CELEBS AND MOVIES TO WATCH FOR AT THE 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Kevin Sawyer
The 33rd annual Sundance Film Festival kicks off this year on January 19th in Park City, Utah. The Sundance film festival is the largest independent film festival in the United States, and each year thousands of attendees turn up to see the most anticipated films of the coming year. If you plan to head to Sundance this year, you may catch a glimpse of a few celebrities as they make their way around the streets of Park City for the festival. Celebrities with films in the 2017 festival include Kristen Stewart, Jeremy Renner, Cate Blanchett, Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jon Hamm, Mahershala Ali, Mary J. Blige, Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Elijah Wood, Elle Fanning, Aubrey Plaza, Jennifer Aniston, and so many more. This year’s Sundance jury includes Peter Dinklage, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Patton Oswalt.
This year, there are several highly anticipated films that you will WANNA know about. The WANNA has gathered some of the biggest films of the 2017 Sundance film festival for you to keep an eye out for below.
“A drama set in Brooklyn, Kyra loses her job and struggles to survive on her ailing mother's income. As the weeks and months go on, her problems worsen. This leads her on a risky and enigmatic path that threatens her life.”
Directed by Andrew Dosunmu
Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer
“A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones and allows a man to come face-to-face with the younger version of his late father-in-law.”
Directed by Michael Almereyda
Starring John Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins
“This is the story of a ghost and the house he haunts.”
Directed by David Lowery
Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck
Come Swim (Short)
“A diptych of one man's day; half impressionist and half realist portraits.”
Directed by Kristen Stewart
Starring Kristen Stewart
“Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.”
Directed by Shawn Christensen
Starring Elle Fanning, Logan Lerman, Michelle Monaghan, Kyle Chandler
“Ingrid Thorburn, a mentally disturbed young woman, becomes obsessed with Taylor Sloane, a social media star who appears to have the perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to befriend Taylor, her behavior turns unsettling and increasingly dangerous.”
Directed by Matt Spicer
Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen
“Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.”
Directed by Alexandre Moors
Starring Alden Ehrenrich, Jennifer Aniston, Toni Collette, Tye Sheridan
“An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.”
Directed by Taylor Sheridan
Starring Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal
“Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.”
Directed by Julian Rosefeldt
Starring Cate Blanchett
“A love story set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified.”
Directed by Charlie McDowell
Starring Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford
“Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.”
Directed by Dee Rees
Starring Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. Blige
Make sure to check out The WANNA’s exclusive coverage from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival of the films Dope, Cop Car and Diary of a Teenage Girl. Enjoy!
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