List of films at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Feature competition -- U.S . Dramatic
Table:
Title[3]
Director
Year
First showing

Another Earth
Mike Cahill
2011
January 24

Another Happy Day
Sam Levinson
2011
January 23

Benavides Born (distributed as All She Can)
Amy Wendel
2011
January 22

Circumstance
Maryam Keshavarz
2011
January 22

Gun Hill Road
Rashaad Ernesto Green
2011
January 24

Here
Braden King
2010
January 21

Higher Ground
Vera Farmiga
2010
January 23

Homework
Gavin Wiesen
2010
January 23

The Ledge
Matthew Chapman
2010
January 21

Like Crazy
Drake Doremus
2011
January 22

Little Birds
Elgin James
2010
January 23

Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin
2011
January 21

On the Ice
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
2011
January 21

Pariah
Dee Rees
2011
January 20

Take Shelter
Jeff Nichols
2011
January 24

Terri
Azazel Jacobs
2011
January 22

Consulting the table as well as the textual context provided at the end.

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Another Earth is a 2011 American independent science fiction drama film directed by Mike Cahill and starring Brit Marling , William Mapother , and Robin Lord Taylor . It premiered at the 27th Sundance Film Festival in January 2011 , and was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures . The film received generally mixed to positive reviews , and earned two nominations from the Saturn Awards for Brit Marling 's performance and for Cahill and Marling 's writing .
Mike Cahill ( born July 5 , 1979 ) is an American film director and screenwriter .
Another Happy Day is a 2011 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson . The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin , Kate Bosworth , Ellen Burstyn , Thomas Haden Church , George Kennedy , Ezra Miller , Demi Moore , Siobhan Fallon Hogan , Michael Nardelli , Jeffrey DeMunn , and Diana Scarwid .
Circumstance ( Persian : شرایط , romanized : Šar'ayet ; French : En secret ) is a 2011 French-Iranian-American dramatic film written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz starring Nikohl Boosheri , Sarah Kazemy , and Reza Sixo Safai . It explores homosexuality in modern Iran , among other subjects .
Maryam Keshavarz ( Persian : مریم کشاورز ) is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2011 film Circumstance distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions , which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival .
Gun Hill Road is a 2011 drama film directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and starring Esai Morales . The title of the film derives from the Bronx road of the same name . The film is notable for starring a transgender character ( Michael ) who is played by a real transgender person , Harmony Santana , who was the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award .
Here is a 2011 American drama adventure film directed by Braden King who also co-wrote the movie with Dani Valent . The film stars Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal .
Braden King ( born 1971 North Carolina ) is a New York-based filmmaker , photographer and visual artist . His feature film , Here ( 2011 ) , starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal , premiered at the 2011 Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and was distributed theatrically by Strand Releasing in 2012 . A multimedia installation version of the project , Here [ The Story Sleeps ] , premiered at The Museum of Modern Art in 2010 and toured internationally with live soundtrack accompaniment by composer Michael Krassner and Boxhead Ensemble . King 's previous work includes the feature film Dutch Harbor : Where the Sea Breaks It 's Back ( co-directed with photographer Laura Moya ) , the award-winning short film Home Movie and music videos for Glen Hansard , Sparklehorse , Sonic Youth , Bonnie 'Prince ' Billy ( Will Oldham ) and Dirty Three .
Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film directed by Vera Farmiga in her directorial debut . The film is an adaptation of the 2002 memoir This Dark World : A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost by Carolyn S. Briggs , who co-wrote the screenplay . The film follows Corinne Walker ( Farmiga ) and her vacillating relationship with Christianity . The cast also includes Joshua Leonard , John Hawkes , Donna Murphy , Norbert Leo Butz , and Bill Irwin . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23 , 2011 , where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize . It screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25 , 2011 , and received a limited release in the United States on August 26 , 2011 , by Sony Pictures Classics .
Vera Ann Farmiga ( /fɑːrˈmiːɡə/ ; born August 6 , 1973 ) is an American actress and producer . She began her career on stage in the original Broadway production of Taking Sides ( 1996 ) . She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar ( 1997 ) , and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise ( 1998 ) . Farmiga 's breakthrough came in 2004 with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama Down to the Bone . She received further praise for the drama film Nothing But the Truth ( 2008 ) , and won critical acclaim for starring in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Farmiga made her directorial debut in 2011 with the acclaimed drama film Higher Ground , in which she also had a leading role . She also had starring roles in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate ( 2004 ) , the crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) , the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ( 2008 ) , the science fiction thriller Source Code ( 2011 ) , the action thriller Safe House ( 2012 ) , the legal drama The Judge ( 2014 ) , the biographical drama The Front Runner ( 2018 ) , and the monster film Godzilla : King of the Monsters ( 2019 ) . Farmiga has portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the horror films The Conjuring ( 2013 ) , The Conjuring 2 ( 2016 ) , and Annabelle Comes Home ( 2019 ) . From 2013 to 2017 , she starred as Norma Louise Bates in the A & E drama series Bates Motel , which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . These roles , along with Joshua ( 2007 ) and Orphan ( 2009 ) , established her as a scream queen . For her portrayal of a lawyer in the miniseries When They See Us ( 2019 ) , she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination .
