\nPresenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festival goers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film.<\/p>\n
As You Are \/ U.S.A. (Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Screenwriters: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Madison Harrison) \u2014 As You Are is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson. World Premiere<\/p>\n
The Birth of a Nation \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Nate Parker) \u2014 Set against the antebellum South, this story follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat\u2019s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. After witnessing countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat devises a plan to lead his people to freedom. Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Christine \/ U.S.A. (Director: Antonio Campos, Screenwriter: Craig Shilowich) \u2014 In 1974, a female TV news reporter aims for high standards in life and love in Sarasota, Florida. Missing her mark is not an option. This story is based on true events. Cast: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Maria Dizzia, Tracy Letts, J. Smith-Cameron. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Equity \/ U.S.A. (Director: Meera Menon, Screenwriter: Amy Fox) \u2014 A female investment banker, fighting to get a promotion at her competitive Wall Street firm, leads a controversial tech IPO in the post-financial-crisis world, where regulations are tight but pressure to bring in big money remains high. Cast: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas, Alysia Reiner. World Premiere<\/p>\n
The Free World \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jason Lew) \u2014 Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn\u2019t commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life. Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer, Sung Kang, Waleed Zuaiter. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Goat \/ U.S.A. (Director: Andrew Neel, Screenwriters: David Gordon Green, Andrew Neel, Michael Roberts) \u2014 Reeling from a terrifying assault, a 19-year-old boy pledges his brother\u2019s fraternity in an attempt to prove his manhood. What happens there, in the name of \u201cbrotherhood,\u201d tests both the boys and their relationship in brutal ways. Cast: Nick Jonas, Ben Schnetzer, Virginia Gardner, Danny Flaherty, Austin Lyon. World Premiere<\/p>\n
The Intervention \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Clea DuVall) \u2014 A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage. Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Alia Shawkat, Clea DuVall, Natasha Lyonne, Ben Schwartz. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Joshy \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Baena) \u2014 Josh treats what would have been his bachelor party as an opportunity to reconnect with his friends. Cast: Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Alex Ross Perry, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, Jenny Slate. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Lovesong \/ U.S.A. (Director: So Yong Kim, Screenwriters: So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray) \u2014 Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy\u2019s wedding. Cast: Jena Malone, Riley Keough, Brooklyn Decker, Amy Seimetz, Ryan Eggold, Rosanna Arquette. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Morris from America \/ U.S.A., Germany (Director and screenwriter: Chad Hartigan) \u2014 Thirteen-year-old Morris, a hip-hop loving American, moves to Heidelberg, Germany, with his father. In this completely foreign land, he falls in love with a local girl, befriends his German tutor-turned-confidant, and attempts to navigate the unique trials and tribulations of adolescence. Cast: Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Giersza?, Levin Henning. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Other People \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Chris Kelly) \u2014 A struggling comedy writer, fresh from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and younger sisters, David feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother worsens, he tries to convince everyone (including himself) he\u2019s \u201cdoing okay.\u201d Cast: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow, Zach Woods, June Squibb. World Premiere. DAY ONE FILM<\/p>\n
Southside With You \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Richard Tanne) \u2014 Southside With You is a chronicle of the summer afternoon in 1989 when the future president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago\u2019s South Side. Cast: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Spa Night \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andrew Ahn) \u2014 A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles. Cast: Joe Seo, Haerry Kim, Youn Ho Cho, Tae Song, Ho Young Chung, Linda Han. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Swiss Army Man \/ U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan) \u2014 Hank, a hopeless man stranded in the wild, discovers a mysterious dead body. Together the two embark on an epic journey to get home. As Hank realizes the body is the key to his survival, this once-suicidal man is forced to convince a dead body that life is worth living. Cast: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. World Premiere<\/p>\n
