SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON TAKES PLACE 2-5 JUNE AT PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL The festival will present the UK and International premieres of films direct from this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A., selected by the Sundance Institute programming team in collaboration with Picturehouse.
Continuing the focus of the three previous London editions on presenting new work by emerging and established independent filmmakers, the 2016 festival will also include a short film programme in addition to special events. The full festival programme will be announced later this week.
Tickets on-sale dates: Festival Passes: Thursday 5th May Members Priority: Friday 6th May General Sale: Monday 9th May
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A full! list! of! filmmakers! and! special! guests! expected! to! attend will! be! announced! closer! to! the!
festival.
Robert(Redford,!President!&!Founder!of!Sundance!Institute,!said,!”I)have)long)believed)that)the
quality)and)originality)of)the)independent)films)we)show)would)be)of)interest)to)global)audiences.)
Our)Sundance)Film)Festival:)London)allows)us)to)further)help)these)new)independent)films)get)out)
into)the)world,)starting)with)engaged)audiences)in)the)UK.”
John( Cooper,! Director! of! the! Sundance! Film! Festival,! said,! “Independent) film) takes) a) great) step)
forward)each)year,)and)it)is)our)pleasure)and)privilege)to)share)these)new)independent)films)we)love)
with) London) audiences.) This) year’s) film) programme) builds) on) the) excitement) of) our) most) recent)
Festival)in)Utah)and)showcases)new)talent)to)watch)as)well)as)more)established)artists)who)continue)
to)take)exciting)risks)in)their)work.”
Clare(Binns,!Director!of!Programming!and!Acquisitions!at!Picturehouse,!adds,!“Since)the)opening)of)
Picturehouse)Central)last)Summer,)we’ve)been)changing)the)landscape)of)London’s)cinema)scene)and)
we’re)delighted)to)be)rounding)off)our)first)year)with)Sundance)Film)Festival:)London.)We)are)very)
excited)to)be)bringing)the)best)of)this)year’s)Sundance)Film)Festival)to)London)and)UK)audiences)plus)
some)very)special)events)and)appearances.)I)look)forward)to)seeing)all)passLholders)on)our)super)cool)
and)viewLtastic)Members’)Bar)balcony)between)screenings!”
More!information!will!be!available!at sundance.org/london.!Join!the!conversation!on!social!media!
with!#sundancelondon.
Sundance!Film!Festival:!London!2016!is!supported!by:!Lead!Partner!– Sundance!Channel!
Global; Media!Partners!– London!Evening!Standard!and!Time!Out;!Event!Partners!– Empire,!
Kickstarter,!Nowness,!Screen!International!and!Utah’s!Governors!Office!of!Economic!
Development; and!Hotel!Partner!– The!Langham,!London;!Official!Providers!> Picturehouse!Cinemas!
LTD;!Supporting!Partners!> London!Short!Film!Festival,!The!British!Film!Institute!and!Sony!Experia
FEATURE(FILM(PROGRAMME — American!independent!narrative!and!documentary!films!that!
premiered!at!the!Sundance!Film!Festival in!Park!City,!Utah,!U.S.A.
Author:(The(JT(LeRoy(Story (Director)/)screenwriter:)Jeff)Feuerzeig))
–The)definitive)look inside!the!mysterious!case!of!16>year>old!
literary!sensation!JT!LeRoy!– a!creature!so!perfect!for!his!time!that!
if!he!didn’t!exist,!someone!would!have!had!to!invent!him.!Perhaps!
someone!did?!The!strangest!story!about!story!ever!told.!
(Documentary)!
International)premiere)
The(Greasy(Strangler (Director:)Jim)Hosking))L When!Big!Ronnie!
and!his!son!Brayden!meet!lone!female!tourist!Janet!on!Big!Ronnie’s!
Disco!Walking!Tour—the!best!and!only disco!walking!tour!in!the!
city—a!fight!for!Janet’s!heart!erupts!between!father!and!son,!and!
the!infamous!Greasy!Strangler!is!unleashed.
Principal)Cast:)Michael)St.)Michaels,)Sky)Elobar,)Elizabeth)De)Razzo,)
Gil)Gex,)Jesse)Keen,)Joe)David)Walters
International)premiere
Goat (Director:)Andrew)Neel))– Reeling!from!a!terrifying!assault,!a!
19>yearold!boy!pledges!his!brother’s!fraternity!in!an!attempt!to!
prove!his!manhood.!What!happens!there,!in!the!name!of!
“brotherhood,”!tests!both!the!boys!and!their!relationship!in!brutal!
ways.
Principal)Cast:)Nick)Jonas,)Ben)Schnetzer,)Virginia)Gardner,)Danny)
Flaherty,)Austin)Lyon)
UK)premiere
Indignation (Director)/)screenwriter:)James)Schamus))– It’s!1951,!
and!among!the!new!arrivals!at!Winesburg!College!in!Ohio!are!the!
son!of!a!kosher!butcher!from!New!Jersey!and!the!beautiful,!
brilliant!daughter!of!a!prominent!alum.!For!a!brief!moment,!their!
lives!converge!in!this!emotionally!soaring!film!based!on!the!novel!
by!Philip!Roth.