The Ledge is a 2011 American thriller drama film written and directed by Matthew Chapman , starring Charlie Hunnam , Terrence Howard , Liv Tyler , Christopher Gorham , and Patrick Wilson .
Matthew H. D. Chapman is an English journalist , author , screenwriter , director and activist .
Like Crazy is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Drake Doremus and starring Anton Yelchin , Felicity Jones , and Jennifer Lawrence . Written by Doremus and Ben York Jones , the film tells the story of Anna ( Felicity Jones ) , a British exchange student who falls in love with an American student , Jacob ( Anton Yelchin ) , only to be separated from him when she is denied re-entry into the United States after staying in the country longer than her student visa allows . Doremus based the storyline of the film partly on his own long-distance relationship with a woman living in London while he lived in Los Angeles . Rather than writing a traditional screenplay , he and Ben York Jones compiled a 50-page outline of the film from which the actors improvised almost all of the dialogue . Filming took place over four weeks in Los Angeles and London with a budget of $ 250,000 . Like Crazy premiered on January 22 , 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival , where it won the festival 's Grand Jury Prize . It was released in theaters on October 28 , 2011 and grossed over $ 3.7 million at the box office . Most reviews of the film were positive , with reviewers giving particular praise to the performances of Yelchin and Jones , although some found the plot unrealistic and contrived .
Drake Doremus ( born March 29 , 1983 ) is an American film director , screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films Like Crazy ( 2011 ) which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival , Douchebag ( 2010 ) which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival , and Equals ( 2015 ) .
Little Birds is a 2011 American film written and directed by Elgin James , and starring Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker . The film follows two girls that leave home to follow two skateboarders to Los Angeles and is loosely based on the life of director Elgin James . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival , with Millennium Entertainment acquiring the North American rights to the film .
Elgin James is a filmmaker , musician and a former member of Friends Stand United ( FSU ) , a Boston , Massachusetts area group in the early 1990s . FSU has been classified by several law enforcement agencies as a gang .
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film written and directed by Sean Durkin , and starring Elizabeth Olsen , John Hawkes , Sarah Paulson , and Hugh Dancy . The plot focuses on a young woman suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning to her family from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains . The film contains several references to the music of Jackson C. Frank .
Sean Durkin ( born December 9 , 1981 ) is a Canadian film director , screenwriter and producer . He won the Dramatic Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for Martha Marcy May Marlene . His short film , Mary Last Seen , on the same theme as Martha , won the award for best short film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Directors ' Fortnight . In 2013 Durkin directed the Channel 4 drama series Southcliffe starring Sean Harris and Rory Kinnear . His second film , The Nest , is currently in post-production .
On the Ice is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean . The film is set in ( and was shot on location in ) Barrow , Alaska , MacLean 's home town , and follows two Iñupiaq teenagers who , while on a seal hunt , accidentally kill one of their friends in a fight . Afraid of the consequences , they lie about his death and must grapple with their grief and guilt while attempting to keep their secret . The film is based upon an earlier work of MacLean 's , Sikumi , which he released as a short film in 2008 . On the Ice had its world premiere on January 21 , 2011 , at the Sundance Film Festival .
Pariah is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Dee Rees . It tells the story of Alike ( Adepero Oduye ) , a 17-year-old African American embracing her identity as a lesbian . It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Excellence in Cinematography Award .
Diandrea Rees ( born February 7 , 1977 ) is an American screenwriter and director . She is known for her feature films Pariah ( 2011 ) , Bessie ( 2015 ) , and Mudbound ( 2017 ) . The latter was adapted from the 2008 novel by the same name by Hillary Jordan and earned Rees an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay . Rees has also written and directed episodes for television series including Empire , When We Rise , and Philip K. Dick 's Electric Dreams .
Take Shelter is a 2011 American psychological thriller drama film , written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain . The plot follows a young husband and father ( Shannon ) who is plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions , and questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm , or from himself . The film won two Saturn Awards , Best Writing for Nichols and Best Actor for Shannon , and was nominated for two more , Best Horror or Thriller Film and Best Actress for Chastain .
Terri is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Azazel Jacobs and starring Jacob Wysocki , Creed Bratton , and John C. Reilly . The film is about the friendship that develops between an oversized teen misfit and the garrulous but well-meaning school principal who takes an interest in him . Filming took place in Los Angeles , California .
Azazel Jacobs is an American film director and screenwriter , and the son of experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs . He attended Manhattans Bayard Rustin High School . His short films include Kirk and Kerry and Message Machine , and his features include the acclaimed Momma 's Man and Terri .