UK films and co-pros Sundance 2019

See the latest list of titles announced

Three UK titles are competing in the World Cinema Dramatic strand this year: Shola Amoo's The Last Tree, Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir and Sacha Polak's Dirty God.

In the Premieres section, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (pictured abovewill enjoy its world premiere on 24 January, with debut director Chiwetel Ejiofor having already been awarded the Alfred P Sloan Feature Film prize. In the same section, we're also looking forward to Sophie Hyde’s Animals, Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded by the Light and Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets

See below for the list of UK titles so far announced…


WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION

Dirty God - Dir. Sacha Polak
(Netherlands/UK/Belgium/Ireland)  IP       

The Last Tree - Dir. Shola Amoo 
(UK)  WP              

The Souvenir - Dir. Joanna Hogg 
(UK)  WP


WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Midnight Traveler - Dir. Hassan Fazili
(USA/Qatar/UK/Canada) WP

Untouchable - Dir. Ursual Macfarlane
(UK) WP


PREMIERES

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Dir. Chiwetel Ejiofor
(UK)  WP

Animals - Dir. Sophie Hyde 
(UK/Ireland/Australia)  WP

Blinded by the Light - Dir. Gurinder Chadha
(UK)  WP

Official Secrets - Dir. Gavin Hood
(USA/UK)  WP

Fighting with my Family - Dir. Stephen Merchant
(UK/USA) WP


DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool - Dir. Stanley Nelson 
(USA/UK)  WP


MIDNIGHT

The Lodge - Dirs. Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala  
(USA/UK)  WP

Wounded - Dir. Babak Anvari   
(USA/UK)  WP

 

SPOTLIGHT

Maiden - Dir. Alex Holmes      
(UK)  US Prem


NEW FRONTIERS

Aquarela - Dir. Victor Kossavosky
(UK/Germany/Denmark/USA)  US Prem


INDIE EPISODIC

Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared - Dirs. Becky Sloan, Joseph Pelling, Terry Baker             
(UK) WP

State of The Union - Dir. Stephen Frears
(UK) WP


KIDS

The Elephant Queen - Dirs. Victoria Stone, Mark Deeble
(UK/Kenya)  US Prem

 

NEW FRONTIERS - Exhibition

Emergence - Dir. Matt Pyke
(UK)  WP                       

Sweet Dreams - Dirs. Robin McNichols, Ersin Han Ersin, Barnaby Steel, Nell Whitley
(UK)  WP               

The Seven Ages of Men - Dirs. Robert Gilbert, Jessica Curry
(UK/USA)  WP


SHORTS – International Narrative

The Field - Dir. Sandhya Suri 
(UK/India/France) 


SHORTS - Documentary

Life in Miniature - Dir. Ellen Evans         
(UK) US Prem


SPECIAL EVENTS

Leaving Neverland - Dir. Dan Reed
(UK/USA) WP

KEY
WP = World Premiere
IP = International Premiere
US Prem = United States Premiere