“Presence”
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone. It’s a ghost story from Steven Soderbergh that’s told visually, from the perspective of the specter, but really a story about people trying to stick together. Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, and West Mulholland star. David Koepp, who wrote Soderbergh’s “Kimi,” penned the script.
“Rob Peace”
The latest directorial effort by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is about an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale while also earning six figures selling marijuana. Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, Michael Kelly, and Mare Winningham star.
“Sasquatch Sunset”
Following quirky indie hits like “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” and “Damsel,” the Zellner brothers return for a mysterious film about a year in the life of a singular (sasquatch) family. Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner star.
“Suncoast”
While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time. Laura Linney, Woody Harrelson, and Nico Parker star in this drama from actor, author, and now writer/director Laura Chinn.
“The Outrun”
Following her Hollywood breakout film, “The Unforgivable,” starring Sandra Bullock, German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt returns with “The Outrun” starring Saoirse Ronan as a woman freshly out of rehab who returns home to the wild Orkney Islands in Scotland after a decade away, grappling with memory and the past. Stephen Dillane, Nabil Elouahabi, Paapa Essiedu co-star.
“The American Society of Magical Negroes”
A satirical cultural farce, writer/director Kobi Libii tells a provocative tale of a young man recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier. Justice Smith and David Alan Grier star alongside An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Rupert Friend, and Nicole Byer.
“Winner”
Writer/director Susanna Fogel does Sundance back-to-back, following up 2023’s “Cat Person” world premiere with a satirical take on the Reality Winner whistleblower story about a brilliant young misfit who finds her morals change while working as an NSA contractor. Emilia Jones, Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Kathryn Newton, and Danny Ramirez co-star.
“Will & Harper”
Directed by Josh Greenbaum (“Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar”), “Will & Harper is a fascinating story that shows a very intimate, personal, and different side of Will Ferrell. In this portrait of friendship, the “Anchorman” star takes a cross-country road trip with his close friend of 30 years (an “SNL” writer and screenwriter of Ferrell’s “Eurovision Song Contest”) after she comes out as a trans woman.
Follow along with all our coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film.
