{"id":1749855,"date":"2026-02-04T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1749855"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:28:00","slug":"the-2026-sundance-films-we-cant-stop-thinking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1749855","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Sundance films we can\u2019t stop thinking about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/205-0-2160-1440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436334.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/film-tv\/article\/69556\/1\/the-2026-sundance-films-josephine-lady-extra-geography\" data-article-id=\"69556\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EXTRA GEOGRAPHY\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436334.jpg\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-04T15:28:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"04 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"4\">4,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - film-tv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\">Film &amp; TV<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\">Film &amp; TV<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>The 2026 Sundance films we can\u2019t stop <span class=\"nowrap\">thinking about<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>From a film smuggled out of Iran on a hard drive, to one about shaking your booty through grief, here are the films that left their mark during a particularly politically charged year at <span class=\"nowrap\">the festival<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-04T15:28:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"04 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"4\">4,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-04T15:28:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"04 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"4\">4,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/laurapitcher\">Laura Pitcher<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p><span>This year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival has wrapped in Park City and Salt Lake City, bringing with it the usual slate of buzzy premieres, including <em data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"317\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Moment<\/span><\/span><\/em>, a mockumentary about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/charli-xcx\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span><\/a> featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kylie-jenner\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kylie Jenner<\/span><\/span>.<\/a> \u00a0But the season also felt particularly politically charged. During opening weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilmverdict.com\/sundance-says-farewell-in-politically-charged-final-fest-in-park-city\/\">Florida Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost recounted being punched in the face<\/a> by a man who uttered racist remarks and said that Trump was \u201cgoing to deport\u201d him.<\/span><span> It was a sobering reminder of the state of America right now that set the tone for the rest of the festival. On the red carpet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/m-tV4mQd9xU\"><span>Natalie Portman spoke about the<\/span><\/a><span> federal government attacking civilians in their own cities, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DULdifpEY18\/\"><span>Giancarlo Esposito described this moment as a \u201ctime for revolution<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sundance is notoriously expensive to attend, so many film lovers\u2014myself included\u2014end up following along from home, keeping up with the buzz and streaming premieres online. Even without being there in person, though, it was clear this was a weighty year. Heavy themes were explored with nuance, from a film about creative freedom smuggled out of Iran on a hard drive, to an American thriller-drama following an eight-year-old girl after witnessing an assault. There was also space for joy, albeit bittersweet: a coming-of-age film capturing the intense, fragile closeness of teenage friendships, and a meditation on grief punctuated by bursts of dance and movement.<\/p>\n<p><span>As the films find their homes with distributors, before being released to the public, here are the ones we can\u2019t stop thinking about from this year\u2019s festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>JOSEPHINE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"a4f42237-eea9-41e4-891f-b3e700eed5d6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1920\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436329.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JOSEPHINE\" class=\"img\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436329.jpeg\" width=\"1920\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Josephine<\/span><\/em><span> was one of the most talked-about films at Sundance this year, and it doesn\u2019t take you long to see why. The film immediately throws you into the eyes of an eight-year-old girl, Josephine, who witnesses a horrific rape in Golden Gate Park while out running with her dad, played by Channing Tatum. It\u2019s a hard but captivating watch, based on an actual event from the childhood of the writer and director, Beth de Ara\u00fajo. Throughout <\/span><em><span>Josephine<\/span><\/em><span>, you watch those around the girl scramble to deal with what she has witnessed \u2013 often in frustrating ways that leave you begging the screen for someone to talk to her \u2013 with the understanding that they are ill-equipped and facing their own hidden feelings and experiences. Meanwhile, Josephine attempts to come to terms with a world she now views as dangerous. It\u2019s so rare to watch a movie about sexual assault that captures how it impacts a community and shapes what young women come to expect from society, but <\/span><em><span>Josephine <\/span><\/em><span>does just that. It\u2019s no surprise that it won one of the festival\u2019s top prizes, the US Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>THE FRIEND\u2019S HOUSE IS HERE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"5ce5c47d-cfd5-40e4-aad3-b3e700eeedd0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436330.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"THE FRIEND\u2019S HOUSE IS HERE\" class=\"img\" height=\"1687\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436330.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>The Friend\u2019s House is Here <\/span><\/em><span>is a truly unique film, and it\u2019s not exactly what you\u2019d expect from a film set in Tehran right at this moment. The directors, Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz, smuggled it out of Iran on a hard drive during a near-total internet blackout that the regime enforced to dampen nationwide protests. Shooting the film without government permission, all of the outdoor scenes had to be recorded in one or two takes to avoid arrest. But you wouldn\u2019t know this was happening behind the scenes while watching the performances. While the film is clearly timely, the most defiant element of <\/span><em><span>The Friend\u2019s House is Here<\/span><\/em><span> is its depiction of Tehran\u2019s lively underground art scene. It\u2019s a story about creativity, freedom and sisterhood despite and alongside political and personal upheaval.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>LADY<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7861e2ee-ad06-41ec-98aa-b3e700eefe8f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436331.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LADY\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436331.jpg\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Lady<\/span><\/em><span> takes you on a ride through the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, with the fiercely independent Lady as your cab driver. She\u2019s plotting her escape from Nigeria, stashing money, while taking care of her grandmother. After the government eliminates fuel subsidies for citizens, the streets erupt in protest, but Lady doesn\u2019t join. She starts driving a band of sex workers in the evenings for some extra cash and, through spending time with these vibrant women, is forced to confront her own relationship to intimacy. It\u2019s a debut feature from director Olive Nwosu that will leave you thinking about the dreams shared between people, and what it means to stay and fight. Also, it felt natural and compelling to explore the complex realities in Lagos from the front seat of a taxi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"0e497846-1508-4696-8e29-b3e700ef14ea\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436332.png\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436332.png\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Here me out: I know a film about grief with dance breaks doesn\u2019t sound good. But <\/span><em><span>Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!<\/span><\/em><span>, is a refreshingly real depiction of what it looks like to find yourself again after experiencing a loss. It follows Haru and Luis, who love competing in Tokyo\u2019s ballroom dance scene, until tragedy strikes. When Haru finally comes out of isolation, she builds an infatuation with the new instructor. Sparks fly, and there are plenty of breakout dance numbers along the way, along with some tender moments. The director Josef Kubota Wladyka, who won the Directing Award: US Dramatic, has said that Haru\u2019s character is pulled from his mum\u2019s own spirit. You\u2019ll find yourself rooting for Haru throughout this imperfect journey, through the pain, joy, embarrassment and humour that come with the waves of grief.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"2b97c2c8-b7d0-42e9-b678-b3e700ef2673\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436333.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM\" class=\"img\" height=\"1688\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436333.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After his death, filmmaker William Greaves left the world with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance. In <\/span><em><span>Once Upon a Time in Harlem, <\/span><\/em><span>you meet some of the key artists, musicians, librarians, poets, journalists, actors, photographers, teachers, and critics of the Harlem Renaissance at Duke Ellington\u2019s home for a party, which Greaves filmed. The film is a family affair \u2013 it is co-directed by his son, David Greaves, who was a cameraman that day, and comes to the world a decade after Greaves&#8217;s passing. The film serves as a personal and delightful record of one of the most significant artistic movements in American history.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>EXTRA GEOGRAPHY<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7bc6af83-7060-4f08-b6c7-b3e700ef35fb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436334.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EXTRA GEOGRAPHY\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436334.jpg\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Extra Geography<\/span><\/em><span> is a strange film, and I say that as a compliment. So strange, in fact, that it reminded me of just how weird and uncomfortable it is to be a teenage girl. (There\u2019s even an awkward school play involved, <\/span><em><span>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/span><\/em><span>.) Set in an English girls\u2019 boarding school, the film follows two best friends through the challenges of girlhood, as they set about an extracurricular project of falling in love with the first person they see: their geography teacher. But the real love story is their friendship. Director Molly Manners, who you may know from Netflix\u2019s <\/span><em><span>One Day<\/span><\/em><span>, captures the tragic closeness (and bitterness) of growing up, and eventually apart, from someone who used to be your entire world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/124-0-1624-1080\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/3\/1433543.