Sundance Institute Releases Full Festival Schedule |

Originally Published: December 17, 2004

The Sundance Institute has announced the complete lineup of films for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, including the final list on the Shorts Program.

Founded by Robert Redford and dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work, the Sundance Institute celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2001. The Sundance Film Festival has become one of the most popluar American film festivals to exhibit new and established artists.

The films listed below make up the Independent Feature Film Competition, inaugural World Cinema Competition, Premieres, Park City at Midnight, American Spectrum, Frontier, Special Screenings, the Shorts Competition and Sundance Collection categories of the Festival.

Documentary Competition:

Documentary Competition: The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Film Competition are:

AFTER INNOCENCE
Director: Jessica Sanders

THE ARISTOCRATS
Director: Paul Provenza

THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig

THE EDUCATION OF SHELBY KNOX
Directors: Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt

ENRON: ASK WHY
Director: Alex Gibney

THE FALL OF FUJIMORI
Director: Ellen Perry

FROZEN ANGELS
Directors: Eric Black and Frauke Sandig

MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA
Director: David Redmon

MURDERBALL
Directors: Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro

NEW YORK DOLL
Director: Greg Whiteley

RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY
Directors: Dan Klores and Ron Berger

ROM?NTICO
Director: Mark Becker

SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS
Director: Hank Rogerson

TRUDELL
Director: Heather Rae

TWIST OF FAITH
Director: Kirby Dick

WHY WE FIGHT
Director: Eugene Jarecki

Dramatic Competition:

The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition are:

BETWEEN
Director: David Oca?as; 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 and 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

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
Director: Noah Baumbach; Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach

THUMBSUCKER
Director: Mike Mills; Screenwriter: Mike Mills

WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
Director: Travis Wilkerson; Screenwriter: Travis Wilkerson

World Cinema Documentary Competition:

The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary Competition are:

THE 3 ROOMS OF MELANCHOLIA / Finland
Director: Pirjo Honkasalo

DHAKIYARR VS. THE KING / Australia
Directors: Tom Murray and Allan Collins

GRIZZLY MAN / USA
Director: Werner Herzog

I AM CUBA, THE SIBERIAN MAMMOTH / Brazil
Director: Vicente Ferraz

EL INMORTAL / Nicaragua/Spain/Mexico
Director: Mercedes Moncada-Rodriguez

THE LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD / UK
Director: Sean McAllister

ODESSA ODESSA / Israel/France
Director: Michale Boganim

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROM?O 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:

The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Competition are:

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 ?stin Ommundsen; Screenwriters: Arild ?stin 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

STRANGER / Poland
Director: Malgosia Szumowska; Screenwriter: Malgosia Szumowska and Przemek Nowakowski

THIS CHARMING GIRL / South Korea
Director: Lee Yoon-Ki; Screenwriter: Lee Yoon-Ki

TONY TAKITANI / Japan
Director: Jun Ichikawa; Screenwriter: Jun Ichikawa

UNCONSCIOUS / Spain/Portugal/Italy/Germany
Director: Joaqu?n Oristrell; Screenwriters: Joaqu?n Oristrell, Teresa de Peligr? and Dominic Harari

WOLF CREEK / Australia
Director: Greg Mclean; Screenwriter: Greg Mclean

PREMIERES:

The Premieres at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

3-IRON / South Korea
Director: Kim Ki-duk; Screenwriter: Kim Ki-duk

THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE / U.S.A.
Director: Rebecca Miller; Screenwriter: Rebecca Miller

THE CHUMSCRUBBER / U.S.A.
Director: Arie Posin; Screenwriter: Zach Stanford

DEAR WENDY / Denmark/Germany/France/UK
Director: Thomas Vinterberg; Screenwriter: Lars von Trier

DRUM / South Africa
Director: Zola Maseko; Screenwriter: Jason Filardi

GAME 6 / U.S.A.
Director: Michael Hoffman; Screenwriter: Don DeLillo

THE GIRL FROM MONDAY / U.S.A.
Director: Hal Hartley; Screenwriter: Hal Hartley

HAPPY ENDINGS / U.S.A.
Director: Don Roos; Screenwriter: Don Roos

HEIGHTS / U.S.A.
Director: Chris Terrio; Screenwriters: Amy Fox and Chris Terrio

INSIDE DEEP THROAT / U.S.A.
Directors: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato

THE JACKET / U.S.A.
Director: John Maybury; Screenwriter: Marc Rocco

KUNG FU HUSTLE / Hong Kong/China
Director: Stephen Chow; Screenwriters: Tsang Kan Cheong, Stephen Chow, and Chan Man Keung

LACKAWANNA BLUES / U.S.A.
Director: George C. Wolfe; Screenwriter: Ruben Santiago-Hudson

LAYER CAKE / U.K.
Director: Matthew Vaughn; Screenwriter: J.J. Connolly

LOVERBOY / U.S.A.
Director: Kevin Bacon; Screenwriter: Hannah Shakespeare; Novel by Victoria Redel

MARILYN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL / U.S.A.
Director: Randall Miller; Screenwriters: Randall Miller and Jody Savin

THE MATADOR / U.S.A.
Director: Richard Shepard; Screenwriter: Richard Shepard

MIRRORMASK / U.K.
Director: Dave McKean; Screenwriter: Neil Gaiman

MYSTERIOUS SKIN / U.S.A.
Director: Gregg Araki; Screenwriter: Gregg Araki.

NINE LIVES / U.S.A.
Director: Rodrigo Garcia; Screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia

REEFER MADNESS / U.S.A.
Director: Andy Fickman; Screenwriter: Dan Studney and Kevin Murphy

RORY O’SHEA WAS HERE / U.S.A.
Director: Damien O’Donnell; Screenwriter: Jeffrey Caine

SNOWLAND / Germany
Director: Hans W. Geissend?rfer; Screenwriter: Hans W. Geissend?rfer

UPSIDE OF ANGER / U.S.A.
Director: Mike Binder; Screenwriter: Mike Binder

AMERICAN SPECTRUM:

The films screening in the American Spectrum category of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

212
Director: Anthony Ng; Screenwriter: Anthony Ng

5TH WORLD
Director: Blackhorse Lowe; Screenwriter: Blackhorse Lowe

DUANE HOPWOOD
Director: Matt Mulhern; Screenwriter: Matt Mulhern

HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
Director: Ben Wolfinsohn; Screenwriter: Ben Wolfinsohn

LOVE, LUDLOW
Director: Adrienne Weiss; Screenwriter: David Paterson

MITCHELLVILLE
Director: John D. Harkrider; Screenwriter: John D. Harkrider

THE MOTEL
Director: Michael Kang; Screenwriter: Michael Kang

THE PUFFY CHAIR
Director: Jay Duplass; Screenwriter: Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass

RIZE
Director: David LaChapelle

THE SALON
Director: Mark Brown; Screenwriter: Mark Brown

SAVING FACE
Director: Alice Wu; Screenwriter: Alice Wu

STEAL ME
Director: Melissa Painter; Screenwriter: Melissa Painter

SWIMMERS
Director: Doug Sadler; Screenwriter: Doug Sadler

THE TALENT GIVEN US
Director: Andrew Wagner; Screenwriter: Andrew Wagner

THIS REVOLUTION
Director: Stephen Marshall; Screenwriter: Stephen Marshall

PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT:

The films screening in the Park City at Midnight category of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

9 SONGS / U.S.A
Director: Michael Winterbottom; Screenwriter: Michael Winterbottom

DIRTY LOVE / U.S.A
Director: John Asher; Screenwriter: Jenny McCarthy

HARD CANDY / U.S.A
Director: David Slade; Screenwriter: Brian Nelson

MATANDO CABOS / Mexico
Director: Alejandro Lozano; Screenwriter: Alejandro Lozano

OLD BOY / South Korea
Director: Park Chan-Wook; Screenwriters: Park Chan-Wook, Hwang Jo-yun and Lim Jun-hyeong

STRANGERS WITH CANDY / U.S.A
Director: Paul Dinello; Screenwriters: Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and Amy Sedaris

THREE…EXTREMES / Hong Kong/South Korea/Japan
Directors: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-Wook, and Takashi Miike; Screenwriters: Lilian Lee, Park Chan-Wook, and Haruko Fukushima

WHAT IS IT? / U.S.A.
Director: Crispin Hellion Glover; Screenwriter: Crispin Hellion Glover

FRONTIER:

The films screening in the Frontier category 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

FILM ACTIONS V / U.S.A
Director: Luke Savisky

THE JOY OF LIFE / U.S.A.
Director: Jenni Olson; Screenwriter: Jenni Olson

ROOM / U.S.A.
Director: Kyle Henry; Screenwriter: Kyle Henry

SUGAR / U.S.A.
Directors: Reynold Reynolds, and Patrick Jolley; Screenwriters: Reynold Reynolds, Patrick Jolley, and Samara Golden

SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE 2 ? / U.S.A.
Director: William Greaves; Screenwriter: William Greaves

TROPIC OF CANCER / Mexico
Director: Eugenio Polgovsky

SPECIAL SCREENINGS:

The Special Screenings of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

BALLETS RUSSES / U.S.A
Director: Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller

THE EMPEROR’S JOURNEY / France
Director: Luc Jacquet.

