Feature docs, horror debuts and more
Sam Hobkinson brings a fresh perspective to the documentary strand with Misha and the Wolves, a fascinating holocaust survival story which morphs into a tale of mystery and deception, and Edgar Wright treads an un-beaten path with his documentary about the ‘influential but never chart-topping’ band The Sparks Brothers. A decade after Kevin Macdonald presented Life in a Day, the award-winning filmmaker returns to Sundance with an ambitious crowd sourced documentary Life in a Day 2020.
Horror fans will be delighted to see veteran writer-director Ben Wheatley’s new film In the Earth and should keep an eye out for Censor, the debut feature film from Prano Bailey Bond.
Full list of UK films and co-productions below.
WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Misha and the Wolves - dir. Sam Hobkinson
(UK/Belgium) WP
PREMIERES
In The Earth - dir. Ben Wheatley
(UK) WP
The Sparks Brothers - dir. Edgar Wright
(UK) WP
MIDNIGHT
Censor - dir. Prano Bailey Bond
(UK) WP
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Life in a Day 2020 - dir. Kevin Macdonald
(UK/US) NAP
SHORTS (Fiction)
Lizard - dir. Akinola Davies Jr
(UK)
Mountain Cat - dir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
(Mongolia/UK)
SHORTS (Documentary)
Dear Philadelphia - dir. Renee Maria Osubu
(US/UK)
SHORTS (Animation)
The Fire Next Time - dir. Renaldho Pelle
(UK)
NEW FRONTIER
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
Leading Artists: Javaad Alipoor, Kirsty Housley
(UK/Iran)
To Miss the Ending
Leading Artisits: Anna WEst, David Callanan
(UK)