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational trauma<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69326\/1\/josh-safdie-marty-supreme-one-dream-interview-timothee-chalamet-2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marty Supreme\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/401-102-1016-676\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/3\/1433718.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Josh Safdie on Marty Supreme: \u2018One dream has to end for another to begin\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69271\/1\/animalia-an-eerie-feminist-sci-fi-about-aliens-invading-morocco-sofia-alaoui\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Animalia\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/828-0-1885-1254\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/3\/1433025.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading Morocco<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline\" data-newsletter hidden>\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p><span>This year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival has wrapped in Park City and Salt Lake City, bringing with it the usual slate of buzzy premieres, including <em data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"317\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Moment<\/span><\/span><\/em>, a mockumentary about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/charli-xcx\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span><\/a> featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kylie-jenner\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kylie Jenner<\/span><\/span>.<\/a> \u00a0But the season also felt particularly politically charged. During opening weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilmverdict.com\/sundance-says-farewell-in-politically-charged-final-fest-in-park-city\/\">Florida Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost recounted being punched in the face<\/a> by a man who uttered racist remarks and said that Trump was \u201cgoing to deport\u201d him.<\/span><span> It was a sobering reminder of the state of America right now that set the tone for the rest of the festival. On the red carpet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/m-tV4mQd9xU\"><span>Natalie Portman spoke about the<\/span><\/a><span> federal government attacking civilians in their own cities, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DULdifpEY18\/\"><span>Giancarlo Esposito described this moment as a \u201ctime for revolution<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sundance is notoriously expensive to attend, so many film lovers\u2014myself included\u2014end up following along from home, keeping up with the buzz and streaming premieres online. Even without being there in person, though, it was clear this was a weighty year. Heavy themes were explored with nuance, from a film about creative freedom smuggled out of Iran on a hard drive, to an American thriller-drama following an eight-year-old girl after witnessing an assault. There was also space for joy, albeit bittersweet: a coming-of-age film capturing the intense, fragile closeness of teenage friendships, and a meditation on grief punctuated by bursts of dance and movement.<\/p>\n<p><span>As the films find their homes with distributors, before being released to the public, here are the ones we can\u2019t stop thinking about from this year\u2019s festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>JOSEPHINE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"a4f42237-eea9-41e4-891f-b3e700eed5d6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1920\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436329.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JOSEPHINE\" class=\"img\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436329.jpeg\" width=\"1920\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Josephine<\/span><\/em><span> was one of the most talked-about films at Sundance this year, and it doesn\u2019t take you long to see why. The film immediately throws you into the eyes of an eight-year-old girl, Josephine, who witnesses a horrific rape in Golden Gate Park while out running with her dad, played by Channing Tatum. It\u2019s a hard but captivating watch, based on an actual event from the childhood of the writer and director, Beth de Ara\u00fajo. Throughout <\/span><em><span>Josephine<\/span><\/em><span>, you watch those around the girl scramble to deal with what she has witnessed \u2013 often in frustrating ways that leave you begging the screen for someone to talk to her \u2013 with the understanding that they are ill-equipped and facing their own hidden feelings and experiences. Meanwhile, Josephine attempts to come to terms with a world she now views as dangerous. It\u2019s so rare to watch a movie about sexual assault that captures how it impacts a community and shapes what young women come to expect from society, but <\/span><em><span>Josephine <\/span><\/em><span>does just that. It\u2019s no surprise that it won one of the festival\u2019s top prizes, the US Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>THE FRIEND\u2019S HOUSE IS HERE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"5ce5c47d-cfd5-40e4-aad3-b3e700eeedd0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436330.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"THE FRIEND\u2019S HOUSE IS HERE\" class=\"img\" height=\"1687\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436330.