What to Watch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival: Real Magic and Magical Realism
By Shelby Shaw Magic is often the term attributed to what cannot be explained by natural laws or logical reasoning. But if seeing is believing,
By Shelby Shaw Magic is often the term attributed to what cannot be explained by natural laws or logical reasoning. But if seeing is believing,
A still from “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” by Laura Casabé, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.
(L–R) Evianne Casey and Vanessa Martino attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Bucks County, USA” at The Ray Theatre on January 28, 2025,
Rachel Fleit attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sugar Babies” at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By
(L–R) Jeff Dutemple, Rachel Raimist, Fred Isseks, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, David Birmingham, and Mike Regan attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Middletown”
Joel Alfonso Vargas and the cast and crew of “Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)” attend the 2025 Sundance Film
(L–R) Théodore Pellerin, Eva Victor, Katarina Zhu, and Rashad Frett attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 28, 2025, in Park
(L–R) Stacey Wilson Hunt, Daniel Kaluuya, Mstyslav Chernov, Chloë Sevigny, and Celine Song at the Egyptian Theatre on January 28, 2025, in Park City, UT.
(L–R) Dr. Chao-ting Wu, Wendy Calhoun, Nicole Perlman, Cady Coleman, and Cristina Costantini at Filmmaker Lodge on January 27, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo
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(L-R) Gregory Nava, Dolores Huerta, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, and David Villalpando attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival “El Norte” screening at the Egyptian Theatre. (Photo
Writer-director Eva Victor introduces the premiere of “Sorry, Baby” at Eccles Theatre in Park City. (Photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan