The 2025 Sundance Film Festival took place in person from January 23 to February 2, 2025, in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, and online from January 30 to February 2. The first selection lineup was announced on December 11, 2024.
It is one of the last editions to take place in Utah, as the festival announced it will be held in Boulder, Colorado, beginning with the 2027 edition.
Films U.S. Dramatic Competition English titleDirector(s)Production CountryAtropiaHailey GatesUnited StatesBubble & SqueakEvan TwohyUnited StatesBunnylovrKatarina ZhuLove, BrooklynRachael Abigail HolderOmahaCole WebleyPlainclothesCarmen EmmiRickyRashad FrettSorry, BabyEva VictorSunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)Sierra FalconerTwinlessJames Sweeney
World Cinema Dramatic Competition English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryBridesNadia FallUnited KingdomDJ AhmetGeorgi M. UnkovskiNorth Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, CroatiaLUZ 花明渡Hong Kong, China Cactus PearsSabar BondaIndia, United Kingdom, CanadaSaunaDenmarkSukkwan IslandFranceThe Things You KillAlireza KhatamiTurkey, France, Poland, CanadaTwo WomenDeux femmes en orChloé RobichaudCanadaThe Virgin of the Quarry LakeLa Virgen de la tosqueraArgentina, Spain, MexicoWhere the Wind Comes FromTunisia, France, Qatar
U.S. Documentary Competition Original titleDirector(s)Production CountryAndré Is an IdiotTony BennaUnited StatesLife AfterReid DavenportMarlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreShoshannah SternThe Perfect NeighborGeeta GandbhirPredatorsDavid OsitSeedsBrittany ShyneUnited StatesSelena y Los DinosUnited StatesSpeak.Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy MossmanRachel FleitTadashi Nakamura
World Documentary Competition English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country2000 Meters to AndriivkaMstyslav ChernovUkraineCoexistence, My Ass! Amber FaresUnited States, FranceCutting Through Rocksاوزاک یوللار, Mohammadreza EyniIran, Germany, United States, Netherlands, Qatar, Chile, CanadaThe Dating GameUnited States, United Kingdom, NorwayEndless CookieSeth Scriver, Peter ScriverCanadaGen_Gianluca MatarreseFrance, Italy, SwitzerlandHow to Build a LibraryMaia Lekow, KenyaKhartoumAnas Saaed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Phil CoxSudan, United Kingdom, Germany, QatarMr. Nobody Against PutinDavid BorensteinDenmark, Czech RepublicPrime MinisterMichelle Walshe, Lindsay UtzUnited States
Premieres English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryThe Alabama Solution Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman United StatesAll That's Left of Youاللي باقي منكCherien DabisGermany, CyprusThe Ballad of Wallis IslandJames GriffithsUnited KingdomCome See Me in the Good LightRyan WhiteUnited StatesDeaf President Now!Nyle DiMarco, Davis GuggenheimEnigmaZackary DruckerUnited StatesFolktalesHeidi Ewing, Rachel GradyUnited States, Norway Free Leonard Peltier, David FranceUnited States Heightened ScrutinySam FederIf I Had Legs I'd Kick YouMary BronsteinIt's Never Over, Jeff BuckleyAmy BergJimpaSophie HydeAustralia, Netherlands, FinlandKiss of the Spider WomanBill CondonUnited StatesLast DaysJustin LinThe LibrariansKim A. SnyderLurker Alex RussellMagic FarmAmalia UlmanArgentina, United StatesMiddletownJesse Moss, Amanda McBaineUnited StatesMove Ya Body: The Birth of HouseElegance BrattonOh, Hi!Peter Hujar's DayIra SachsRebuildingMax Walker-SilvermanSallyThe Secret of Me Grace Hughes-HallettSly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Ahmir "Questlove" ThompsonThe StringerBao NguyenThe Thing with FeathersDylan SouthernUnited KingdomTrain DreamsClint BentleyUnited StatesThe Wedding BanquetAndrew Ahn
Next English titleDirector(s)Production CountryBLKNWS: Terms & ConditionsKahlil JosephUnited StatesBy DesignAmanda KramerEast of WallMad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)OBEXAlbert BirneyRains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel)Gala del SolColombia, United States, SpainUnited StatesZodiac Killer ProjectCharlie Shackleton