THE GARDEN / U.S.A
Director: Frederick Wiseman

THE PROTOCOLS OF ZION / U.S.A
Director: Marc Levin

REEL PARADISE / U.S.A
Director: Steve James

ROCK SCHOOL / U.S.A
Director: Don Argott

GREEN BUSH / Australia
Director: Warwick Thornton

A THOUSAND ROADS / U.S.A
Director: Chris Eyre

SUNDANCE COLLECTION:

The Sundance Collection screenings at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

HARLAN COUNTY, U.S.A. / U.S.A
Director: Barbara Kopple (1976)

SHORTS

U.S. SHORT FILMS

Dramatic Shorts

THE ACT

Directors: Susan Kraker and Pi Ware
AMERICA’S BIGGEST DICK
Director: Bryan Boyce
AMERICAN FAME PT. 2: FORGETTING JONATHAN BRANDIS
Director: Cam Archer
AMONG THIEVES
Director: Oscar Daniels
ARE YOU THE FAVORITE PERSON OF ANYBODY?
Director: Miguel Arteta
BILLY’S DAD IS A FUDGE-PACKER
Director: Jamie Donahue
BROADCAST 23
Director: Tom Putnam
CHOKED
Director: Brad Barnes
CRY FOR HELP
Director: Nicholas McCarthy
EATING
Director: Rebecca Cutter
ESTES AVENUE
Director: Paul Cotter
EVERYTHING’S GONE GREEN
Director: Aaron Ruell
EXACTLY
Director: Lisa Leone
FLOTSAM/JETSAM
Director: David Zellner
GOODNIGHT IRENE
Director: Sterlin Harjo
HUSK
Director: Brett A. Simmons
IN THE MORNING
Director: Danielle Lurie
IN TIME
Directors: Maurice A. Dwyer and Adetoro Makinde
THE LAST FULL MEASURE
Director: Alexandra Kerry
LATE BLOOMER
Director: Craig Macneill
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
Directors: Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn
LOVE AND LAUNDRY
Director: Barbara Alvarez
MARY
Director: Aaron Ruell
MOTION STUDIES #3: GRAVITY
DIRECTOR: Jake Mahaffy
OH MY GOD
Director: John Bryant
ONE WEEKEND A MONTH
Director: Eric Escobar
PLANET OF THE ARABS
Director: Jacqueline Salloum
PURA LENGUA (ALL TONGUE)
Director: Aurora Guerrero
THE RAFTMAN’S RAZOR
Director: Keith Bearden
RAW
Director: Tonia Lynn Barber
THE SAILOR’S GIRL
Director: Brett Simon
SPELLING BEE
Director: Phil Dornfeld
STARING AT THE SUN
Director: Toby Wilkins
SWIM TEST
Director: Alex Chung
A THOUSAND ROADS
Director: Chris Eyre
UN DIA EN LA VIDA
Director: Marco Orsini
WEST BANK STORY
Director: Ari Sandel
THE YOUTH IN US
Director: Joshua Leonard

Documentary Shorts

BULLETS IN THE HOOD: A BED-STUY STORY

Directors: Terrence Fisher and Daniel Howard
DIMMER
Director: Talmage Cooley
THE FAIR
Director: Jason Rayles
FAMILY PORTRAIT
Director: Patricia Riggen
THE LAST DAYS OF JONATHAN PERLO
Director: Joe Warson
NATCHILIAGNIAQTUGUK AAPAGALU – SEAL HUNTING WITH DAD
Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
RECYCLE
Directors: Vasco Nunes and Ondi Timoner
SAVING JACKIE
Director: Selena A. Burks
SMALL TOWN SECRETS
Director: Katherine Leggett

Animated Shorts

9

Director: Shane Acker
A BUCK’S WORTH
Director: Tatia Rosenthal
THE MEANING OF LIFE
Director: Don Hertzfeldt
MOTEL
Director: Thor Freudenthal

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS

Dramatic Shorts

BEING BAD / UK/France

Director: Laurence Coriat
BEROCCA / UK
Director: Martin Taylor
CON DIVA WITH DIVA / Spain
Director: Sebastian Mantilla
CON QU? LA LAVAR?? / Spain
Director: Mar?a Tr?nor
ELEPHANT PALM TREE / UK
Director: Kara Miller
ELKE’S VISIT / Spain
Director: Morgan Dews
EMAIL TO MOM / Peru
Director: Gerardo Ruiz Mi??n
FROM CHERRY ENGLISH / Canada
Director: Jeff Barnaby
FUEL / Australia
Director: Nash Edgerton
GREEN BUSH / Australia
Director: Warwick Thornton
HOME GAME / Norway
Director: Martin Lund
KARE KARE ZVAKO – MOTHER’S DAY / Zimbabwe
Director: Tsitsi Dangarembga
KID / Mexico
Director: Tim Parsa
MAT?LO! / France
Director: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
PIZZA SHOP / Canada
Director: Mark Mainguy
PLAINS EMPTY / Australia
Director: Beck Cole
STRONGER / Canada
Director: Debra Felstead
TAMA TU / New Zealand
Director: Taika Waititi
TONGUE BULLY / Canada
Director: Annie Bradley
VICTORIA PARA CHINO / US/Mexico
Director: Cary Fukunaga
WAITING FOR THE MAN / Canada
Director: Rob Stefaniuk
WASP / UK Director: Andrea Arnold

Documentary Shorts

THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY / Poland

Directors: Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski
MEET MICHAEL OPPENHEIM / Israel
Director: Roni Abulafia
SOLO UN CARGADOR / Peru
Director: Juan Alejandro Ram?rez

Animated Shorts