One hundred and twenty two films have been officially selected for the screening slate of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, including a whopping eighty-two world premieres. Running January 18th-28th in Park City, sixty four films in four categories will officially compete for prizes in the hope of becoming next year's success story like "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Half Nelson" were this year. Amongst the highlights are:
"Adrift in Manhattan" Alfredo de Villa directes this ensemble drama set in New York City, where a grieving eye doctor (Heather Graham) is forced to take a closer look at her life; an aging artist confronts the loss of his eyesight, and a young photographer battles his innermost demons.
"Broken English" Parker Posey, Peter Bogdanovich, Drea de Matteo and Gena Rowlands star in the Zoe Cassavetes directed tale of a young woman in her thirties who finds herself surrounded by friends who are married, in relationships or with children. She unexpectedly meets a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
"Four Sheets to the Wind" Sterlin Harjo's story about a young Native American man fulfilling his dad's dying wish - disposing of the body in the family pond and setting off to begin a new life in the big city of Tulsa.
"The Good Life" Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Drea de Matteo, and Bill Paxton star in the tale about a "mostly normal" young man whose small town existence running a faded movie palace is shaken when he comes in contact with a mysterious young woman.
"Grace is Gone" A young father (John Cusack) learns that his wife has been killed in Iraq and must find the courage to tell his two young daughters the news.
"Joshua" "Hell House" helmer George Ratliff directs this story of a young Manhattan family (Sam Rockwell & Vera Farmiga) is torn apart by the machinations of Joshua, their eight-year-old prodigy, when his newborn baby sister comes home from the hospital.
"Noise" An Australian thriller about a young cop, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus (ear-ringing), is pitched into the chaos that follows a mass murder on a suburban train. He struggles to clear the screaming in his head while the surrounding community deals with the after effects of the terrible crime. Matthew Saville directs.
"The Pool" "American Movie" director Chris Smith returns with this Hindi-language film about a boy working in a hotel who becomes obsessed with a swimming pool at a home in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa in India. His life gets turned upside-down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family that arrives at the house.
"Rocket Science" "Spellbound" helmer Jeffrey Blitz wrote and directed this film abtut a 15-year-old boy from New Jersey with a stuttering problem falls in love with the star of the debate team and finds himself suddenly immersed in the ultra-competitive world of debating.
"Snow Angels" A David Gordon Green ("All the Real Girls") directed drama that interweaves the life of a teenager with his former baby-sitter (Kate Beckinsale), her estranged husband (Sam Rockwell), and their daughter.
"Untitled Dakota Fanning Project" An as yet unitlted film by Deborah Kampmeier which is set in late 1950s Alabama. The story follows a precocious, troubled girl (Dakota Fannnig) who finds solace in Blues music. Robin Wright Penn, David Morse and Piper Laurie co-star.
"Zoo" A humanizing look at the life and bizarre death of a seemingly normal Seattle family man who met his untimely end after having sex with a horse. Robinson Devor ("Police Beat") helms.
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