Principal)Cast: Logan)Lerman,)Sarah Gadon,)Tracy)Letts,)Linda)
Emond,)Danny)Burstein,)Ben)Rosenfield
UK)premiere
The(Intervention (Director)/)screenwriter:)Clea)DuVall))– A!
weekend!getaway!for!four!couples!takes!a!sharp!turn!when!one!of!
the!couples!discovers!the!entire!trip!was!orchestrated!to!host!an!
intervention!on!their!marriage.
Principal)Cast:)Melanie)Lynskey,)Cobie)Smulders,)Alia)Shawkat,)Clea)
DuVall,)Natasha)Lyonne,)Ben)Schwartz
Winner(of(the(U.S.(Dramatic(Special(Jury(Award(for(Individual(
Performance((Melanie(Lynskey)
International)premiere
Life,(Animated (Director)/)screenwriter:)Roger)Ross)Williams))–
Owen!Suskind,!an!autistic!boy!who!could!not!speak!for!years,!
slowly!emerged!from!his!isolation!by!immersing!himself!in!Disney!
animated!movies.!Using!these!films!as!a roadmap,!he!reconnects!
with!his!loving!family!and!the!wider!world!in!this!emotional!
coming>of>age!story.!(Documentary)
Winner(of(the(Directing(Award:(U.S.(Documentary
UK)premiere
Morris(from(America (Director)/)screenwriter:)Chad)Hartigan))L
Thirteen>year>old!Morris,!a!hip>hop!loving!American,!moves!to!
Heidelberg,!Germany,!with!his!father.!In!this!completely!foreign!
land,!he!falls!in!love!with!a!local!girl,!befriends!his!German!tutor>
turned> confidant,!and!attempts!to!navigate!the!unique!trials!and!
tribulations!of!adolescence.
Principal)Cast:)Markees)Christmas,)Craig)Robinson,)Carla)Juri,)Lina)
Keller,)Jakub)Gierszał,)Levin)Henning
Won:(Waldo(Salt(Screenwriting(Award:(U.S.(Dramatic;(U.S.(
Dramatic(Special(Jury(Award(for(Individual(Performance((Craig(
Robinson)
UK)premiere
Other(People (Director)/)screenwriter:)Chris)Kelly))– A!struggling!
comedy!writer,!fresh!from!breaking!up!with!his!boyfriend,!moves!
to!Sacramento!to!help!his!sick!mother.!Living!with!his!conservative!
father!and!younger!sisters,!David!feels!like!a!stranger!in!his!
childhood!home.!As!his!mother!worsens,!he!tries!to!convince!
everyone!(including!himself)!he’s!“doing!okay.”
Principal)Cast: Jesse)Plemons,)Molly)Shannon,)Bradley)Whitford,)
Maude)Apatow,)Zach)Woods,)June)Squibb
International)premiere)
Tallulah (Director)/)screenwriter:)Sian)Heder))– A!rootless!young!
woman!takes!a!toddler!from!a!wealthy,!negligent!mother!and!
passes!the!baby!off!as!her!own!in!an!effort!to!protect!her.!This!
decision!connects!and!transforms!the!lives!of!three!very!different!
women.
Principal)Cast:)Ellen)Page,)Allison)Janney,)Tammy)Blanchard,)Evan)
Jonigkeit,)Uzo)Aduba
International)premiere)TBC
Weiner (Directors)/)screenwriters:)Josh)Kriegman,)Elyse)Steinberg))
– With!unrestricted!access!to!Anthony!Weiner’s!New!York!City!
mayoral!campaign,!this!film!reveals!the!human!story!behind!the!
scenes!of!a!high>profile!political!scandal!as!it!unfolds,!and!it!offers!
an!unfiltered!look!at!how!much!today’s!politics!are!driven!by!an!
appetite!for!spectacle.!(Documentary)
Winner(of(the(U.S.(Grand(Jury(Prize:(Documentary
European)premiere)
Wiener[Dog (Director)/)screenwriter:)Todd)Solondz))– This!film!tells!
several!stories!featuring!people!who!find!their!life!inspired!or!
changed by!one!particular!dachshund,!who!seems!to!be!spreading!
comfort!and!joy.
Principal)Cast: Greta)Gerwig,)Kieran)Culkin,)Danny)DeVito,)Ellen)
Burstyn,)Julie)Delpy,)Zosia)Mamet
International)premiere.)Presented)in)association)with)Time)Out.
SHORT(FILM(PROGRAMME — Two!wide>ranging!collections!of!short!films!that!screened!in!January!at!
the!2016!Sundance!Film!Festival.!
