The following films were shown at the

2008 Sundance Film Festival The 2008 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 17, 2008 to January 27 in Park City, Utah. It was the 24th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' In Bruges'' and the closing night film was '' CSNY Déjà Vu''. Fil ...

Documentary Competition

* '' An American Soldier'' * '' American Teen'' * '' Bigger, Stronger, Faster*'' * '' Fields of Fuel'' * '' Flow: For Love of Water'' * '' Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson'' * '' The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo'' * '' I.O.U.S.A.'' * '' Nerakhoon (The Betrayal)'' * ''

The Order of Myths ''The Order of Myths'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Margaret Brown. It focuses on the Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama, the oldest in the United States. It reveals the separate mystic societies established and maintained by ...

'' * '' Patti Smith: Dream of Life'' * '' Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired'' * '' Secrecy'' * '' Slingshot Hip Hop'' * '' Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North'' * ''

Trouble the Water ''Trouble the Water'' is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film portrays a young couple surviving Hurricane Katrina, leading them to face their own troubled past during the storm's aftermath, in a co ...

Dramatic Competition

* '' American Son'' * '' Anywhere, U.S.A.'' * ''

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'' * '' Choke'' * '' Downloading Nancy'' * ''

Frozen River ''Frozen River'' is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada to the United States. The film received two Oscar nomination ...

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Good Dick ''Good Dick'' is a 2008 film written and directed by Marianna Palka. Palka also stars in the film, opposite Jason Ritter. ''Good Dick'' premiered in the Dramatic Competition of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Plot A video store clerk stalks, s ...

'' * '' The Last Word'' * ''

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh ''The Mysteries of Pittsburgh'' is a 1988 novel by American author Michael Chabon. It is a coming-of-age tale set during the early 1980s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was Chabon's first novel, which he began writing as a 21-year-old undergrad ...

'' * '' North Starr'' * ''

Phoebe in Wonderland ''Phoebe in Wonderland'' is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Daniel Barnz. It stars Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Elle Fanning (in her first leading role), Campbell Scott, and Bill Pullman. It was screened in the Drama ...

'' * '' Pretty Bird'' * '' Sleep Dealer'' * '' Sugar'' * '' Sunshine Cleaning'' * ''

The Wackness ''The Wackness'' is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Mary-Kate Olsen, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classi ...

World Cinema Documentary Competition

* '' Alone in Four Walls'' (Germany) * ''

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'' (New Zealand) * '' Be Like Others'' (Canada, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Iran) * ''

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures ''A Complete History of My Sexual Failures'' is a 2008 British documentary film directed by Chris Waitt who also starred as the main character and composed some of the music. The film was part of the "World Cinema Documentary Competition" at the ...

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Derek Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of '' Diederik'', the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler". Common variants of the name ar ...

'' (United Kingdom) * '' Dinner with the President'' (Pakistan) * '' Durakovo: The Village of Fools'' (France) * ''

In Prison My Whole Life ''In Prison My Whole Life'' is a 2007 documentary film about American journalist and prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, directed by Marc Evans, and written by Evans and William Francome. Others involved with the project were Robert R. Bryan, Angela Davis, ...

'' (United Kingdom) * ''

Man on Wire ''Man on Wire'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, ''To Reach the Clouds'', ...

'' (United Kingdom) * '' Puujee'' (Japan) * ''

Recycle Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recovery of energy from waste materials is often included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the p ...

'' (Jordan) * '' Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains'' (France) * '' Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma'' (Canada) * '' Up the Yangtze'' (Canada) * '' The Women of Brukman'' (Canada) * ''

Yasukuni is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 res ...

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World Cinema Dramatic Competition

* '' Absurdistan'' (Germany, Azerbaijan) * ''

Blue Eyelids ''Blue Eyelids'' ( es, Párpados azules) is a 2007 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Contreras. Plot ''Marina Farfán'' works at a cloth factory, and during a work ceremony the owner of the company draws Marina's name on a contest and sh ...

