Tania Anderson’s documentary The Mission follows a group of young American Mormons as they embark on two years of missionary work in Finland.
Essays
I Didn’t See You There shows you the world through a disabled filmmaker’s eyes
Reid Davenport’s personal essay film, I Didn’t See You There, radically questions the way disabled people have historically been presented in the media.
Quick thoughts from Sundance: Girl Picture is a World Dramatic highlight
Alli Haapasalo’s Girl Picture is a delightful Finnish coming-of-ager which takes teenage girls, their sexuality, and their trauma seriously.
Fresh Review: A blunt, entertaining horror film about dating
An excellent Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in Fresh, a horror film about a woman plunged into a terrifying situation after dating a charming older stranger.
Happening looks at the culture of shame around abortion
Audrey Diwan’s Happening follows a young woman’s journey in the 1960s to even find a backstreet abortionist amidst a culture of shame and silence.
Riley Stearns’s Dual is a blackly comic light sci-fi
Riley Stearns’s Dual is a surprisingly thoughtful look at chronic illness inside a dark comedy about future with clones. Read all of our Sundance 2022 coverage here.