Sundance Film Festival's 2019 lineup leans toward diversity, discovery and (hotter than usual) documentaries
With an unusual air of freshness and consolidation feeling like a newfound strength, the Sundance Film Festival unveiled its 2019 program Wednesday. The festival is banking on launching more than the usual number of discoveries, with sections ranging from the U.S. dramatic competition to the adventuresome Next to the world cinema competitions dominated by emerging filmmakers.
Among the higher-profile entries from more established names in the Premieres section are Bart Freundlich's "After the Wedding" with his wife, Julianne Moore, and Michelle Will-iams; Nisha Ganatra's "Late Night," starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling; "The Report," with Adam Driver and Annette Bening; Bert & Bertie's "Troupe Zero," featuring Viola Davis and Allison Janney; and Dan Gilroy's "Velvet Buzzsaw," a Netflix thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo.
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