Category: Watchlists

By Erik Adams Coming-of-age stories and movies go together like acne and puberty. High stakes, heightened emotions, big changes, ample opportunity for comedic embarrassment —

By Adam Silverstein Many of the filmmakers in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival lineup are returning to Park City with new work. These are directors

As with every edition of the Festival, the lineup includes the premieres of a whole new batch of projects brought to you in part by the year-round initiatives of the Sundance Institute.

By Adam Silverstein First features at the Sundance Film Festival have a certain charge to them — films that feel urgent, a little exposed, and

You can now watch a number of films from the comfort of your own home through the Sundance Film Festival’s Online program.

By Adam Silverstein Love takes many forms at the Sundance Film Festival — romantic, obsessive, tender, and dangerous. This year’s Festival features stories of connection

Writing, acting, filmmaking — the act of creativity itself helped inspire 10 of the outstanding projects premiering as part of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

This collection of short films and features explores environmental change, catastrophe, and opportunity, reminding us that we are a part of nature as well as a force that shapes it.

By Ramona Flume Paralysis can be a common response to the overwhelming modern pressures that most people face on a daily basis, from political extremism

Noe appears in “Jaripeo” by Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. The Sundance

By Adam Silverstein Books and films have always had a complicated love affair, but when it works, it really works. The 2026 Sundance Film Festival