Sundance Institute Movies

  • 2018
    Farming

    Farming

    Farming

    6.22018HD

    Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in...

    Farming
  • 2021
    Ascension

    Ascension

    Ascension

    6.8132021HD

    The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes...

    Ascension
  • 2011
    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

    6.52011HD

    Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved...

    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
  • 2020
    The Mole Agent

    The Mole Agent

    The Mole Agent

    7.8512020HD

    When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man...

    The Mole Agent
  • 2004
    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

    6.92004HD

    Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the...

    Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
  • 2019
    Collective

    Collective

    Collective

    7.62019HD

    In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of...

    Collective
  • 2020
    Coded Bias

    Coded Bias

    Coded Bias

    6.9532020HD

    Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces...

    Coded Bias
  • 1991
    Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

    7.4771991HD

    Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.

    Reservoir Dogs
  • 1984
    The River Rat

    The River Rat

    The River Rat

    6.4521984HD

    On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the...

    The River Rat
  • 2021
    Fathom

    Fathom

    Fathom

    5.72021HD

    Two biologists set out on an undertaking as colossal as their subjects—deciphering the complex communication of whales. Dr. Michelle Fournet...

    Fathom
  • 2021
    Writing with Fire

    Writing with Fire

    Writing with Fire

    7.32021HD

    In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera...

    Writing with Fire
  • 1994
    Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

    5.81994HD

    A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a...

    Parallel Lives
  • 2006
    The Way I Spent the End of the World

    The Way I Spent the End of the World

    The Way I Spent the End of the World

    62006HD

    Bucharest 1989 - the last year of Ceausecu's dictatorship. Eva lives with her parents and her 7 year old brother, Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva...

    The Way I Spent the End of the World
  • 2023
    Q

    Q

    Q

    72023HD

    An intimate portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, Q depicts the influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order on filmmaker...

    Q
  • 2020
    76 Days

    76 Days

    76 Days

    7.22020HD

    Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

    76 Days
  • 2021
    Through the Night

    Through the Night

    Through the Night

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    When one’s sole focus is to provide for their children, the stakes are extremely high. The need for multiple jobs to make ends meet has become...

    Through the Night
  • 2013
    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    6.62013HD

    Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous...

    At Berkeley
  • 2017
    Bending the Arc

    Bending the Arc

    Bending the Arc

    8.72017HD

    About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives...

    Bending the Arc
  • 2023
    Queendom

    Queendom

    Queendom

    9.72023HD

    In defiance of Russia’s anti-LGBTQ laws, a queer, 21-year-old artist risks her life performing in surreal costumes throughout Moscow. Jenna...

    Queendom
  • 2015
    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.52015HD

    Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC...

    In Jackson Heights