List of films at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival


The following is a list of all films shown at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Feature competition

The following films were shown in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

U.S. Documentary

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Documentary Competition program. Dinosaur 13 by Todd Miller served as the opening film of the program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
'Michael Rossato-Bennett2013January 18
All the Beautiful ThingsJohn Harkrider2013January 20
'Jeremiah Zagar2014January 17
The Case Against 8Ben Cotner and Ryan White2013January 18
Cesar's Last FastRichard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee2013January 19
Dinosaur 13Todd Miller2014January 16
E-TeamKaty Chevigny and Ross Kauffman2013January 18
Fed UpStephanie Soechtig2013January 19
'Brian Knappenberger2014January 20
Ivory TowerAndrew Rossi2013January 18
MarmatoMark Grieco2014January 17
'Jeffrey Radice2014January 20
The OvernightersJesse Moss2013January 17
Private ViolenceCynthia Hill2013January 19
Rich HillAndrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos2014January 19
Watchers of the SkyEdet Belzberg2014January 20

U.S. Dramatic

The following 16 films were selected for a world premiere in U.S. Dramatic Competition program. Whiplash by Damien Chazelle served as the opening film of the program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Camp X-RayPeter Sattler2014January 17
Cold in JulyJim Mickle2014January 18
Dear White PeopleJustin Simien2013January 18
Fishing Without NetsCutter Hodierne2013January 17
God's PocketJohn Slattery2013January 17
Happy ChristmasJoe Swanberg2013January 19
HellionKat Candler2014January 17
Infinitely Polar BearMaya Forbes2013January 18
Jamie Marks Is DeadCarter Smith2014January 19
Kumiko, the Treasure HunterDavid Zellner2014January 20
Life After BethJeff Baena2014January 19
Low DownJeff Preiss2013January 19
The Skeleton TwinsCraig Johnson2013January 18
The SleepwalkerMona Fastvold2013January 20
Song OneKate Barker-Froyland2014January 20
WhiplashDamien Chazelle2014January 16

World Cinema Documentary

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Documentary Competition program. The Green Prince by Nadav Schirman served as the opening film of the program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
20,000 Days on EarthIain Forsyth and Jane Pollard2014January 20
Concerning ViolenceGöran Hugo Olsson2014January 17
The Green PrinceNadav Schirman2014January 16
HappinessThomas Balmès2014January 17
Love ChildValerie Veatch2014January 17
Mr. Leos caraXTessa Louise-Salomé2014January 20
My Prairie HomeChelsea McMullan2014January 17
The Notorious Mr. BoutTony Gerber and Maxim Pozdorovkin2014January 17
The Return to HomsTalal Derki2014January 17
Sepideh – Reaching for the StarsBerit Madsen2014January 17
We Come as FriendsHubert Sauper2014January 18
Web JunkieShosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia2014January 19

World Cinema Dramatic

The following 12 films were selected for a world premiere in World Cinema Dramatic Competition program. Lilting by Hong Khaou served as the opening film of the program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
52 TuesdaysSophie Hyde2013January 18
BlindEskil Vogt2013January 17
DifretZeresenay Berhane Mehari2014January 18
The DisobedientMina Djukic2014January 20
God Help the GirlStuart Murdoch2013January 18
Liar's DiceGeetu Mohandas2013January 18
LiltingHong Khaou2013January 16
Lock Charmer Natalia Smirnoff2013January 21
To Kill a ManAlejandro Fernández Almendras2013January 17
ViktoriaMaya Vitkova2013January 19
WetlandsDavid Wnendt2013January 18
White ShadowNoaz Deshe2013January 17

Short Programs

The following 66 short films were selected from a record 8,161 submissions.

