Sundance 2010

The opening shot of Oscar-winning director Aaron Schneider’s Get Low reveals a house bursting with fire.

It’s a tragedy when a parent must bury their child from the result of an accident, but when the death is the product of a predator’s sadistic fantasy, no form of justice seems fit for the crime.

From the start, Lenny is depicted as a carefree thirtysomething New Yorker with no direction or responsibility in life.

There’s nothing more annoying than a jealous lover who constantly runs on the assumption that their significant other is cheating on them.

Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) is a 17-year-old with more responsibilities than most adults living in the Ozark Mountains.

John suffers from body integrity identity disorder, an unusual condition where individuals wish to remove their limbs—John wants to cut off both of his arms.

Set in 1969 Australia, the film follows Willie, a young aboriginal boy whose evangelical mother has sent him to Catholic boarding school in the hopes that he will join the priesthood.

Johan Grimonprez’s second documentary is the epitome of the Sundance Film Festival’s core foundation.

Abdollahyan’s documentary provides a glimpse into the restricted lives of women in Iran, but also details the unique bond between a female Olympic athlete and her perfectionist coach.

America’s schools are failing. Despite all the presidents who have committed themselves to education reform and the millions that have been poured into America’s pubic schools, there has been little improvement for nearly 40 years.

First impressions can instantly make or break a relationship. Meet Fischer (Stephen Hale), an alcoholic handyman who lives rent-free inside a church.

From the moment the film begins, it’s abundantly clear Wendell is a neurotic social coward always determined to harp on the negative aspects of himself and others, especially his girlfriends.

As technology renders objects obsolete with increasing speed, we realize more quickly that nothing lasts forever. George, an introverted yet studious librarian, spends his off-hours documenting all things archaic.

In an attempt to create a cohesive story by using a group of random females and the men in their lives, director Ken Wardrop chronologically profiles 70 different Irish women in various stages of life.

Life 2.0 is a must-see for every video game nerd, tech-head, chat room user, reality TV watcher and social networking addict. This movie educates and explains almost everything about Second Life (SL), the virtual reality website.

Leonardo is a successful industrial designer who lives in an equally exceptional home with his wife and daughter. The home is modern and minimal, featuring lots of windows and open space without feeling as though it were pulled from an Ikea catalogue.<

In 1991 an abortion clinic opened on the corner of 12^th & Delaware in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 1999 a pro-life anti-abortion clinic, designed to look like it might be an abortion clininc, opened directly across the street.

Under the leadership of General Kim Jong-il (a.k.a. the Dear Leader), North Koreass citizens have endured an unprecedented storm of fear and oppression.

For some, it’s the crusade for animal rights or the desire to eat healthier when deciding to become vegetarian, but for Yeong-hye (Chea Min-Seo) all it took was a dream.

Straight-laced college student Yusef is relieved when he finds a house in Buffalo filled with Muslim roommates. From the moment that a SXE Sunni opens the door it’s clear that these Muslims are different.

It's 1998 in Brooklyn as 20-year-old Hasidic Jew named Sam Gold is frustrated with working for his father and has recently found out that the girl who he was set to marry's family is looking for a different husband for their daughter.

The Duplass brothers return to Sundance with Cyrus, starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei.

Director Jeffery Blitz’s documentary humorously examines five past lottery winners and one hopeful, whose lives have been altered, in both good and bad ways.

Sibling rivalry can rip a family apart. Just ask aspiring author Rudy (Chris Doubek).

Redneck best friends Tucker and Dale are on their way to spend a relaxing vacation in the the woods, but they cross paths with a group of vengeful college kids.

Shirin Neshat's first feature length narrates a complex story based around the lives of three women living in Tehran in the summer of 1953.

Hilarious: According to Louis C.K. it's something that is so funny it ruins your life. It makes you laugh so hard that you loose your mind. When you finish laughing you’re homeless. You have shit, leaves and twigs in your hair.

John Taylor has just robbed a bank. His foot is bleeding through his shoe and his face is all over the news. He’s been convicted of theft and assault before. He’s completely fucked.

A refreshingly creative approach to the doc genre, Exit Through the Gift Shop is not so much about Bansky as it is about the French-American character Thierry Guetta and his personal journey to capture the worldwide street art scene.

Pepperminta lives with her imagination on her sleeve, longing to make the world see it as she does: in bright kaleidoscope colors.

Over the past 40 years, Joan Rivers has overcome monumental obstacles and continues to lead the fight for female comedians worldwide.

For those of you familiar with the Chicago-based rock and Baroque pop outfit Califone, chances are you have been waiting since 2007 to see this film.

This is the type of film avante garde junkies and Animal Collective fans will want to watch over and over (sober and while on mind-altering substances) because each time, the viewer will find new dimensions unnoticed in the first screening.

Every year in China over 130 million migrant workers leave their factory jobs in large cities to travel home and reunite with their families for Chinese New Year. For many, it is the only time they will see their family for the entire year.

Junger and Hetherington have created a fine piece of embedded journalism with their documentary, Restrepo. Restrepo is war—war without the Hollywood lighting, the special effects or the cleverly crafted lines.

In 1961, a civil rights group known as CORE set out to unveil the inequalities that black individuals faced in the South despite the federal ban of racial discrimination and segregation in interstate travel.