“Cat Person”
World premiere date: Saturday, Jan 21 at 9:25 PM MT
Director: Susanna Fogel
Key Talent: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Isabella Rossellini
Buzz: As the festival notes, it’s “Inspired by the most-read piece of fiction ever published in The New Yorker, Kristen Roupenian’s short story ‘Cat Person.'” And trust, we know it’s going to inspire another deluge of annoying Vulture articles all about it.
“Passages”
World premiere date: Monday, Jan 23. At 12:00 PM MT
Director: Ira Sachs
Key Talent: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Buzz: No stranger to Sundance (“Forty Shades of Blue” won the Grand Jury prize in 2005), Sachs may have delivered the “coolest” film of his career with this sexually ambiguous drama. Can he pull off a believable Parisian dance club scene? We’re about to find out.
“Past Lives”
World premiere date: Saturday, Jan 21 at 12:15 PM MT
Director: Celine Song
Key Talent: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Christine Vachon (Producer)
Buzz: A24 sending Song’s feature debut to Sundance is something of an endorsement, but having the legendary Vachon (“Carol,” “Kids,” “Vox Lux”) producing is nothing to sneeze at either.
*An A24 Films release
“All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt”
World premiere date: Sunday, Jan. 22 at 12:05 PM MT
Director: Raven Jackson
Key Talent: Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Kaylee Nicole Johnson, Barry Jenkins (Producer), Adele Romanski (Producer)
Buzz: Oh, look—another A24 film with legendary producers. Considering the pair just brought the world “Aftersun,” this isn’t one to skip.
*An A24 Films release
“Little Richard: I Am Everything”
World premiere date: Thursday, Jan. 19 at 9:00 PM MT
Director: Lisa Cortés
Key Talent: The originator, architect, king and queen of Rock n’ Roll, Little Richard
Buzz: Can I tell you we’ve been told it’s the best documentary at the festival? Is that too much insider knowledge?
*A CNN Films/HBO Max release