USA Narrative Short Films

TitleCountryDirectorYearMinutesFirst showing
130919 • A Portrait of Marina AbramovićUSAMatthu Placek20137January 21
AfronautsUSAFrances Bodomo201413January 18
The Big House USA, YemenMusa Syeed20135January 17
The Bravest, the BoldestUSAMoon Molson201417January 17
CatherineUSADean Fleischer-Camp201313January 17
Chapel PerilousUSAMatthew Lessner201314January 17
Cruising Electric USABrumby Boylston20132January 18
DawnUSARose McGowan201317January 16
DigUSAToby Halbrooks201310January 18
The End of Eating EverythingUSAWangechi Mutu20138January 17
FunnelUSAAndre Hyland20138January 19
Gregory Go BoomUSAJanicza Bravo201317January 16
Here Come the GirlsUSA, NorwayYoung Jean Lee201320January 17
I'm a MitzvahUSABen Berman and Josh Cohen201419January 17
The Immaculate ReceptionUSACharlotte Glynn201316January 17
Jonathan's ChestUSAChristopher Radcliff201414January 17
KekasihUSA, MalaysiaDiffan Sina Norman20139January 18
Master MusclesUSAEfrén Hernández201314January 17
Me + HerUSAJoseph Oxford201413January 18
Person to PersonUSADustin Guy Defa201418January 18
Rat Pack RatUSATodd Rohal201419January 17
VerbatimUSABrett Weiner20137January 17

International Narrative Short Films

TitleCountryDirectorYearMinutesFirst showing
2 Girls 1 CakeDenmarkJens Dahl201313January 17
BestUnited KingdomWilliam Oldroyd20123January 17
Black MulberryGeorgia, FranceGabriel Razmadze201222January 17
BurgerUnited Kingdom, NorwayMagnus Mork201311January 17
Butter LampFrance, ChinaHu Wei201316January 16
The CutCanadaGeneviève Dulude-Decelles201315January 17
Exchange & MartUnited KingdomCara Connolly and Martin Clark201315January 18
Here I Am...There You Are...IsraelDikla Jika Elkaslassy201312January 18
Life's a BitchCanadaFrançois Jaros20135January 17
Metube: August Sings Carmen AustriaDaniel Moshel20134January 17
Mi nina mi vidaCanadaYan Giroux201319January 17
More Than Two HoursIranAli Asgari201315January 17
My Sense of ModestyFranceSébastien Bailly201321January 16
MysterySpainChema García Ibarra201311January 19
PleasureSwedenNinja Thyberg201315January 17
SyndromedaSwedenPatrik Eklund201322January 17
WakeningCanadaDanis Goulet20139January 19

Documentary Short Films

TitleCountryDirectorYearMinutesFirst showing
ChoreographyUSADavid Redmon and Ashley Sabin20139January 17
Fe26USAKevin Jerome Everson20147January 18
Godka Cirka Spain, France, USAAlex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi201310January 18
Hacked CircuitUSADeborah Stratman201415January 18
I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage LookedIsraelYuval Hameiri and Michal Vaknin20129January 17
The Last Days of Peter BergmannIrelandCiaran Cassidy201320January 18
The Lion's Mouth OpensUSALucy Walker201314January 18
Love. Love. Love.RussiaSandhya Daisy Sundaram201312January 18
Notes on BlindnessUnited Kingdom, USA, AustraliaPeter Middleton and James Spinney201413January 17
Of God and DogsSyrian Arab RepublicAbounaddara Collective201312January 18
One Billion RisingUSAEve Ensler and Tony Stroebel20139January 19
Remembering the Artist, Robert De Niro, Sr.USAPerri Peltz and Geeta Gandbhir201340January 17
Tim and Susan Have Matching HandgunsUSAJoe Callander20132January 17
UntuckedUSADanny Pudi201315January 16

Animated Short Films

TitleCountryDirectorYearMinutesFirst showing
Allergy to OriginalityUSADrew Christie20124January 16
AstigmatismoSpainNicolai Troshinsky20134January 17
Blame It on the SeagullNorwayJulie Engaas201313January 17
Crime: The Animated Series USA, CanadaAlix Lambert and Sam Chou20135January 18
Marilyn MyllerUSA, United KingdomMikey Please20136January 17
The Obvious ChildUnited KingdomStephen Irwin201312January 17
Passer PasserUSALouis Morton20134January 17
Phantom LimbUnited Kingdom, AustraliaAlex Grigg20135January 17
Piece, PeaceSouth KoreaJae-in Park20137January 17
The PresentTaiwanJoe Hsieh201315January 17
Subconscious PasswordCanadaChris Landreth201311January 16
White MorningUnited KingdomPaul Barritt201312January 17
YearbookUSABernardo Britto20136January 17

Non-competition features

The following films were shown out of competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Premieres

