Sundance Film Festival Archives

Sundance 2021: That Shelf Festival Roundtable

by That Shelf Staff | February 6, 2021

Our team takes a look back at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in all its virtual glory.

Sundance 2021: Questlove’s Summer of Soul Review

by Jason Gorber | February 6, 2021

A deep dive into the stellar Sundance documentary Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), capturing a major music moment too long overlooked.

Sundance 2021: The Sparks Brothers Review

by Rachel West | February 4, 2021

Edgar Wright and some famous faces pay loving tribute to Sparks, a band that defies mass popularity while still maintaining a niche of dedicated music fans spanning decades of releases.

Sundance 2021: Ma Belle, My Beauty Review

by Manuel Betancourt | February 2, 2021

Marion Hill's movie lives up to its title, finding beauty in the messiness of relationships, queer and straight alike.

Sundance 2021: The Pink Cloud review

by Manuel Betancourt | February 1, 2021

This relationship drama amid a government-issued lockdown hits too close to home.

Sundance 2021: CODA Review

by Rachel West | January 31, 2021

Sian Heder gives us a delightful family drama that offers a new spin on the standard coming-of-age tale.

Sundance 2021: Passing Review

by Shane Slater | January 31, 2021

Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga beguile in Rebecca Hall's elegant directorial debut Passing.

Sundance 2021: Land Review

by Pat Mullen | January 31, 2021

Robin Wright makes a beautiful, accomplished feature directorial debut.

Jason Issacs sits across from Martha Plimpton in Mass

Sundance 2021: Mass Review

by Rachel West | January 31, 2021

Actor Fran Kranz's directorial debut is a tightly-woven intimate drama about grief, forgiveness and blame anchored by powerhouse performances from his small ensemble.

Sundance 2021: Wild Indian Review

by Manuel Betancourt | January 31, 2021

Michael Greyeyes and Chaske Spencer are phenomenal in Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.’s thrilling debut feature.

Sundance 2021: President Review

by Shane Slater | January 31, 2021

Camilla Nielsson tells the captivating story of Zimbabwean democracy.

Rita Moreno pointing to her shirt, which say Just A Girl Who Decided to Go For It

Sundance 2021: Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It Review

by Manuel Betancourt | January 30, 2021

Rita Moreno proves herself a formidable documentary subject, gregarious and candid throughout.

Sundance 2021: Try Harder! Review

by Shane Slater | January 30, 2021

Debbie Lum's inspiring documentary Try Harder! relives the college application process from the perspective of a high-achieving public school.

Sundance 2021: In the Same Breath Review

by Manuel Betancourt | January 29, 2021

Nanfu Wang chronicles both China’s and the U.S.’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and tells a story of twinned reactions of culturally-specific governmental failures.