He Festival of film of Sunday next year will have Jennifer Lopez Singing and dancing in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (“The kiss of the spider woman”) by Bill condon, Questlove exploring the legacy of Sly & The Family Stone and the most recent documentary of the journalist of Associated Press, Mstyslav Chernovabout war in Ukraine. The Institute Sunday 87 feature films revealed on Wednesday that will be released in their festival of 2025, which will begin on January 23 in Park CityUtah.
Now, in its 41st year, the festival It is still a place of discovery for the Independent cinema and emerging voices. When held in January, it is also an event that coincides with the opening presidential. In 2017, after Donald Trump’s first sworn, Main Street was taken by an lively women’s march full of celebrities during the festival. This year, similar plans have not been announced.
“Sunday as festival He has endured as a meeting place through inaugurations every four years, through different cultural and political moments, “said the director of SundayEugene Hernandez. “We have a program that gets involved with the world and offers a getaway at the same time.”
Narrative films and Documentaries That they will premiere this year, they will address politicized issues as trans stories and rights, laws of “defends your position”, imprisonment, the right to die and the prohibition of books. But Sunday No program on topic or has mandates on its contents, said Kim Yutani, programming director of the festival.
“I think what you see in the program are stories counted With real authenticity. There is an innovative quality in many of these films, “said Yutani.” And the idea of free expression is something that is equally important for us. “
Urgent questions and faces known in Documentaries
The Documentaries They are always a prominent point in Sundaywhere the conversation begins often continues during the year until the career of the Oscar. After winning the Oscar For “20 Days in Mariupol”, Chernov continues with “2000 Meteers to Andriivka”, which observes a Ukrainian squad on a mission to free a town from Russian occupation. It is a joint project between AP and PBS “Frontline”.
“Free Leonard Peltier” examines the indigenous activist who has spent most of his life in prison Since his conviction in 1975 for the murders of two agents of the FBI In South Dakota. In July, probation was denied.
- Hernandez also highlighted the episodic series of Barry Levinson and Robert May “Bucks County, uses” about political divisions in a small American town and the friendship of two teenagers despite their opposite opinions.
- There are also several Documentaries about musicians and actors Famous, including “Sly Lives! Wee As Himself “by Matt Wolf. Elegance Bratton also examines the roots of house music in “Move and Body: The Birth of House.”
Outstanding performances
Some performances that could give what to talk about including Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Thing With Feathers”, about a father processing the loss of his wife; Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones in “Train Dreams” about a railway worker of the writer and director of “Sing Sing”; John Lithgow and Olivia Colman as a father and daughter in “Jimpa”; Lopez and Diego Luna in the vibrant and exuberant musical adaptation of Condon; Lily Gladstone and Young Yuh-Jung in “The Wedding Banquet” by Andrew Ahn; Josh O’Connor in “rebuilding”; and Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall in “Peter Hujar’s Day”, on the artistic scene of the center of New York in the 70s, of Ira Sachs.
New voices
More than 40% of films, selected from almost 16,000 postulatedthey are debuts of Directorslike “Love, Brooklyn” by Rachael Abigail Holder with André Holland.
Yutani also stood out “Ricky“From Rashad Frett, starring Stephan James as a man who tries to rebuild his life after imprisonment. Another debut Notable is “Sorry, Baby”, which Eva Victor wrote, directed and starred and produced Barry Jenkins.
“There are scenes in this movie I had never seen before,” said Yutani. “It was a real revelation.”
Sunday From home
The enthusiasts of cinema They do not need to make the trip through the snow to the expensive Park City To participate in the offers of the festival. As in recent years, approximately 60% of the program will be available online as of January 30. Tickets go on sale for individual films on January 16 for the general public and even before members.
“It is really a great opportunity to get a sample of what will come in the new year for films that will Travel far and wide to other festivals or will arrive at theaters later,” said Hernandez.
¿Sunday will leave Park City?
This will be one of the last years in which the festival Have your headquarters in Park City. During the last year, the Institute Sunday has been exploring options for host cities from 2027. The finalists include Salt Lake City, Utah (with some events still in Park City), Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati, Ohio. An advertisement is expected in the first quarter of 2025.
