A Virtual Sundance Brings Movies About Isolation and Mediated Realities

Photo caption: From We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021), dir. Jane Schoenbrun (all images courtesy Sundance Film Festival). Article by Ela Bittencourt. Hyperallergic – January 22, 2021.

The 2021 edition of the important film festival is open to viewers around the country.

The Sundance Film Festival is around the corner, and while this year it’ll be mostly digital — with a limited number of festivalgoers actually in Park City, Utah — the fact that it’s happening at all is cause for optimism. Especially since the virtual screenings mean that anyone around the US can watch the films, instead of hearing about them from afar. The program has no lack of movies that explore psychological strain, often due to social isolation — an intensely relatable theme, given the year we’ve had. […]

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival runs January 28 through February 3. Stand by for more coverage from Hyperallergic!

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