Tallulah \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Sian Heder) \u2014 A rootless young woman takes a toddler from a wealthy, negligent mother and passes the baby off as her own in an effort to protect her. This decision connects and transforms the lives of three very different women. Cast: Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Evan Jonigkeit, Uzo Aduba. World Premiere<\/p>\n
White Girl \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Elizabeth Wood) \u2014 Summer, New York City: A college student goes to extremes to get her drug dealer boyfriend out of jail. Cast: Morgan Saylor, Brian \u2018Sene\u2019 Marc, Justin Bartha, Chris Noth, India Menuez, Adrian Martinez. World Premiere<\/p>\n
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION<\/strong> Audrie & Daisy \/ U.S.A. (Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk) \u2014 After two high school girls in different towns are sexually assaulted by boys they consider friends, online bullying leads each girl to attempt suicide. Tragically, one dies. Assault in the social media age is explored from the perspectives of the girls and boys involved, as well as their torn-apart communities. World Premiere<\/p>\n Author: The JT LeRoy Story \/ U.S.A. (Director: Jeff Feuerzeig) \u2014 As the definitive look inside the mysterious case of 16-year-old literary sensation JT LeRoy\u2014a creature so perfect for his time that if he didn\u2019t exist, someone would have had to invent him\u2014this is the strangest story about story ever told. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Bad Kids \/ U.S.A. (Directors: Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe) \u2014 At a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at-risk students command of their own futures. This coming-of-age story watches education combat the crippling effects of poverty in the lives of these so-called \u201cbad kids.\u201d World Premiere<\/p>\n Gleason \/ U.S.A. (Director: Clay Tweel) \u2014 At the age of 34, Steve Gleason, former NFL defensive back and New Orleans hero, was diagnosed with ALS. Doctors gave him two to five years to live. So that is what Steve chose to do: Live\u2014both for his wife and newborn son and to help others with this disease. World Premiere<\/p>\n Holy Hell \/ U.S.A. (Director: undisclosed) \u2014 Just out of college, a young filmmaker joins a loving, secretive, and spiritual community led by a charismatic teacher in 1980s West Hollywood. Twenty years later, the group is shockingly torn apart. Told through two decades of the filmmaker\u2019s archival materials, this is their story. World Premiere<\/p>\n How to Let Go of the World (and Love All the Things Climate Can\u2019t Change) \/ U.S.A. (Director: Josh Fox) \u2014 Do we have a chance to stop the most destructive consequences of climate change, or is it too late? Academy Award-nominated director Josh Fox (Gasland) travels to 12 countries on six continents to explore what we have to let go of\u2014and all of the things that climate can\u2019t change. World Premiere<\/p>\n Jim \/ U.S.A. (Director: Brian Oakes) \u2014 The public execution of American conflict journalist James Foley captured the world\u2019s attention, but he was more than just a man in an orange jumpsuit. Seen through the lens of his close childhood friend, Jim moves from adrenaline-fueled front lines and devastated neighborhoods of Syria into the hands of ISIS. World Premiere<\/p>\n Kate Plays Christine \/ U.S.A. (Director: Robert Greene) \u2014 This psychological thriller follows actor Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares to play the role of Christine Chubbuck, a Florida television host who committed suicide on air in 1974. Christine\u2019s tragic death was the inspiration for Network, and the mysteries surrounding her final act haunt Kate and the production. World Premiere<\/p>\n Kiki \/ U.S.A., Sweden (Director: Sara Jorden\u00f6) \u2014 Through a strikingly intimate and visually daring lens, Kiki offers a riveting, complex insight into a safe space created and governed by LGBTQ youths of color, who are demanding happiness and political power. The film is an exciting coming-of-age story about agency, resilience, and the transformative art form of voguing. World Premiere<\/p>\n Life, Animated \/ U.S.A. (Director: Roger Ross Williams) \u2014 Owen Suskind, an autistic boy who could not speak for years, slowly emerged from his isolation by immersing himself in Disney animated movies. Using these films as a roadmap, he reconnects with his loving family and the wider world in this emotional coming-of-age story. World Premiere<\/p>\n Newtown \/ U.S.A. (Director: Kim A. Snyder) \u2014 After joining the ranks of a growing club no one wants to belong to, the people of