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Short Film Program

Albatross

Maria, burdened with caregiving for her sick husband, gets invited to a party.

Episodic

BAIT

Struggling actor Shah Latif auditions for the role of a lifetime, only to see his life spiral out of control over four frenetic days.

Jan 22, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 9:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 24, 5:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 11:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 11:30 A.M. MSTin-person

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Bedford Park

Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother’s car accident brings her back to her parents’ home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection.

Jan 24, 11:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 25, 9:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 30, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 2:15 P.M. MSTin-person

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by.

Jan 24, 2:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 25, 9:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 7:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 9:15 P.M. MSTin-person

Short Film Program

Birdie

In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.

Short Film Program

The Bird’s Placebo

In a marginalized Tunisian neighborhood, a young man in a wheelchair dreams of crossing the Mediterranean Sea until a surreal encounter shifts his path.

NEXT

BURN

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she’s left with one way to take back control.

Jan 25, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 26, 8:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 31, 9:15 A.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 11:55 P.M. MSTin-person

Short Film Program

Callback

Max arrives home to find that his boyfriend has booked a callback. All hell breaks loose.

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Carousel

A divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.

Jan 22, 3:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 8:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 8:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 1:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 11:15 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person

Premieres

Chasing Summer

After losing both her job and boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small Texas hometown, where friends and flings from a fateful high school summer turn her life upside down.

Jan 26, 2:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 27, 8:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 12:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 31, 9:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 11:30 A.M. MSTin-person

Premieres

THE DISCIPLE

An outsider fueled by relentless determination works his way into the inner circle of the Wu-Tang Clan, where his ambition and creativity converge in the making of an album poised to ignite global controversy.

Jan 22, 10:15 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 23, 12:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 24, 8:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 9:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 1:30 P.M. MSTin-person

Park City Legacy

Downhill Racer

An ambitious American skier gains a place on the U.S. Olympic ski team competing in Europe.

Jan 30, 5:30 P.M. MSTin-person

Episodic Pilot Showcase

Episodic Fiction Pilot Showcase

Episodic Fiction Pilot Showcase

Discover the latest in independently produced episodic work with these three comedic pilots that span the scope of the human experience.

Jan 27, 11:30 A.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 6:00 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 10:20 A.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 11:00 A.M. MSTin-person

Episodic Pilot Showcase

Episodic Nonfiction Pilot Showcase

Episodic Nonfiction Pilot Showcase

Experience the premiere episodes of two outstanding new documentary series on the big screen before they hit small screens around the world.

Jan 27, 8:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 28, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 30, 11:00 A.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 5:20 P.M. MSTin-person

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Extra Geography

In an English girls boarding school, two teenage best friends grapple with the challenges of girlhood — friendship, boys, studies, and growing up — and embark on their school project, falling in love.

Jan 23, 5:45 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 24, 1:10 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 29, 3:00 P.M. GMTonline
Jan 29, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Jan 31, 3:30 P.M. MSTin-person
Feb 1, 2:30 P.M. MSTin-person

Short Film Program

Faux Bijoux

Mireille promises Johnny the big screen, dragging him to an audition whose rules only she truly knows.

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