Sundance

This page is home to our coverage of the Sundance Film Festival.

The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the United States, taking place every year in January in Park City, Utah. It was founded in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival and re-named the Sundance Film Festival in 1991, after Robert Redford’s character from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Film School Reject has had the honor of covering Sundance since 2008, two years after our site was founded. Over the years, we’ve discovered a number of amazing films in Park City — from our first review of 2008’s In Bruges to our listing of the 25 Best Sundance Movies of All-Time in 2015 to our 2019 list of the 50 Best Sundance Horror Movie Premieres to our discoveries of Swiss Army Man and Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Witch at Sundance 2016 — we’ve spent over a decade reviewing hundreds of wonderful independent films.

We have also covered (on numerous occasions) what it’s like to cover Sundance for those who aren’t lucky enough to make the trip. And for those interested in filling their yearly watchlists, we’ve also recapped our favorites with a festival-closing list (in almost every year). Check out our archive of Sundance favorites via the links below:

Explore the entire archives of our annual Sundance Film Festival coverage below:

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‘Novitiate’ Director Maggie Betts: “It was like a big sorority, our movie set.”

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Betts on working with Melissa Leo, discovering Mother Theresa and advantages of a mostly-female film environment.

Patti Cake$

Exploring a Coming of Age Hip-Hop Tale with The Director and Stars of ‘Patti Cake$’

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Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, and Geremy Jasper discuss their Sundance smash Patti Cake$.

Big sick

‘The Big Sick’ Finds Complex Stand-Up Success

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Making a stand-up movie is hard. ‘The Big Sick’ makes it look easy.

Sleight

‘Sleight’ Review: A Brilliant Superhero Origin Story

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Celebrating the expansion of comic book sensibilities in J.D. Dillard’s ‘Sleight.’

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The 26 Best Films We Saw at Sundance 2017

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From 225 Sundance films down to our 26 favorites.

Reservoir Dogs

What We Learned While Revisiting ‘Reservoir Dogs’ with Quentin Tarantino

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On the final weekend of the Sundance Film Festival Quentin Tarantino discussed his debut film. Here’s what we learned.

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The Sundance Resistance Against Trump

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A Complete List of Films Sold At Sundance 2017

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Review – ‘Golden Exits’ is Stunning Exploration of Brooklynite Desire

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