Newtown, Connecticut, weave an intimate story of resilience. This film traces the aftermath of the worst mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history as the traumatized community finds a new sense of purpose. World Premiere<\/p>\n NUTS! \/ U.S.A. (Director: Penny Lane) \u2014 The mostly true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire with his goat-testicle impotence cure and a million-watt radio station. Animated reenactments, interviews, archival footage, and one seriously unreliable narrator trace his rise from poverty to celebrity and influence in 1920s America. World Premiere<\/p>\n Suited \/ U.S.A. (Director: Jason Benjamin) \u2014 Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company, makes custom suits for a growing legion of gender-nonconforming clients. World Premiere<\/p>\n Trapped \/ U.S.A. (Director: Dawn Porter) \u2014 American abortion clinics are in a fight for survival. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws are increasingly being passed by states that maintain they ensure women\u2019s safety and health, but as clinics continue to shut their doors, opponents believe the real purpose of these laws is to outlaw abortion. World Premiere<\/p>\n Uncle Howard \/ U.S.A., United Kingdom (Director: Aaron Brookner) \u2014 Howard Brookner\u2019s first film, Burroughs: The Movie, captured the cultural revolution of downtown New York City in the early \u201980s. Twenty-five years after his promising career was cut short by AIDS, his nephew sets out to discover Howard\u2019s never-before-seen films to create a cinematic elegy about his childhood idol. World Premiere<\/p>\n Weiner \/ U.S.A. (Directors: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg) \u2014 With unrestricted access to Anthony Weiner\u2019s New York City mayoral campaign, this film reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high-profile political scandal as it unfolds, and offers an unfiltered look at how much today\u2019s politics is driven by an appetite for spectacle. World Premiere<\/p>\n WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION<\/strong> Belgica \/ Belgium, France, Netherlands (Director: Felix van Groeningen, Screenwriters: Felix van Groeningen, Arne Sierens) \u2014 In the midst of Belgium\u2019s nightlife scene, two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success. Cast: Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Charlotte Vandermeersch, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne De Vos. World Premiere. DAY ONE FILM<\/p>\n Between Sea and Land \/ Colombia (Directors: Manolo Cruz, Carlos del Castillo, Screenwriter: Manolo Cruz) \u2014 Alberto, who suffers from an illness that binds him into a body that doesn\u2019t obey him, lives with his loving mom, who dedicates her life to him. His sickness impedes him from achieving his greatest dream of knowing the sea, despite one being located just across the street. Cast: Manolo Cruz, Vicky Hernand\u00e9z, Viviana Serna, Jorge Cao, Mile Vergara, Javier S\u00e1enz. World Premiere<\/p>\n Brahman Naman \/ United Kingdom, India (Director: Q, Screenwriter: S. Ramachandran) \u2014 When Bangalore University\u2019s misfit quiz team manages to get into the national championships, they make an alcohol-fueled, cross-country journey to the competition, determined to defeat their arch-rivals from Calcutta while all desperately trying to lose their virginity. Cast: Shashank Arora, Tanmay Dhanania, Chaitanya Varad, Vaiswath Shankar, Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, Sid Mallya. World Premiere<\/p>\n A Good Wife \/ Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia (Director: Mirjana Karanovic, Screenwriters: Mirjana Karanovic, Stevan Filipovic, Darko Lungulov) \u2014 When 50-year-old Milena finds out about the terrible past of her seemingly ideal husband, while simultaneously learning of her own cancer diagnosis, she begins an awakening from the suburban paradise she has been living in. Cast: Mirjana Karanovic, Boris Isakovic, Jasna Djuricic, Bojan Navojec, Hristina Popovic, Ksenija Marinkovic. World Premiere<\/p>\n Halal Love (and Sex) \/ Lebanon, Germany, United Arab Emirates (Director and screenwriter: Assad Fouladkar) \u2014 Four tragic yet comic interconnected stories come together in this film, which follows devout Muslim men and women as they try to manage their love lives and desires without breaking any of their religion\u2019s rules. Cast: Darine Hamze, Rodrigue Sleiman, Zeinab Khadra, Hussein Mokadem, Mirna Moukarzel, Ali Sammoury. International Premiere<\/p>\n The Lure \/ Poland (Director: Agnieszka Smoczynska, Screenwriter: Robert Bolesto) \u2014 Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man. Cast: Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Jakub Gierszal, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka, Zygmunt Malanowicz. International Premiere<\/p>\n Male Joy, Female Love \/ China (Director and screenwriter: Yao Huang) \u2014 Portrays an unlimited cycle of love stories. Cast: Nan Yu, Daizhen Ying, Xiaodong Guo, Yi Sun. World Premiere<\/p>\n Mammal \/ Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands (Director: Rebecca Daly, Screenwriters: Rebecca Daly, Glenn Montgomery) \u2014 After Margaret, a divorc\u00e9e living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband\u2019s grieving rage. Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Barry Keoghan, Michael McElhatton. World Premiere<\/p>\n Mi Amiga del Parque \/ Argentina, Uruguay (Director: Ana Katz, Screenwriters: Ana Katz, In\u00e9s Bortagaray) \u2014 Running away from a bar without paying the bill is just the first adventure for Liz (mother to newborn Nicanor) and Rosa (supposed mother to newborn Clarisa). This budding friendship between nursing mothers starts with the promise of liberation but soon ends up being a dangerous business. Cast: Julieta Zylberberg, Ana Katz, Maricel \u00c1lvarez, Mirella Pascual, Malena Fig\u00f3, Daniel Hendler. International Premiere<\/p>\n Much Ado About Nothing \/ Chile (Director: Alejandro Fern\u00e1ndez, Screenwriters: Alejandro Fern\u00e1ndez, Jer\u00f3nimo Rodr\u00edguez) \u2014 An upper-class kid gets in trouble with the one percent. Cast: Agust\u00edn Silva, Alejandro Goic, Luis Gnecco, Paulina Garc\u00eda, Daniel Alcaino, Augusto Schuster. World Premiere<\/p>\n Sand Storm \/ Israel (Director and screenwriter: Elite Zexer) \u2014 When their entire lives are shattered, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way. Cast: Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal-Asfour, Hitham Omari, Khadija Alakel, Jalal Masrwa. World Premiere<\/p>\n Wild \/ Germany (Director and screenwriter: Nicolette Krebitz) \u2014 An anarchist young woman breaks the tacit contract with civilization and fearlessly decides on a life without hypocrisy or an obligatory safety net. Cast: Lilith Stangenberg, Georg Friedrich. World Premiere<\/p>\n WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION<\/strong> All These Sleepless Nights \/ Poland (Director: Michal Marczak) \u2014 What does it mean to be truly awake in a world that seems satisfied to be asleep? Kris and Michal push their experiences of life and love to a breaking point as they restlessly roam the streets of Warsaw in search for answers. World Premiere<\/p>\n A Flag Without a Country \/ Iraq (Director: Bahman Ghobadi) \u2014 This documentary follows the very separate paths of singer Helly Luv and pilot Nariman Anwar from Kurdistan, both in pursuit of progress, freedom, and solidarity. Both individuals are a source of strength to their society, which perpetually deals with the harsh conditions of life, war, and ISIS attacks. North American Premiere<\/p>\n Hooligan Sparrow \/ China, U.S.A. (Director: Nanfu Wang) \u2014 Traversing southern China, a group of activists led by Ye Haiyan, a.k.a. Hooligan Sparrow, protest a scandalous incident in which a school principal and a government official allegedly raped six students. Sparrow becomes an enemy of the state, but detentions, interrogations and evictions can\u2019t stop her protest from going viral. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Land of the Enlightened \/ Belgium (Director: Pieter-Jan De Pue) \u2014 A group of Kuchi children in Afghanistan dig out old Soviet mines and sell the explosives to child workers in a lapis lazuli mine. When not dreaming of an Afghanistan after the American withdrawal, Gholam Nasir and his gang control the mountains where caravans are smuggling the blue gemstones. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Lovers and the Despot \/ United Kingdom (Directors: Robert Cannan, Ross Adam) \u2014 Following the collapse of their glamorous romance, a celebrity director and his actress ex-wife are kidnapped by movie-obsessed dictator Kim Jong-il. Forced to make films in extraordinary circumstances, they get a second chance at love\u2014but only one chance at escape. World Premiere<\/p>\n Plaza de la Soledad \/ Mexico (Director: Maya Goded) \u2014For over 20 years, photographer Maya Goded has intimately documented the lives of a close community of prostitutes in Mexico City. With dignity and humor, these women now strive for a better life \u2014 and the possibility of true love. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Settlers \/ France, Canada, Israel, Germany (Director: Shimon Dotan) \u2014 The first film of its kind to offer a comprehensive view of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, The Settlers is a historical overview, geopolitical study, and intimate look at the people at the core of the most daunting challenge facing Israel and the international community today. World Premiere<\/p>\n Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang \/ U.S.A. (Director: Kevin Macdonald) \u2014 Having reached the pinnacle of the global art world with his signature explosion events and gunpowder drawings, world-famous Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang is still seeking more. We trace his rise from childhood in Mao\u2019s China and his journey to attempt to realize his lifelong obsession, Sky Ladder. World Premiere. DAY ONE FILM<\/p>\n Sonita \/ Germany, Iran, Switzerland (Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami) \u2014 If 