It begins as a documentary about “The Amazing Johnathan,” a uniquely deranged magician who built a career out of shock and deception in the 1980s—but becomes a bizarre story about the unraveling of his documentarian.
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The story of prominent Las Vegas businesswoman Amy Ayoub, who found the courage to overcome the shame and trauma she kept hidden for 38 years. A personal portrait, the film explores the emotional and physical devastation associated with sex trafficking; survival, public vs private persona and finding one’s voice in unexpected ways.
When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, you can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways.
¡Las Sandinistas! reveals the untold stories of Nicaraguan women warriors and social revolutionaries who shattered barriers to lead combat and social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution, the ensuing US-backed Contra War, and documents their leadership in the continuing struggle for justice today.
AKADO, dir Kim Belov Alternative Therapy, dir Roberto Raad Boyana, dir Traiana Nescheva Boxed, dir Wanjiru Njendu Getting In A Van Again, dir Jonny Look Lexical Gap, dir Yoko Okumura The Toll Road, dir Tom Riley Hello Darling, dir Anais Thomassian Loneheart, dir T.J. Penton
On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humour, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Custody, dir Adam Zielinski Miller and Son, dir Asher Jelinsky Moth, dir Shu Zhu Steve and Cruz Have a Talk, dir Ryan & Cody LeBoeuf The Night Shift, dir Yumeng Guo The Velvet Underground Played at my High School, dir Robert Pietri & Tony Janneli Water Horse, dir Sarah Wisner & Sean Temple (un)feeling, dir James A. Heim VULTURE$, dir Mark Bricker Tricks, dir Conor Hooper
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Brew Haha: The Movie Drinking Game is an interactive movie going experience/drinking game. Join us as we celebrate the movies we love by getting drunk and making fun of them. We create rules that go along with a movie, could be a recurring catch phrase, or pivotal iconic moment we love. We also invite comedians to join us as we “celebrate” (make fun of) the movie we’re watching.
A Cactus Story, dir Mike & Jerry Thompson Adams, dir Tom Stern Jay, dir Angela Chen & Ayinde Anderson One In A Million, dir Ross Kauffman & Jeremiah Zagar Sundowners, dir Lisa Steen The Katy Universe, dir Patrick Muhlberger Razzle My Berries, dir Heather Aradas WESTSIDE, dir Johann Rucker & Vince Briscoe
In the dark karaoke rooms of Los Angeles’ Koreatown stripmalls, Kasie works as a doumi girl, a young hostess paid to cater to rich businessmen’s capricious whims. As she struggles to hide her sorrow through soju- and MDMA-fueled nights, her mind is focused on one thing: earning enough tips to continue providing for her bedridden father. When her father’s caretaker unexpectedly quits, Kasie seeks help from her estranged brother, and the siblings are forced to reconnect and reconcile the suppressed trauma that lead to their separation.
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Follow the campaigns of four progressive women who ran against incumbents in the elections last fall, shaking up the status quo and bringing fresh blood into Congress. One of the main figures in the film is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who ran as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and was elected to New York’s 14th District and became at age 29 the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Ocasio-Cortez was expected to come to Sundance, but had to cancel the trip because of the turbulence of the government shutdown which was just coming to an end.
After learning their beloved matriarch has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding reunion back in China. Headstrong and emotional writer Billi rebels against her parents’ directive to stay in New York and joins the family as they awkwardly attempt to rekindle old bonds, throw together a wedding that only grandma is actually looking forward to, and surreptitiously say their goodbyes.