(Mexico) * ''

Captain Abu Raed ''Captain Abu Raed'' ( ar, كابتن أبو رائد) is a 2007 Jordanian film directed and written by Amin Matalqa. It is the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed ''Captain A ...

'' (Jordan) * '' The Drummer'' (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany) * ''

I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster ''I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster'' (french: J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster) is a 2008 French comedy film directed by Samuel Benchetrit. Cast * Anna Mouglalis - Suzy - la serveuse * Édouard Baer - Gino - le braqueur * Jean Rochefor ...

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Just Another Love Story ''Just Another Love Story'' ( da, Kærlighed på film) is a 2007 Danish romantic thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal. Cast * Anders W. Berthelsen – Jonas * Rebecka Hemse – Julia * Nikolaj Lie Kaas – Sebastian * Charlotte Fich – Me ...

'' (Denmark) * '' King of Ping Pong'' (Sweden) * '' Máncora'' (Spain, Peru) * '' Megane'' (Japan) * ''

Mermaid In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes ass ...

'' (Russia) * '' Perro Come Perro'' (Colombia) * ''

Riprendimi ''Good Morning Heartache'' ( it, Riprendimi) is an Italian comedy-drama film of 2008 written by Giovanna Mori and Anna Negri and is directed by the latter. The film is a pseudo-documentary and a low-budget film that was shot in Rome. Cast * A ...

'' (Italy) * '' Strangers'' (Israel) * ''

Under the Bombs ''Under the Bombs'' (French: ''Sous les bombes'', ar, تحت القصف; taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese drama film directed by Philippe Aractingi. The film is set in Lebanon at the end of the 2006 Lebanon War. Plot Although she grew up in Leba ...

'' (Lebanon) * '' The Wave'' (Germany) * '' The Wind and the Water'' (Panama)

Premieres

* '' Assassination of a High School President'' * ''

Be Kind Rewind ''Be Kind Rewind'' is a 2008 buddy comedy film written and directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Melonie Diaz, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow and Sigourney Weaver. The film first appeared on January 20, 2008 at the 2008 Sund ...

'' * '' CSNY Déjà Vu'' * '' The Deal'' * ''

Death in Love ''Death in Love'' is a 2008 psychosexual erotic thriller about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a doctor overseeing human experimentation at a Nazi German concentration camp, and the impact this has on her sons' lives in the 1990s. The fil ...

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Diminished Capacity In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental funct ...

'' * '' The Escapist'' * ''

The Great Buck Howard ''The Great Buck Howard'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son's character. The character Buck Howard is inspired by the m ...

'' * '' The Guitar'' * ''

Hamlet 2 ''Hamlet 2 '' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaron ...

'' * '' Henry Poole is Here'' * ''

In Bruges ''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as the ...

'' * '' Incendiary'' * '' The Merry Gentleman'' * ''

A Raisin in the Sun ''A Raisin in the Sun'' is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family's experiences in south Chi ...

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Savage Grace ''Savage Grace'' is a 2007 drama film directed by Tom Kalin and written by Howard A. Rodman, based on the book ''Savage Grace'' by Natalie Robins and Steven M.L. Aronson. The story is based on the highly dysfunctional relationship between heires ...

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Sleepwalking Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. It occurs during slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of lo ...

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Smart People ''Smart People'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama film starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page, and Thomas Haden Church. The film was directed by Noam Murro, written by Mark Poirier and produced by Michael London, with Omar Aman ...

'' * '' Towelhead'' * '' Transsiberian'' * ''

U2 3D ''U2 3D'' is a 2008 American-produced 3D concert film featuring rock band U2 performing during the Vertigo Tour in 2006. The film contains performances of 14 songs, including tracks from ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' (2004), the album sup ...

'' * '' The Visitor'' * ''

What Just Happened What Just Happened may refer to: * ''What Just Happened'' (2008 film), an American comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert De Niro * ''What Just Happened'' (2018 film), a Nigerian comedy film directed by Charles Uwagbai * ...