2016(Sundance(Film(Festival(Short(Film(Tour([ a!95>minute!theatrical!program!of!eight!short!films!
selected!from!this!year’s!Sundance!Film Festival,!showcasing!a!wide!variety!of!story!and!style
Affections((Director)/)screenwriter:)Bridey!Elliott))– This!comedy!
about!isolation!and!loneliness!follows!a!young!woman!who!is!adrift!
and!seeking!intimacy!in!the!most!unlikely!places.
Bacon(&(God’s(Wrath (Director)/)screenwriter:)Sol)Friedman))– A!
90>year>old!Jewish!woman!reflects!on!her!life!experiences!as!she!
prepares!to!try!bacon!for!the!first!time.
Winner(of(the(Short(Film(Jury(Award:(Non[fiction,(Presented(by(
YouTube
Edmond (Director)/)screenwriter:)Nina)Gantz))– Edmond’s!impulse!
to!love!and!be!close!to!others!is!strong—maybe!too!strong.!As!he!
stands!by!a!lake!contemplating!his!options,!he!reflects!on!his!
defining!moments!in!search!of!the!origin!of!his!desires.
Winner(of(the Short(Film(Jury(Award:(Animation,(Presented(by(
YouTube
Her(Friend(Adam (Director)/)screenwriter:)Ben!Petrie))– A!
boyfriend’s!jealous!impulse!spirals!out!of!control!in!16!minutes!of!
romantic!doom.
Winner(of(the(Short(Film(Special(Jury(Award(for(Outstanding(
Performance((Grace(Glowicki)
Jungle (Director)/)screenwriter:)Asantewaa!Prempeh))– The!lines!
between!trust,!betrayal,!and!forgiveness!are!intertwined!for!two!
Senegalese!vendors!as!they!try!to!make!a!living!on!the!streets!of!
New!York!City.
The(Grandfather(Drum (Director)/)screenwriter:)Michelle!Derosier))
– As!the!balance!of!the!world!turns!upside!down!for!the!
Anishinabek!people,!the!elder!Naamowin!builds!a!healing!drum!to!
save!his!grandson!and!his!people.
The(Procedure (Director)/)screenwriter:)Calvin!Lee!Reeder))– A!man!
is!captured!and!forced!to!endure!a!strange!experiment.
Winner(of(the(Short(Film(Jury(Award:(U.S.(Fiction,(Presented(by(
YouTube
Thunder(Road (Director)/)screenwriter:)Jim!Cummings))– Officer!
Arnaud!loved!his!mom.
Winner(of(the(Short(Film(Grand(Jury(Prize,(Presented(by(YouTube
2016(Sundance(Film(Festival(UK(Shorts(– a!showcase!of!7!UK!shorts!that!screened!at!Sundance!Film!
Festival!2016
Manoman (Director:)Simon)Cartwright))– When)Glen)attends)
primal)scream)class,)he)releases)something)from)deep)within)that)
knows)no)limits.
Mining(Poems(or(Odes (Director:)Callum)Rice))– Robert,)an)exL
shipyard)welder)from)Govan,)Glasgow,)reflects)on)how)his)life)
experiences)have)influenced)his)newfound)compulsion)to)write.
Pombo(Loves(You (Director:)Steve)Warne))– A)distant)father)is)
forced)to)confront)a)heroic)but)troubled)past)life)as)’80s)TV)
character)Pombo.
Over((Director:)Jörn)Threlfall))– What)has)happened)in)this)quiet)
suburban)neighbourhood?)Has)there)been)a)murder,)a)hitLandLrun,)
an)accident?)The)reality)is)both)profound)and)deeply)unexpected.
Territory((Director:)Eleanor)Mortimer))– This)warm)and)lyrical)film)
follows)a)group)of)unruly)monkeys)in)Gibraltar)and)the)people)
employed)to)control)them)with)peashooters.
Rate(Me (Director:)Fyzal)Boulifa))– A)portrait)of)a)teenage)escort)
named)Coco.
Saturday (Director:)Mike)Forshaw))– April)15,)1989:)A)soccer)match)
changes)Liam’s)life)and)the)city)of)Liverpool)forever…)This)fictional)
account)relates)how)the)Hillsborough)Stadium)disaster)— which)
claimed)the)lives)of)96)Liverpool)supporters)– unfolded)for)a)family)
in)Merseyside,)England.
SUNDANCE(FILM(FESTIVAL:(ROAD(TO(STARDOM – A!programme!dedicated!to!showcasing!notable!
films!discovered!by!the!Sundance!Film!Festival!that!feature!stars!and!filmmakers!who!have!since!
achieved!global!recognition.!Presented)in)association)with)Empire)Magazine.
Blood(Simple (Director:!Joel!Coen,!Screenwriters:!Joel!Coen,!Ethan!
Coen)!> The!Coen!Brothers!exploded!onto!the!indie!film!scene!with!
this!darkly!funny!thriller!also!featuring!the!first!onscreen!
performance!from!Frances!McDormand.
Winner(of(the(Grand(Jury(Prize(at(the(1985(Sundance(Film(
Festival.
