Sundance London 2014
Once again Sundance London was an amazing experience and we have now attended all 3 London editions. Thank you to the Sundance programming team, AEG and the film-makers.
This is the list of films I have seen from Sundance London 2014 in chronological viewing order.
Films #1 to #4 I saw elsewhere before the festival and then #5 onwards seen at Sundance London itself.
This is the list of films I have seen from Sundance London 2014 in chronological viewing order.
Films #1 to #4 I saw elsewhere before the festival and then #5 onwards seen at Sundance London itself.
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- DirectorDebra GranikStarsJennifer LawrenceJohn HawkesGarret DillahuntAn unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.Seen at SIFF in 2010
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanMelonie DiazOctavia SpencerThe story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.Seen at Cannes in 2013 but premiered at Sundance, Park City
- DirectorDavid CrossStarsMeredith HagnerMatt WalshJames AdomianA small town in upstate New York plays host to its inhabitants' delusions of grandeur.Seen at Sundance, Park City in 2014
- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsMichael FassbenderDomhnall GleesonMaggie GyllenhaalJon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.Seen at SXSW in 2014
- DirectorDavid ZellnerStarsRinko KikuchiNobuyuki KatsubeKanako HigashiA jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.Seen on the Friday, first film at the festival.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsSteve CooganRob BrydonRosie FellnerTwo men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri.Seen in the Sky Superscreen on the Friday
- DirectorSara ColangeloStarsBoyd HolbrookRandy SpringerJacob LoflandIn a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy in a web of secrets.Seen on the Saturday
- DirectorGillian RobespierreStarsJenny SlateJake LacyGaby HoffmannA twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.Seen on the Saturday
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.Seen many times at home; first cinema viewing on the Saturday
- DirectorCharlie McDowellStarsMark DuplassElisabeth MossTed DansonA troubled couple vacate to a beautiful getaway, but bizarre circumstances further complicate their situation.Seen on the Saturday. Great Q&A at this one.
- DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsMacon BlairDevin RatrayAmy HargreavesA mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.Seen on the Sunday
- DirectorDavid WainStarsPaul RuddAmy PoehlerBill HaderMolly owns a quaint little sweet shop. Joel works for a gigantic candy company threatening to shut her down. How they meet, fall in love, break up and get back together is hilariously recounted in this rom-com spoof.Seen in the Sky Superscreen on the Sunday
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.Seen many times at home; first cinema viewing on the Sunday
- DirectorMarjane SatrapiStarsRyan ReynoldsGemma ArtertonAnna KendrickA likable guy pursues his office crush with help from his evil talking pets, but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date.Seen in the Sky Superscreen on the Sunday. Last film of the festival with Gemma Arterton & Ryan Renolds in attendance with the director for the Q & A.