(Los Angeles) The prestigious Sundance independent film festival unveiled on Wednesday an eclectic program in which the feature film is found Two women in gold by Chloé Robichaud, selected in official competition. Hollywood stars will rub shoulders with promising young directors from all over the world.
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Lily Gladstone, Benedict Cumberbatch and Melanie Griffith are among the established personalities who will hit the road to Utah in January for the festival.
Along with some new feature films, innovative documentaries, produced in the United States or elsewhere, will also be broadcast.
“The Sundance Film Festival remains steadfast in its commitment to highlighting unique and compelling voices of independent storytelling. Audiences can expect a 2025 program that showcases diverse and vibrant achievement from around the world,” said legendary actor Robert Redford, co-founder of the festival.
In the feature film category, will be broadcast as a world premiere The Thing with Feathersa British film in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays the role of a young father who struggles to come to terms with the death of his wife.
Lily Gladstone, nominated for the Oscars for her role in 2023 in Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese, will appear in The Wedding Banquet, remake romantic comedy Best man by Ang Lee released in 1993.
Melanie Griffith will share the spotlight with Juliette Lewis in By Designwhich revisits the theme of body swapping.
The public will also be able to choose from numerous documentaries, including two which focus on the United States’ relationship with the order.
The Perfect Neighbor tells the story of how a seemingly innocuous neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence, using footage from police body cameras and interviews from investigators.
Predators chronicles the rise and fall of a popular television show, in which perpetrators of sexual abuse of minors are enticed to go to the set of a film, only to be ultimately arrested.
The festival, which takes place January 23 to February 2 in Park City and Salt Lake City, will feature 87 feature-length films, representing 33 countries and territories.
More than 40% of them will be the first film of their directors, said the organizers.
“This year’s program features stories that touch on many of the major issues of our time, and that inspire us to both introspect and look around us,” said Kim Yutani, festival programming director. .