The following 19 feature films were selected for a world premiere in non-Competition program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
BoyhoodRichard Linklater2013January 19
CalvaryJohn Michael McDonagh2013January 19
FrankLenny Abrahamson2013January 17
HitsDavid Cross2014January 21
I OriginsMike Cahill2014January 18
LaggiesLynn Shelton2013January 17
Little AccidentsSara Colangelo2014January 22
Love Is StrangeIra Sachs2014January 18
A Most Wanted ManAnton Corbijn2013January 19
Jordan Vogt-Roberts2013January 23
The One I LoveCharlie McDowell2014January 21
The Raid 2: BerandalGareth Evans2013January 21
RudderlessWilliam H. Macy2013January 24
They Came TogetherDavid Wain2014January 24
The Trip to ItalyMichael Winterbottom2014January 20
The VoicesMarjane Satrapi2013January 19
White Bird in a BlizzardGregg Araki2014January 20
Wish I Was HereZach Braff2013January 18
Young OnesJake Paltrow2013January 18

Documentary premieres

The following 12 films were selected for Documentary Premieres program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
The Battered Bastards of BaseballChapman Way and Maclain Way2014January 20
Finding FelaAlex Gibney2014January 17
Freedom SummerStanley Nelson Jr.2013January 17
Happy ValleyAmir Bar-Lev2013January 19
Lambert & StampJames D. Cooper2014January 20
Last Days in VietnamRory Kennedy2013January 17
Life ItselfSteve James2014January 19
MittGreg Whiteley2013January 17
This May Be the Last TimeSterlin Harjo2013January 19
To Be TakeiJennifer M. Kroot2014January 18
We Are the GiantGreg Barker2014January 18
Joe Berlinger2014January 18

Spotlight

The following 8 films were selected for Spotlight program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Blue RuinJeremy Saulnier2013January 17
The DoubleRichard Ayoade2013January 17
IdaPawel Pawlikowski2013January 21
LockeSteven Knight2013January 17
The LunchboxRitesh Batra2013January 19
Only Lovers Left AliveJim Jarmusch2013January 20
R100Hitoshi Matsumoto2013January 18
Stranger by the LakeAlain Guiraudie2013January 17

Next

The following 11 films were selected for a world premiere in Next program to highlight the American cinema.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Appropriate BehaviorDesiree Akhavan2014January 18
Drunktown's FinestSydney Freeland2013January 18
The Foxy MerkinsMadeleine Olnek2013January 20
A Girl Walks Home Alone at NightAna Lily Amirpour2014January 19
Imperial DreamsMalik Vitthal2014January 20
Land Ho!Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz2014January 19
Listen Up PhilipAlex Ross Perry2014January 20
MemphisTim Sutton2014January 17
Obvious ChildGillian Robespierre2013January 17
Ping Pong SummerMichael Tully2014January 18
War StoryMark Jackson2014January 19

Park City at Midnight

The following 8 films were selected for Park City at Midnight program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
The BabadookJennifer Kent2014January 17
CootiesJonathan Millott and Cary Murnion2014January 18
Tommy Wirkola2014January 19
The GuestAdam Wingard2014January 17
KillersThe Mo Brothers2014January 20
The SignalWilliam Eubank2014January 20
EDC 2013: Under the Electric SkyDan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz2013January 18
What We Do in the ShadowsTaika Waititi and Jemaine Clement2014January 19

From the Collection

The following 2 films were selected for From the Collection program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
ClerksKevin Smith1994January 24
Hoop DreamsSteve James1994January 20

New Frontier Films

The following 7 films were selected for New Frontier Films program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
The Better AngelsA.J. Edwards2013January 18
The Girl from NagasakiMichel Comte2013January 21
HitRecord on TVJoseph Gordon-Levitt2014January 17
Living starsGastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn2013January 17
The Measure of All ThingsSam Green2014January 20
This World Made Itself; Myth and Infrastructure; Dreaming of Lucid LivingMiwa Matreyek2013January 19
Thomas Allen Harris2013January 17

Sundance Kids

The following 2 films were selected for Sundance Kids program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Ernest & CelestineStéphane Aubier, Benjamin Renner and Vincent Patar2013January 18
Zip & Zap and the Marble GangÓskar Santos2013January 18

Free Fail Film

The following film was shown at Free Fail Film program.
TitleDirectorYearFirst showing
Bottle RocketWes Anderson1996January 20