Sundance Ignite

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    Documentary Vance Malone

    The Poodle Trainer

    In this intimate portrait of destiny, passion, and loss, Irina Markova, a solitary Russian poodle trainer, reveals her transcendent relationship with her dogs.

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    Documentary Rayka Zehtabchi & Shaandiin Tome

    Long Line of Ladies

    A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.

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    Dramedy Annie St-Pierre

    Les Grandes Claques (Like the Ones I Used to Know)

    December 24, 1983, 10:50 p.m.: Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa Claus is late. Denis, alone in his car, is anxious at the idea of setting foot in his ex-in-laws house to pick up his children.

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    Drama Meryam Joobeur

    Ikhwène (Brotherhood)

    One of the most acclaimed shorts of the year, and a frontrunner for Oscar. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when their oldest son returns after a long journey with a mysterious woman he says is his wife.

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    A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024

    Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Short List: Karen Maine Interview

    A chat with the director of the SXSW premiere feature "Yes, God, Yes", adapted from the viral short of the same name.

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    Dark Comedy Madeleine Olnek

    Countertransference

    Comedy about an unwell woman and her deranged therapist.

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    Drama Hannah Peterson

    East of the River

    Teonna is unexpectedly suspended from school and is faced with a day on the streets of Washington, DC. Created in collaboration with local high schoolers, the film is an unflinching portrait of the lived experience of teenagers finding their way through an overburdened public school system.

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