UK films and co-pros in selection
Sundance Film Festival returns 20-30 January 2022, and the Festival’s in-person elements will be moving online this year due to COVID.
UK feature films in selection include Jim Archer’s imaginative, heartwarming debut about loneliness and friendship, Brian and Charles; Sophie Hyde's Good Luck to you, Leo Grande starring Emma Thompson; and Oliver Hermanus' Living with Bill Nighy.
From docs to immersive films and acclaimed shorts, see below for a full list of all UK films and documentaries in official selection at Sundance 2022, or download a list here.
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WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
BRIAN AND CHARLES – dir. Jim Archer
(UK) WP
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PREMIERES
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE – dir. Sophie Hyde
(UK) WP
LIVING – dir. Oliver Hermanus
(UK) WP
MY OLD SCHOOL – dir. Jono McLeod
(UK) WP
THE PRINCESS – dirs. Ed Perkins and Simon Chinn
(UK) WP
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WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
ALL THAT BREATHES – dir. Shaunak Sen
(India-UK)
NOTHING COMPARES – dir. Kathryn Ferguson
(Ireland-UK)
WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY – dir. Joe Hunting
(UK)
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MIDNIGHT
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM – dirs. Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern
(UK)
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SPOTLIGHT
THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING – dir. Bianca Stigter
(Netherlands-UK)
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NEW FRONTIER [VR & immersive]
CHILD OF EMPIRE – creators – Sparsh Ahuja, Erfan Saadati, Stephen Stephenson, Omi Zola Gupta
(UK-Australia) WP
ON THE MORNING YOU WAKE (TO THE END OF THE WORLD) – creators – Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Arnaud Colinart, Pierre Zandrowicz
(UK-Fr-US) WP
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SHORT FILMS
PRECIOUS HAIR AND BEAUTY – dir. John Ogunmuyiwa
(UK)
PRAYERS FOR SWEET WATERS – dir. Elijah Ndoumbe
(South Africa/UK)
EGUNGUN (Masquerade)
– dir. Olive Nwosu
(UK/Nigeria)
SOFT ANIMALS - dir. Renee Zhan
(US/UK)
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WP = World Premiere
Image: Brian and Charles dir. Jim Archer