Midnight English titleDirector(s)Production CountryDead LoverGrace GlowickiCanadaDidn't DieMeera MenonUnited StatesOpusMark Anthony GreenRabbit TrapBryn ChaineyUnited KingdomTogetherMichael ShanksAustralia, United StatesTouch MeAddison HeimannUnited StatesThe Ugly Stepsister Emilie Blichfeldt Norway
Spotlight English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production CountryAprilDea KulumbegashviliGeorgiaOne to One: John & YokoKevin MacdonaldUnited Kingdom
From the Collection English titleDirector(s)Production CountryEl NorteGregory NavaUnited StatesUnzippedDouglas Keeve
Episodic Original titleDirector(s)Production CountryBucks County, USABarry Levinson, Robert MayUnited StatesHal & HarperCooper RaiffPee-wee as HimselfMatt Wolf
Episodic Pilot Original titleDirector(s)Production CountryBulldozerJoanna Leeds, Andrew LeedsUnited StatesChasersErin Brown ThomasNever Get Busted!David Anthony Ngo, Erin Williams-Weir
Family Matinee Original titleDirector(s)Production CountryThe Legend of OchiIsaiah SaxonUnited States
U.S. Fiction Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country An Almost Successful Dating App Love Story Winter Coleman United States Azi Montana Mann Debaters Alex Heller Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting Alexander Thompson En Memoria Roberto Fatal Full Month Ash Goh Hua Singapore, United States Goodnight Isabel Pask United States The Lily (เดอะลิลลี่) Quintessa Swindell United States, Thailand Out for Delivery Chelsea Christer United States Ragamuffin Kaitlyn Mikayla Remember Me Claire Titelman Somebody Cares Julien Lasseur Such Good Friends Bri Klaproth Susana Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas Mexico, United States Sweet Talkin’ Guy Spencer Wardwell, Dylan Wardwell United States Swollen Roxy Sophie Sorkin The Things We Keep Joanna Fernandez Trokas Duras Jazmin Garcia Unholy Daisy Friedman Vox Humana Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan Philippines, United States We're Not Done Yet Joseph Longo United States
International Fiction Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country Almost Certainly False Cansu Baydar Turkey Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? Bec Pecaut Canada B(l)ind the Sacrifice Nakhane South Africa Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites Chheangkea Cambodia, France Hippopotami Jianjie Lin China, Hong Kong Pasta Negra Jorge Thielen Armand Canada, Venezuela, Italy, Colombia People & Things Damian Kosowski Poland Platanero Juan Frank Hernandez Canada Stranger, Brother. Annelise Hickey Australia Suo Jiang Chien-Yu Lin Taiwan Sweetheart Luke Wintour United Kingdom Upper Lennert Madou Belgium
Animated Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country Bunnyhood Mansi Maheshwari United Kingdom Caries Aline Höchli Switzerland Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado Natalia León France The Eating of an Orange May Kindred-Boothby United Kingdom Field Recording Quinne Larsen United States Flower Show Elli Vuorinen Finland Hurikán Jan Saska Czech Republic Inkwo for When the Starving Return Amanda Strong Canada Jesus 2 Jesse Moynihan United States Luz Diabla Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza Argentina, Canada Paradise Man (ii) Jordan Michael Blake United States A Round of Applause for Death Stephen Irwin United Kingdom View from the Floor Megan Griffiths, Mindie Lind United States
Nonfiction Short Films Title Director(s) Production Country Deadlock Lucien Beucher, Mahdi Boucif France, Algeria Death Education Yuxuan Ethan Wu China Entre le feu et le clair de lune Dominic Yarabe United States, Côte d'Ivoire The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing Theo Panagopoulos United Kingdom Hold Me Close Aurora Brachman, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver United States Hoops, Hopes & Dreams Glenn Kaino The Long Valley Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck Miss You Perdularia Manu Zilveti Cuba The Reality of Hope Joe Hunting United Kingdom, Sweden Tiger Loren Waters United States We Were the Scenery Christopher Radcliff
Awards
Grand Jury Prizes
