# 2022 Sundance Film Festival

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 20 to 30, 2022. Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocol, it was initially intended to be an in-person/virtual hybrid festival, but on January 5, 2022, it was announced that the in-person components would be scrapped in favor of a wholly virtual festival due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 9, 2021.

## Films
### U.S. Dramatic Competition

* Alice, written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden
* blood, directed by Bradley Rust Gray
* Breaking (premiered as 892), directed and co-written by Abi Damaris Corbin
* Cha Cha Real Smooth, written, produced and directed by Cooper Raiff
* Dual, written, produced and directed by Riley Stearns
* Emergency, directed by Carey Williams
* Master, written and directed by Mariama Diallo
* Nanny, written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu
* Palm Trees and Power Lines, directed and co-written by Jamie Dack
* Watcher, written and directed by Chloe Okuno

### U.S. Documentary Competition

* Aftershock, produced and directed by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee
* Descendant, directed by Margaret Brown
* The Exiles, directed by Ben Klein and Violet Columbus
* Fire of Love, directed, co-written and co-produced by Sara Dosa
* Free Chol Soo Lee, directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi
* I Didn't See You There, directed by Reid Davenport
* The Janes, directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes
* Jihad Rehab, directed by Meg Smaker
* Navalny, directed by Daniel Roher
* TikTok, Boom., directed by Shalini Kantayya

### Premieres

* 2nd Chance, directed by Ramin Bahrani
* Am I OK?, directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro
* Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, directed by Nina Menkes
* Call Jane, directed by Phyllis Nagy
* Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, directed and co-produced by Rory Kennedy
* Emily the Criminal, written and directed by John Patton Ford
* God's Country, directed and co-written by Julian Higgins
* Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, directed by Sophie Hyde
* Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., written, directed and co-produced by Adamma Ebo
* jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, directed by Clarence "Coodie" Simmons and Chike Ozah
* La Guerra Civil, produced and directed by Eva Longoria Bastón
* Living, directed by Oliver Hermanus
* Lucy and Desi, directed and co-produced by Amy Poehler
* My Old School, directed by Jono McLeod
* The Princess, directed by Ed Perkins
* Resurrection, written and directed by Andrew Semans
* Sharp Stick, written, directed and co-produced by Lena Dunham
* To the End, directed by Rachel Lears
* We Need to Talk About Cosby, directed by W. Kamau Bell
* When You Finish Saving the World, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg

### World Cinema Dramatic Competition

* Brian and Charles, directed by Jim Archer
* The Cow Who Sang a Song Into The Future, directed by Francisca Alegría
* Dos Estaciones, directed by Juan Pablo González
* Gentle, directed by Anna Eszter Nemes and László Csuja
* Girl Picture, directed by Alli Haapasalo
* Klondike, written, directed and edited by Maryna Er Gorbach
* Leonor Will Never Die, written and directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar
* Marte Um (Mars One), directed by Gabriel Martins
* Utama, directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
* You Won't Be Alone, written and directed by Goran Stolevski

### World Cinema Documentary Competition

* All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen
* Calendar Girls, directed by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen
* A House Made of Splinters, directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont
* Midwives, directed by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
* The Mission, directed by Tania Anderson
* Nothing Compares, directed by Kathryn Ferguson
* Sirens, directed by Rita Baghdadi
* Tantura, directed by Alon Schwarz
* The Territory, directed and co-produced by Alex Pritz
* We Met in Virtual Reality, directed by Joe Hunting

### Midnight

* Babysitter, directed by Monia Chokri
* Fresh, directed by Mimi Cave
* Hatching, directed by Hanna Bergholm
* Meet Me in the Bathroom, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace
* Piggy, written and directed by Carlota Pereda
* Speak No Evil, directed and co-written by Christian Tafdrup

### Next

* The Cathedral, written, directed and edited by Ricky D'Ambrose
* Every Day in Kaimukī by Alika Tengan
* Framing Agnes, directed by Chase Joynt
* A Love Song, written, directed, produced and co-edited by Max Walker-Silverman
* Mija, directed by Isabel Castro
* Riotsville, U.S.A., directed by Sierra Pettengill
* Something in the Dirt, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

### Spotlight

* After Yang, written, directed and edited by Kogonada
* Happening, directed and co-written by Audrey Diwan
* Neptune Frost, directed by Saul Williams
* Three Minutes: A Lengthening, directed by Bianca Stigter
* The Worst Person in the World, directed by Joachim Trier