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>The Friend\u2019s House is Here <\/span><\/em><span>is a truly unique film, and it\u2019s not exactly what you\u2019d expect from a film set in Tehran right at this moment. The directors, Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz, smuggled it out of Iran on a hard drive during a near-total internet blackout that the regime enforced to dampen nationwide protests. Shooting the film without government permission, all of the outdoor scenes had to be recorded in one or two takes to avoid arrest. But you wouldn\u2019t know this was happening behind the scenes while watching the performances. While the film is clearly timely, the most defiant element of <\/span><em><span>The Friend\u2019s House is Here<\/span><\/em><span> is its depiction of Tehran\u2019s lively underground art scene. It\u2019s a story about creativity, freedom and sisterhood despite and alongside political and personal upheaval.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em><strong>LADY<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7861e2ee-ad06-41ec-98aa-b3e700eefe8f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436331.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LADY\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436331.jpg\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Lady<\/span><\/em><span> takes you on a ride through the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, with the fiercely independent Lady as your cab driver. She\u2019s plotting her escape from Nigeria, stashing money, while taking care of her grandmother. After the government eliminates fuel subsidies for citizens, the streets erupt in protest, but Lady doesn\u2019t join. She starts driving a band of sex workers in the evenings for some extra cash and, through spending time with these vibrant women, is forced to confront her own relationship to intimacy. It\u2019s a debut feature from director Olive Nwosu that will leave you thinking about the dreams shared between people, and what it means to stay and fight. Also, it felt natural and compelling to explore the complex realities in Lagos from the front seat of a taxi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"0e497846-1508-4696-8e29-b3e700ef14ea\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436332.png\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436332.png\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Here me out: I know a film about grief with dance breaks doesn\u2019t sound good. But <\/span><em><span>Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!<\/span><\/em><span>, is a refreshingly real depiction of what it looks like to find yourself again after experiencing a loss. It follows Haru and Luis, who love competing in Tokyo\u2019s ballroom dance scene, until tragedy strikes. When Haru finally comes out of isolation, she builds an infatuation with the new instructor. Sparks fly, and there are plenty of breakout dance numbers along the way, along with some tender moments. The director Josef Kubota Wladyka, who won the Directing Award: US Dramatic, has said that Haru\u2019s character is pulled from his mum\u2019s own spirit. You\u2019ll find yourself rooting for Haru throughout this imperfect journey, through the pain, joy, embarrassment and humour that come with the waves of grief.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"2b97c2c8-b7d0-42e9-b678-b3e700ef2673\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436333.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM\" class=\"img\" height=\"1688\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436333.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After his death, filmmaker William Greaves left the world with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance. In <\/span><em><span>Once Upon a Time in Harlem, <\/span><\/em><span>you meet some of the key artists, musicians, librarians, poets, journalists, actors, photographers, teachers, and critics of the Harlem Renaissance at Duke Ellington\u2019s home for a party, which Greaves filmed. The film is a family affair \u2013 it is co-directed by his son, David Greaves, who was a cameraman that day, and comes to the world a decade after Greaves&#8217;s passing. The film serves as a personal and delightful record of one of the most significant artistic movements in American history.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em>EXTRA GEOGRAPHY<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7bc6af83-7060-4f08-b6c7-b3e700ef35fb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436334.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.78\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EXTRA GEOGRAPHY\" class=\"img\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436334.jpg\" width=\"2560\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Sundance<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Extra Geography<\/span><\/em><span> is a strange film, and I say that as a compliment. So strange, in fact, that it reminded me of just how weird and uncomfortable it is to be a teenage girl. (There\u2019s even an awkward school play involved, <\/span><em><span>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/span><\/em><span>.) Set in an English girls\u2019 boarding school, the film follows two best friends through the challenges of girlhood, as they set about an extracurricular project of falling in love with the first person they see: their geography teacher. But the real love story is their friendship. Director Molly Manners, who you may know from Netflix\u2019s <\/span><em><span>One Day<\/span><\/em><span>, captures the tragic closeness (and bitterness) of growing up, and eventually apart, from someone who used to be your entire world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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