The year in moviesdoesn’t initiate until Sundance . Since the 1980s , some of the biggest names in the film diligence , and anticipate future talent , head to Park City , Utah , hoping to make history . Sundance is where many of the most illustrious and buzzworthy independent film start their journeys to either box office success or decisive nimbus — and , with the fete now give an annual on-line component , audiences everywhere can participate .
Sundance might be best get it on for its spectacular fare ( Oscar victor likeCodaandLittle Miss Sunshinegot their offset there ) , but it ’s also a great station to bring out excellent repulsion , sci - fi , and other musical style films . That ’s where io9 comes in . In the past , the fete was the proving ground for moving picture likeSaw , The Blair Witch Project , Donnie Darko , Talk to Me , 28 twenty-four hours later on , The Descent , andPrimer . Earlier this class , It ’s What ’s in spite of appearance , My Old Ass , I ensure the television Glow , andIn a Violent Natureall premiere there .
So , is 2025’sI Saw the TV Glowplaying at Sundance ? It ’s time to see the contenders and get out . If you want to find out them for yourself , the fete runs from January 23 – February 2 , 2025 in Park City , Utah , and online from January 30 – February 2.you’re able to get tickets hereand see the writing style fare below .
Opus, The Legend of Ochi, and The Ugly Stepsister are coming to Sundance 2025.Images: Sundance
Note : What stick with are the official descriptions from Sundance , in alphabetical order .
By Design/ U.S.A. – A woman swap bodies with a chair , and everyone like her well as a chair . Cast : Juliette Lewis , Mamoudou Athie , Melanie Griffith , Samantha Mathis , Robin Tunney , Udo Kier . World Premiere . Fiction . Available online for Public . ( Director and Screenwriter : Amanda Kramer , Producers : Miranda Bailey , Sarah Winshall , Natalie Whalen , Jacob Agger )
Dead Lover/ Canada – A solitary gravedigger who stink of corpses finally meets her dreaming man , but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drown at ocean . Grief - stricken , she goes to morbid lengths to revive him through madcap scientific experiment , resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love . roll : Grace Glowicki , Ben Petrie , Leah Doz , Lowen Morrow . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director , Screenwriter , and Producer : Grace Glowicki , Screenwriter and Producer : Ben Petrie , Producer : Yona Strauss )
A still fromBy Design– Sundance
Did n’t Die/ U.S.A. – A podcast host desperately cling to an ever - shrinking audience in the zombi apocalypse . Cast : Kiran Deol , George Basil , Samrat Chakrabarti , Katie McCuen , Vishal Vijayakumar . World Premiere . Fiction . uncommitted online for Public . Director , ( Screenwriter , and Producer : Meera Menon , Screenwriter and Producer : Paul Gleason , Producers : Erica Fishman , Joe Camerota , Luke Patton )
The Legend of Ochi/ U.S.A. – In a outside village on the island of Carpathia , a farm miss named Yuri is raised to venerate an animal species hump as Ochi . But when Yuri discovers a wounded infant Ochi has been impart behind , she run away on an risky venture to bring him nursing home . Cast : Helena Zengel , Finn Wolfhard , Emily Watson , Willem Dafoe . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director , Screenwriter , and Producer : Isaiah Saxon , producer : Richard Peete , Traci Carlson , Jonathan Wang )
LUZ/ Hong Kong , China – In the neon - fire up streets of Chongqing , Wei desperately searches for his estranged girl Fa , while Hong Kong gallerist Ren grapples with her pain stepmother Sabine in Paris . Their lives collide in a practical realness world , where a mystical deer divulge hidden trueness , spark a journeying of find and connexion . Cast : Isabelle Huppert , Sandrine Pinna , Xiao Dong Guo , Lu Huang , David Chiang , En Xi Deng . World Premiere . Available online for Public . ( Director , Screenwriter , and Producer : Flora Lau , Producers : Yvette Tang , Joseph Sinn Gi Chan , Stephen Lam )