'' * '' The Year of Getting to Know Us'' * ''

The Yellow Handkerchief The Yellow Handkerchief or Yellow Handkerchief may refer to: * ''The Yellow Handkerchief'' (1977 film), Japanese film *''Yellow Handkerchief'', 2003 television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System * ''The Yellow Handkerchief'' (2008 fil ...

Spectrum

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Anvil! The Story of Anvil ''Anvil! The Story of Anvil'' is a 2008 Canadian rockumentary film about the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. The film is directed by screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, in his directorial debut, and features interviews with other musicians who have be ...

'' * '' The Black List'' * '' Kicking It'' * ''

The Linguists ''The Linguists'' is an independent 2008 American documentary film produced by Ironbound Films about language extinction and language documentation. It follows two linguists, Greg Anderson of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languag ...

'' * '' Made in America'' * '' Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?'' * ''

Young@Heart Young@Heart, also Young@Heart Chorus, is an entertainment group created by and for the elderly, comprised at present of people at least 70 years of age. Some have prior professional theater or music experience, others have performed at amateur lev ...

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August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in ...

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Baghead ''Baghead'' is a 2008 comedy horror film written and directed by Jay Duplass, Jay and Mark Duplass. The film stars Ross Partridge, Elise Muller, Greta Gerwig, and Steve Zissis. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Janu ...

'' * '' Birds of America'' * ''

Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

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Bottle Shock ''Bottle Shock'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama film based on the 1976 wine competition termed the "Judgment of Paris", when California wine defeated French wine in a blind taste test. It stars Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, and Bill Pullman and is ...

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Chronic Town ''Chronic Town'' is the debut EP by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on August 24, 1982, on I.R.S. Records. Containing five tracks, the EP was recorded at the Drive-in Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in October 1981, eig ...

'' * ''Goliath'' * ''

A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy ''A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy'' is a 2008 film written, directed, produced and edited by Dennis Dortch. The film was originally screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was eventually given a one-week release in one theater, earning $8,6 ...

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Love Comes Lately ''Love Comes Lately'' (german: Bis später, Max!) is a 2007 film written for the screen and directed by Jan Schütte. The film is based on the short stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Plot Elderly Jewish writer Max Kohn (Otto Tausig) is an Austria ...

'' * '' Momma's Man'' * '' Quid Pro Quo'' * ''

Red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

Park City at Midnight

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Adventures of Power ''Adventures of Power'' is a 2008 American adventure comedy film written and directed by Ari Gold, starring Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Shoshannah Stern, Chiu Chi Ling, and Adrian Grenier and featuring Steven Williams, Jimmy Jean-Louis, ...

'' * '' The Brøken'' * ''

Donkey Punch Donkey punch is the sexual practice of inflicting blunt force trauma to the back of the head or lower back of the receiving partner during anal or vaginal sex as an attempt by the penetrating partner to induce involuntary tightening of internal ...

'' * '' Funny Games'' * '' George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead'' * ''

Hell Ride ''Hell Ride'' is a 2008 American action/neo-outlaw biker film written and directed by Larry Bishop and starring Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela and David Carradine. It was released under the "Que ...

'' * '' Otto; or, Up with Dead People'' * '' Timecrimes''

Sundance Collection

* '' Edward II'' * ''

The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 199 ...

New Frontier

* Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest, Parts 4 and 5 * casting a glance * Eat, for This Is My Body *

Fear(s) of the Dark ''Fear(s) of the Dark'' (french: Peur(s) du noir) is a 2007 French black-and-white animated horror anthology film on the subject of fear produced by Prima Linéa Productions and written and directed by several notable comic book creators and gra ...

Half-Life Half-life (symbol ) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value. The term is commonly used in nuclear physics to describe how quickly unstable atoms undergo radioactive decay or how long stable at ...

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References

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