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November 29, 2004
2005 Sundance Competitions Announced
Our annotated list of background on projects and directors, supplementing the Sundance Film Festival's site.
Each link is the most comprehensive available about either the movie or its director(s):
For the second round of announcements, go here.
For Shorts, go here.
DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
AFTER INNOCENCE
Director: Jessica Sanders
THE ARISTOCRATS
Director: Paul Provenza. The retelling of a notorious filthy joke from vaudeville days, told by 100 comedians. Click here for the South Park version.
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig (A portrait of the troubled singer-songwriter)
THE EDUCATION OF SHELBY KNOX
Directors: Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt
ENRON: RISE AND FALL
Director: Alex Gibney
THE FALL OF FUJIMORI
Director: Ellen Perry. More here.
FROZEN ANGELS
Directors: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig (The "Frozen Angels" link contains a preview.)
MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA
Director: David Redmon (The journey of a shipment of Mardi Gras beads from a Chinese factory to N'awlins.)
MURDERBALL
Directors: Henry-Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
NEW YORK DOLL
Director: Greg Whiteley
RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY
Directors: Dan Klores, Ron Berger
ROMÁNTICO
Director: Mark Becker
SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS
Director: Hank Rogerson (20 male inmates of a Kentucky prison form a theater troupe.)
TRUDELL
Director: Heather Rae
TWIST OF FAITH
Director: Kirby Dick
WHY WE FIGHT
Director: Eugene Jarecki (The Iraq war in historical context, from the director of The Trial of Henry Kissinger.)
DRAMATIC COMPETITION
BETWEEN
Director: David Ocañas; Screenwriter: Robert Nelms
BRICK
Director: Rian Johnson; Screenwriter: Rian Johnson
DYING GAUL
Director: Craig Lucas; Screenwriter: Craig Lucas
ELLIE PARKER
Director: Scott Coffey; Screenwriter: Scott Coffey
FORTY SHADES OF BLUE
Director: Ira Sachs; Screenwriters: Michael Rohatyn, Ira Sachs
HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER
Director: Georgina Garcia Riedel; Screenwriter: Georgina Garcia Riedel
HUSTLE & FLOW
Director: Craig Brewer; Screenwriter: Craig Brewer
JUNEBUG
Director: Phil Morrison; Screenwriter: Angus MacLachlan
LOGGERHEADS
Director: Tim Kirkman; Screenwriter: Tim Kirkman
LONESOME JIM
Director: Steve Buscemi; Screenwriter: James C. Strouse
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW
Director: Miranda July; Screenwriter: Miranda July
POLICE BEAT
Director: Robinson Devor; Screenwriters: Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede
PRETTY PERSUASION
Director: Marcos Siega; Screenwriter: Skander Halim (Halim directed a wonderful comedy short called Guest Room [2003]).
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
Director: Noah Baumbach
THUMBSUCKER
Director: Mike Mills; Screenwriter: Mike Mills
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
Director: Travis Wilkerson; Screenwriter: Travis Wilkerson
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
THE 3 ROOMS OF MELANCHOLIA / Finland
Director: Pirjo Honkasalo
DHAKIYARR VS. THE KING / Australia
Directors: Tom Murray and Allan Collins. Download a study guide to the film.
GRIZZLY MAN / USA
Director: Werner Herzog
I AM CUBA, THE SIBERIAN MAMMOTH / Brazil
Director: Vicente Ferraz
THE IMMORTAL / Nicaragua/Spain/Mexico
Director: Mercedes Moncada
THE LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD / UK
Director: Sean McAllister
ODESSA ODESSA / Israel/France
Director: Michale Boganim
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROMÉO DALLAIRE / Canada
Director: Peter Raymont
SHAPE OF THE MOON / The Netherlands
Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich
UNKNOWN WHITE MALE / UK
Director: Rupert Murray
WALL / France/Israel
Director: Simone Bitton
YANG BAN XI–THE 8 MODELWORKS / The Netherlands
Director: Yan Ting Yuen
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
LIVE-IN MAID / Spain/Argentina
Director: Jorge Gaggero; Screenwriter: Jorge Gaggero
BROTHERS / Denmark
Director: Susanne Bier; Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen
CRONICAS / Ecuador/Mexico
Director: Sebastian Cordero; Screenwriter: Sebastian Cordero
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES / Germany
Director: Maren Ade; Screenwriter: Maren Ade
GREEN CHAIR / South Korea
Director: Park Chul-su; Screenwriter: Park Chul-su
THE HERO / Angola/Portugal/France
Director: Zeze Gamboa; Screenwriter: Carla Baptista
KEKEXILI: MOUNTAIN PATROL / China
Director: Lu Chuan; Screenwriter: Lu Chuan
LILA SAYS / France/Italy/UK
Director: Ziad Doueiri; Screenwriters: Ziad Doueiri and Joelle Touma
MONSTERTHURSDAY / Norway
Director:Arild Østin Ommundsen; Screenwriters: Arild Østin Ommundsen and Gro Elin Hjelle
ON A CLEAR DAY/ UK
Director: Gaby Dellal; Screenwriter: Alex Rose
PALERMO HOLLYWOOD / Argentina
Director: Eduardo Pinto; Screenwriters: Brian Maya and Federico Finkielstain. A guide to the Buenos Aires neighborhood of the title.
STRANGER (Ono) / Poland
Director: Malgosia Szumowska; Screenwriter: Malgosia Szumowska
THIS CHARMING GIRL / South Korea
Director: Lee Yoon-Ki; Screenwriter: Lee Yoon-Ki
TONY TAKITANI / Japan
Director: Jun Ichikawa; Screenwriter: Jun Ichikawa. Click here for the Haruki Murakami story it's based on.
UNCONSCIOUS / Spain/Portugal/Italy/Germany
Director: Joaquín Oristrell; Screenwriters: Joaquín Oristrell, Teresa de Peligrí and Dominic Harari
WOLF CREEK / Australia
Director: Greg Mclean; Screenwriter: Greg Mclean
Posted by Ray Pride at November 29, 2004 02:49 PM
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