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OBEX/ U.S.A. – Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog , Sandy , until one day he set out playing OBEX , a new , state - of - the - art computer secret plan . When Sandy goes overlook , the line between world and game blurs and Conor must stake into the unusual world of OBEX to bring her home . Cast : Albert Birney , Callie Hernandez , Frank Mosley . World Premiere . Fiction . usable online for Public . ) Director , Screenwriter , and manufacturer : Albert Birney , Screenwriter and Producer : Pete Ohs , Producers : Emma Hannaway , James Belfer )
Opus/ U.S.A. – A new writer is invited to the remote chemical compound of a legendary pop star who enigmatically disappeared 30 yr ago . Surrounded by the star ’s furor of crawler and drunk journalists , she feel herself in the midsection of his twisted programme . cast of characters : Ayo Edebiri , John Malkovich , Juliette Lewis , Murray Bartlett , Amber Midthunder . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director , Screenwriter , and Producer : Mark Anthony Green , Producers : Collin Creighton , Brad Weston , Poppy Hanks , Jelani Johnson , Josh Bachove )
Rabbit Trap/ U.K. – When a musician and her married man move to a distant house in Wales , the music they make disturbs local ancient family line magic , bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrate their lives . roll : Dev Patel , Rosy McEwen , Jade Croot . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director and Screenwriter : Bryn Chainey , Producers : Daniel Noah , Lawrence Inglee , Elijah Wood , Elisa Lleras , Adrian Politowski , Martin Metz )
A still fromRabbit Trap– Sundance
Rains Over Babel/ Colombia , U.S.A. , Spain – A group of misfit converges at Babel , a legendary dive bar that double up as purgatory , where La Flaca — the urban center ’s Grim Reaper — presides . Here , souls gamble age of their life story with her , daring to outwit Death herself . Cast : Saray Rebolledo , Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez , John Alex Castillo , William Hurtado , Santiago Pineda , Celina Biurrun . World Premiere . Fiction . Available online for Public . ( Director , Screenwriter , and manufacturer : Gala del Sol , Producers : H.A Hermida , Ana Cristina Gutiérrez , Andrés Hermida , Natalia Rendón Rodríguez )
The Thing with Feathers/ U.K. – Struggling to work on the sudden and unexpected death of his wife , a young founding father lose his grip on realism as a seemingly malefic mien begins to haunt him from the shady niche of the apartment he shares with his two young sons . Cast : Benedict Cumberbatch , Richard Boxall , Henry Boxall , Eric Lampaert , Vinette Robinson , Sam Spruell . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director and Screenwriter : Dylan Southern , producer : Andrea Cornwell , Leah Clarke , Adam Ackland )
Together/ Australia , U.S.A. – With a move to the countryside already try the limit of a couple ’s kinship , a supernatural encounter begins an extreme transmutation of their love life , their lives , and their flesh . casting : Alison Brie , Dave Franco , Damon Herriman . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director and Screenwriter : Michael Shanks , Producers : Dave Franco , Alison Brie , Mike Cowap , Andrew Mittman , Erik Feig , Max Silva )
A still fromTogether– Sundance
bear on Me/ U.S.A. – Two codependent estimable friends become addicted to the heroin - like pinch of an foreign narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the mankind . plaster cast : Olivia Taylor Dudley , Lou Taylor Pucci , Jordan Gavaris , Marlene Forte , Paget Brewster . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director , Screenwriter , and manufacturer : Addison Heimann , Producers : John Humber , David Lawson Jr. )
The atrocious Stepsister/ Norway – In a pansy - story kingdom where beauty is a cruel business , Elvira battles to vie with her unbelievably beautiful stepsister , and she will go to any duration to catch the prince ’s centre . cast of characters : Lea Myren , Thea Sofie Loch Næss , Ane Dahl Torp , Flo Fagerli , Isac Calmroth , Malte Gårdinger . World Premiere . Fiction . ( Director and Screenwriter : Emilie Blichfeldt , Producer : Maria Ekerhovd )
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