
“Sentient” Forces Us to Confront the Question Science Keeps Avoiding
(L-R) Lisa Jones Engel and Tony Jones attend the “Sentient” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 26, 2026

(L-R) Lisa Jones Engel and Tony Jones attend the “Sentient” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 26, 2026

Adam Meeks attends the premiere of his film “Union County,” an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Sundance Institute) By

(L-R) Josephine Decker and Iliza Shlesinger attend the “Chasing Summer” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater on January 26, 2026

The scariest movie playing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival is a 110-minute essay film about AI.

“Jaripeo” is a testament to those who navigate spaces never designed for their existence, but find liberation anyway.

This profound, formally bold documentary follows Native American repatriation specialists who work to return the looted remains of Indigenous Ancestors to their tribal communities for reburial.

(L-R) Alyssa Marvin, Patrick Wilson, NB Mager and Molly Ringwald attend the “Run Amok” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater

Alexander Heller, Nevada Jose, Will Brill, and Giselle Bonilla pose with cast members at “The Musical” premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles

L–R: Jonathan Cuchacovich, Sonia Kennebeck, Alan Fischer, Daeil Kim, Andrew Stanton, Colby Day, Tetiana Anderson 2026 Sundance Film Festival Awards Juried Sloan Feature Film Prize

(L-R) Peter Dinklage, Alexander Skarsgård, and Olivia Colman attend the Q&A for Wicker by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance

J.M. Harper’s new documentary marries archival footage, interviews, and re-enactment to tell powerful story.
