A guilt ridden journalist loses her focus wen an errand related to her father rises on board.
Lost Girls
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Liz Garbus, Screenwriter: Michael Werwie
Storyline: Based on true events, Shannan’s disappearance leads to murders of mutiples sex workers by the police.
The Nest
Country: United Kingdom, Canada
Director and screenwriter: Sean Durkin
Storyline: Rory’s marriage is at stake when he shifts to England as his wife is unable to adjust.
Promising Young Woman
Country: U.S.A.
Director and screenwriter: Emerald Fennell
Storyline: Cassie puts everything wrong in her life back on track with her intelligent, spirited and smart characteristics.
Sergio
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Greg Barker
Storyline: UN Diplomat Sergio’s life becomes a chaotic event after Iraq’s invasion by the U.S.
Tesla
Country: U.S.A.
Director and screenwriter: Michael Almereyda
Storyline: The story depicts Nikola Tesla’s work on a wireless energy system.
Uncle Frank
Country: U.S.A.
Director and screenwriter: Alan Ball
Storyline: A road trip with Beth and Uncle Frank, encountered by Walid portrays a family’s dynamics, choices and emotions.
Wendy
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Benh Zeitlin, Screenwriters: Benh Zeitlin, Eliza Zeitlin
Storyline: A reference to Peter Pan’s story where Wendy, stuck on an island struggles to break free to rescue her family and high spirits from reaching an end.
Worth
Country: U.S.A.
Director: Sara Colangelo
Storyline: Kenneth Feinberg, a brilliant D.C. lawyer discovers life as he fights politics, administration and bureaucracy.
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