18-year-old Sonita had a say, Michael Jackson and Rihanna would be her parents and she\u2019d be a rapper who tells the story of Afghan women and their fate as child brides. She finds out that her family plans to sell her to an unknown husband for $9,000. North American Premiere<\/p>\n We Are X \/ United Kingdom, U.S.A., Japan (Director: Stephen Kijak) \u2014 As glam rock\u2019s most flamboyant survivors, X Japan ignited a musical revolution in Japan during the late \u201980s with their melodic metal. Twenty years after their tragic dissolution, X Japan\u2019s leader, Yoshiki, battles with physical and spiritual demons alongside prejudices of the West to bring their music to the world. World Premiere<\/p>\n When Two Worlds Collide \/ Peru (Directors: Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel) \u2014 An indigenous leader resists the environmental ruin of Amazonian lands by big business. As he is forced into exile and faces 20 years in prison, his quest reveals conflicting visions that shape the fate of the Amazon and the climate future of our world. World Premiere THE 4TH \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andre Hyland) \u2014 It\u2019s the Fourth of July in Los Angeles, and Jamie, a broke illustrator who is behind on his rent, tries to throw a cookout while his overbearing roommate is out of town, but everything seems to go wrong. Cast: Andre Hyland, Johnny Pemberton, Eliza Coupe, Yasmine Kittles, Anna Lee Lawson, Paul Erling Oyen. World Premiere<\/p>\n Dark Night \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Tim Sutton) \u2014 A suburban landscape plays witness to the inevitable, unfolding events that culminate in a Cineplex massacre. Over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight, six strangers\u2014the shooter among them\u2014share in this new American nightmare. Cast: Robert Jumper, Anna Rose, Rosie Rodriguez, Karina Macias, Aaron Purvis, Eddie Cacciola. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Eyes of My Mother \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Nicolas Pesce) \u2014 A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life. Cast: Kika Magalh\u00e3es, Will Brill, Paul Nazak, Flora Diaz, Clara Wong, Diana Agostini. World Premiere<\/p>\n First Girl I Loved \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Kerem Sanga) \u2014 Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her L.A. public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend, Clifton\u2014who has always harbored a secret crush on her\u2014he does his best to get in the way. Cast: Dylan Gelula, Brianna Hildebrand, Mateo Arias, Jennifer Prediger, Tim Heidecker, Pamela Adlon. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Fits \/ U.S.A., Italy (Director: Anna Rose Holmer, Screenwriters: Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis, Lisa Kjerulff) \u2014 In this psychological portrait, Toni, an 11-year-old tomboy, is assimilating into a tight-knit dance team in Cincinnati\u2019s West End when a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, and her desire for acceptance is twisted. Cast: Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Da\u2019Sean Minor, Lauren Gibson, Makyla Burnam, Inayah Rodgers. North American Premiere<\/p>\n How To Tell You\u2019re A Douchebag \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Tahir Jetter) \u2014 This romantic comedy follows a misogynist who falls in love. Cast: Charles Brice, DeWanda Wise, William Jackson Harper, Alexander Mulzac, Jenna Williams, Tonye Patano. World Premiere<\/p>\n Jacqueline (Argentine) \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Bernardo Britto) \u2014 A young French woman hires a man to document her self-imposed political asylum in Argentina after supposedly leaking highly confidential government secrets. Cast: Camille Rutherford, Wyatt Cenac, James Benson, Martin Anderson, Sarah Willis, Enrique Dura. World Premiere<\/p>\n The Land \/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Steven Caple Jr.) \u2014 Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last. Cast: Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron, Ezri Walker, Erykah Badu, Michael K. Williams. World Premiere<\/p>\n Operation Avalanche \/ U.S.A., Canada (Director: Matt Johnson, Screenwriters: Matt Johnson, Josh Boles) \u2014 In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history. Cast: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Josh Boles, Ray James. World Premiere<\/p>\n Sleight \/ U.S.A. (Director: JD Dillard, Screenwriters: JD Dillard, Alex Theurer) \u2014 After a young street musician is left to care for his little sister following their mother\u2019s passing, he turns to dealing drugs, but quickly runs into trouble with his supplier. When his sister gets kidnapped, he must rely on his smarts and sleight of hand to save her. Cast: Jacob Latimore, Dul\u00e9 Hill, Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata, Cameron Esposito. World Premiere.<\/p>\n The Sundance Film Festival is coming soon! A new year with a new slate of movies to watch! 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