The 2025 program for Sundance includes 86 feature-length projects,36 of which mark their respective filmmakers' directorial debut.
These titles include some of the most talked-about up-and-coming movies competing across all categories including the U.S.
Dramatic and Documentary competitions, World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary competitions, and NEXT.
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In the main categories, other buzzy highlights includePlainclotheswithTom Blyth,BunnylovrwithRachel Sennott, andAtropiawithAlia Shawkat.
Keeping on the remake train, theDiego LunaandJennifer Lopezmusical adaptation ofKiss of the Spider Womanis one to watch.
If documentaries are more your speed,Ahmir “Questlove” Thompsonhas also lined up his new featureSly Lives!
The Legend of Ochi follows a young girl named Yuri from a remote northern village who seeks to reunite a lost baby ochi with its family. Venturing beyond her village and confronting her fears, Yuri embarks on an extraordinary journey among the mysterious creatures of the surrounding forest.
(aka The Burden of Black Genius)all about the titular leader ofSly and the Family Stone.
Key among them isCha Cha Real SmoothdirectorCooper Raiff’sHal & Harper.
Max’s two-partPaul ReubensdocuseriesPee-wee as Himselfwill also appear, nabbingNatasha Lyonne,Laurence Fishburne, andTim Burtonas guests.
Rounding out the big announcement is the Sundance Institute’s annual Vanguard Award winners.
More honorees will be named in the run-up to the festival.
The full Sundance Film Festival 2025 lineup is now available to view onthe official website.
Everything kicks off in Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah from January 23 through February 2.
Stay tuned here at Collider for more coverage of the event and everything screening there.