## Awards

The following awards were given out:

### Grand Jury Prizes

* U.S. Dramatic Competition – Nanny (Nikyatu Jusu)
* U.S. Documentary Competition – The Exiles (Ben Klein and Violet Columbus)
* World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Utama (Alejandro Loayza Grisi)
* World Cinema Documentary Competition – All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen)

### Audience Awards

* Festival Favorite – Navalny (Daniel Roher)
* U.S. Dramatic Competition – Cha Cha Real Smooth (Cooper Raiff)
* U.S. Documentary Competition – Navalny (Daniel Roher)
* World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Girl Picture (Alli Haapasalo)
* World Cinema Documentary Competition – The Territory (Alex Pritz)
* NEXT – Framing Agnes (Chase Joynt)

### Directing, Screenwriting and Editing

* U.S. Dramatic Competition – Jamie Dack for Palm Trees and Power Lines
* U.S. Documentary Competition – Reid Davenport for I Didn't See You There
* World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Maryna Er Gorbach for Klondike
* World Cinema Documentary Competition – Simon Lereng Wilmont for A House Made of Splinters
* Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – K.D. Dávila for Emergency
* Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput for Fire of Love
* NEXT Innovator Prize – Chase Joynt for Framing Agnes

### Special Jury Prizes

* U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – The cast of 892
* U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Uncompromising Artistic Vision – Bradley Rust Gray for blood
* U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Margaret Brown for Descendant
* U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change – Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee for Aftershock
* World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting – Teresa Sánchez for Dos Estaciones
* World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit – Martika Ramirez Escobar for Leonor Will Never Die
* World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence in Verité Filmmaking – Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing for Midwives
* World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft – Alex Pritz for The Territory

### Short Film Awards

* Short Film Grand Jury Prize – The Headhunter's Daughter
* Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction – If I Go Will They Miss Me
* Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – Warsha
* Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Displaced
* Short Film Jury Award: Animation – Night Bus
* Short Film Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here
* Short Film Special Jury Award for Screenwriting – Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver

### Special Prizes

* Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize – After Yang
* Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction – Su Kim for Free Chol Soo Lee
* Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction – Amanda Marshall for God's Country
* Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction – Toby Shimin
* Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction – Dody Dorn
* Sundance Institute/NHK Award – Hasan Hadi for The President's Cake

## Acquisitions

* 2nd Chance: Showtime Documentary Films (North American distribution)
* A Love Song: Stage 6 Films and Bleecker Street (worldwide distribution); Cinetic Media (North American sales); Films Boutique (International sales)
* Aftershock: Onyx Collective and ABC News
* Alice: Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions (North American distribution)
* Am I OK?: Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max
* Breaking: Bleecker Street (US distribution)
* Brian And Charles: Focus Features (worldwide rights; US distribution); Universal Pictures (International distribution)
* Calendar Girls: Juno Films (North American distribution)
* Call Jane: Roadside Attractions (US distribution)
* Cha Cha Real Smooth: Apple TV+
* Descendant: Netflix and Higher Ground Productions
* Dual: RLJE Films (US distribution)
* Emily the Criminal: Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions (US distribution); Universal Pictures (International distribution)
* Fire of Love: National Geographic Documentary Films
* Free Chol Soo Lee: MUBI (select territories including North America)
* Fresh: Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
* God's Country: IFC Films (North American distribution)
* Good Luck To You, Leo Grande: Searchlight Pictures and Hulu (US distribution)
* Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul: Focus Features, Peacock and Monkeypaw Productions
* Leonor Will Never Die: Music Box Films (North American distribution)
* Living: Sony Pictures Classics (select territories including North America)
* Mars One: Magnolia Pictures (international sales)
* My Old School: Magnolia Pictures (North American distribution)
* Nanny: Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Productions
* Navalny: Warner Bros. Pictures (North American theatrical distribution)
* Neptune Frost: Kino Lorber
* Nothing Compares: Showtime Documentary Films
* Piggy: Magnet Releasing (US distribution); Filmax (distribution in Spain)
* Resurrection: IFC Films and Shudder (North American distribution)
* Sharp Stick: Utopia (US distribution)
* Speak No Evil: Shudder (select territories including North America)
* The Cathedral: MUBI (North American distribution)
* The Territory: National Geographic Documentary Films
* Utama: Kino Lorber (US distribution)
* Watcher: IFC Midnight and Shudder (North American distribution); Focus Features and Universal Pictures (International distribution)