Sundance Film Festival 2019
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Sundance Film Festival 2019
American Factory review: Obamas' maiden Netflix production paints the US as a victim of globalisation
Devanshsharma •Ironically, Michelle and Barack Obama's Netflix debut, American Factory, depicts the US on the shorter end of globalisation, a practice it has actually championed.
The Farewell trailer: Awkwafina makes a dramatic turn in Lulu Wang-directed Sundance 2019 favourite
Fp Staff •The Farewell also stars Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong and Jiang Yongbo in supporting roles.
Firstpost at Sundance: Netflix's Delhi Crime reconstructs 2012 gang-rape case with sensitivity, not sensationalism
Prahlad Srihari •Though the incident Delhi Crime addresses happened over six years ago, it does not limit the urgency of the show's narrative.
Michael Jackson's songs pulled from three Canadian radio stations after HBO's airing of Leaving Neverland
Fp Staff •Michael Jackson were pulled down as a result of child-molestation allegations against the late musician in Leaving Neverland.
Mindy Kaling's upcoming film Late Night, picked up by Amazon at Sundance, to release on 7 June
Fp Staff •Amazon bought U.S. rights to for a record-setting $13 million at 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Paddleton movie review: Netflix's new bromantic film is wonderfully warm for those who find humour in the macabre
Mihir •Paddleton has all the trope trademarks of something issue-intense and yet is dramatically inert, the combination of which makes for unpredictable unfolding of moments.
Photograph trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra form an unlikely bond in upcoming romantic drama
Fp Staff •Photograph marks the reunion of director Ritesh Batra and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui after The Lunchbox.
No Business like Snow Business at Sundance!
Prahlad Srihari •A young film hack looks back at his first-ever experience at Sundance and says the biting cold of Park City only makes it an ideal venue for the film festival, because you don’t want to do anything but sit inside a theatre and watch movies all day
Firstpost at Sundance: Julius Onah's Luce challenges America to re-examine its perceptions, blind spots
Prahlad Srihari •Easily one of the best indies to come out of Sundance 2019, Luce should certainly be high up on your list of most anticipated releases this year.
Firstpost at Sundance: The unbridled sweetness of Troop Zero and the not-so-sweetness of Honey Boy
Prahlad Srihari •First impression on Bert & Bertie's Troop Zero and Alma Har'el's Honey Boy, which premiered at Sundance 2019