U.S. Dramatic – Atropia by Hailey Gates U.S. Documentary – Seeds by Brittany Shyne World Cinema Dramatic – Cactus Pears by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade World Cinema Documentary – Cutting Through Rocks by , Mohammadreza Eyni Short Film – The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing by Theo Panagopoulos
Audience Awards
U.S. Dramatic – Twinless by James Sweeney U.S. Documentary – André is an Idiot by Tony Benna World Cinema Dramatic – DJ Ahmet by Georgi M. Unkovski World Cinema Documentary – Prime Minister by Michelle Walshe, Lindsay Utz NEXT – East of Wall by
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing
Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic – Rashad Frett for Ricky Directing Award: U.S. Documentary – Geeta Gandbhir for The Perfect Neighbor Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic – Alireza Khatami for The Things You Kill Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary – Mstyslav Chernov for 2000 Meters to Andriivka Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Parker Laramie for André is an Idiot NEXT Innovator Prize – Zodiac Killer Project by Charlie Shackleton
Special Jury Prizes U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – The cast of Plainclothes U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting – Dylan O’Brien for Twinless U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award – Life After by Reid Davenport U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling – Selena y Los Dinos by Isabel Castro World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award – Mr. Nobody Against Putin by David Borenstein World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression – Coexistence, My Ass! by Amber Fares World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision – Georgi M. Unkovski for DJ Ahmet World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Writing – Two Women by Chloé Robichaud and Catherine Léger Next: Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) by Joel Alfonso Vargas
Short Film Jury Awards
U.S. Fiction – Trokas Duras by Jazmin Garcia Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing – Loren Waters for Tiger Short Film Special Jury Award for Animation Directing – May Kindred-Boothby for The Eating of an Orange Short Film Jury Award: Animation – Natalia León for Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Christopher Radcliff for We Were the Scenery Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – Chheangkea for Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Festival Favorite Award
Come See Me in the Good Light by Ryan White
Venues The 2025 Sundance Film Festival venues are a subset of previous years. They include:
Park City
Eccles Theater (1750 Kearns Blvd) Egyptian Theatre (328 Main Street) Holiday Village Cinemas (1776 Park Avenue) Park City Library Theatre (1255 Park Avenue) The Ray Theatre (1768 Park Avenue) Megaplex Theatres Park City at Redstone (6030 North Market Street)
Salt Lake City
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West 300 South) Broadway Centre Cinemas (111 East Broadway)
Acquisitions The Ugly Stepsister: Shudder One to One: John & Yoko: Magnolia Pictures The Reality of Hope: Asteria and Documentary+ Together: Neon Train Dreams: Netflix Sorry, Baby: A24 Peter Hujar's Day: Janus Films and Sideshow The Perfect Neighbor: Netflix Lurker: Mubi (United States), Focus Features (International) Obex: Oscilloscope Laboratories East of Wall: Sony Pictures Classics Dead Lover: Cartuna x Dweck Oh, Hi!: Sony Pictures Classics Kiss of the Spider Woman: Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment Predators: MTV Documentary Films Cactus Pears: Strand Releasing The Thing With Feathers: Briarcliff Entertainment Twinless: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions (United States), Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (International) The Things You Kill: Cineverse Come See Me in the Good Light: Apple TV+ Rebuilding: Bleecker Street Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore: Kino Lorber Plainclothes : Magnolia Pictures Omaha: Greenwich Entertainment