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Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Sundance Film Festival is continuing with online programming besides the standard in-person events that are happening in Utah this year. With a wide slate of movies from across both the United States and the world, here are some of the most interesting options available to watch at this year’s event. Individual tickets go on sale on January 13, 2022 for $20 per screening, however if someone is inclined to spend more on a ticket package to watch all the movies, those packages are still available now. Here are five of the most interesting synopses from the programming guide this year. Keep in mind, these movies are not in competition categories, be they domestic or international in either dramatic or documentary categories. Obviously, the selections that were picked for competition are among some of the movies with the most buzz around them.
2nd Chance: 2nd Chance tells the story of Richard Davis who invented the bulletproof vest. In an effort to market the vest, he shot himself over 190 times. This documentary from director Ramin Bahrani (HBO’s Fahrenheit 451) chronicles his rise and fall.
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing: Boeing 737 MAX flights were grounded following two crashes that killed over 300 people in late 2018 and early 2019. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing outlines the circumstances around the corporate culture that led to these crashes. Academy Award nominated Documentarian Rory Kennedy (Last Days in Vietnam) directs this feature.
Emily the Criminal: Aubrey Plaza stars as Emily, a woman drowning in debt who gets involved with a credit card scam that drags her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Directed by John Patton Ford in his first feature film.
When You Finish Saving the World: Jesse Eisenberg makes his directorial debut with this adaptation of his award-winning audio drama of the same name. It follows Evelyn (Julianne Moore) and her son Ziggy (Finn Wolfhard) as the two grow apart and look for replacements for each other.
Resurrection: Rebecca Hall stars in Andrew Semans’ second feature about a woman named Margaret who’s life is thrown upside-down when a man named David returns and brings secrets about Margaret’s life. Semans’ last feature in 2012 was a nominee for the Jury Award at the Tribeca Film Festival for Best Narrative Feature.
The Worst Person in the World: The Worst Person in the World does not count towards the five because technically it is not making its premiere at Sundance. It originally premiered last July at Cannes, screened at the Toronto Film Festival last year in North America, and is slated for an American theatrical release in February. It is Joachim Trier’s fifth feature and has been shortlisted for Best International Feature as the submission from Norway.
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