These are the movies sold at Sundance 2015. Many of the films that premiere at the Sundance Film Festival are hoping to attract a distributor and find a bigger audience,be it in theaters around the country or distributed through digital VOD. Throughout the festival we will be reporting on all of the movies sold at Sundance 2015. This list should help give you an idea about which movies may someday be available to you either theatrically of VOD. We’re including photo stills from each of the films along with all of the relevant information (director, cast, how much it sold for, the plot synopsis and more). Hit the jump to find out which movies sold at Sundance 2015.
Latest update: Alchemy, formerly Millennium Entertainment, grabs the Nicole Kidman thriller Strangerland.
These Movies Sold at Sundance 2015
We will be updating this post with 2015 Sundance Film Festival acquisitions throughout the festival. The post is organized from newest to oldest, with the latest acquisitions on the top.
Strangerland
Acquired: January 24
By: Alchemy
Purchase Price: Under $1.5m
Director: Kim Farrant
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Lisa Flanagan, Meyne Wyatt, Maddison Brown
Other Info: Info via Deadline.
Plot Synopsis:
New to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, the Parker family is thrown into crisis when Catherine and Matthew discover that their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits the town. With Nathgari now eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the locals join the search led by local cop David Rae. With temperatures rising, and the chances of survival plummeting with each passing day, Catherine and Matthew find themselves pushed to the brink as they struggle to survive the uncertainty of their children’s fate.
The Witch
Acquired: January 24
By: A24
Purchase Price: $1.5m
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Anya Taylor Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson
Other Info: Deal not fully set, but looks likely according to THR.
Plot Synopsis:
A colonial family leaves plantation life and attempts to reap their harvest on a fledgling farm at the edge of an imposing ancient New England forest. Soon, superstition and dread set in as food grows scarce, a family member goes missing, and the children’s play takes on a frenzied and menacing undercurrent. As they begin to turn on one another, the malevolent machinations of an ethereal presence from within the woods exacerbate the growing corruption of their own natures.
The Bronze
Acquired: January 24rd
By: Relativity
Purchase Price: $3 million
Directors: Bryan Buckley
Starring: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Haley Lu Richardson, Cecily Strong
Other Info: Read our review here. Deal not 100{8cfe84d18b661c0e88071c953771f19816be99714b4311fec7858d5ca27a2795} but looks likely according to Deadline.
Plot Synopsis:
In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women’s gymnastics team. Today, she’s living in her father’s basement in her small hometown—washed up, largely forgotten, and embittered. Stuck in her past glory, Hope is forced to reassess her life when a promising young gymnast who idolizes her threatens her local celebrity status. Will she mentor the adoring, hopeful protégé, take her down, or both?
Misery Loves Comedy
Acquired: January 23rd
By: Tribeca Film
Purchase Price: undisclosed
Directors: Kevin Pollak
Starring: Tom Hanks, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Lisa Kudrow, Larry David, Steve Coogan, Jim Gaffigan, and Whoopi Goldberg
Other Info: Feature-length documentary. Tribecca acquired North American rights
Plot Synopsis:
Director Kevin Pollak shares in-depth, candid interviews with some of the most revered comedy greats who each share their unique path and a life devoted to making strangers laugh. With arresting anecdotes and insights from the comedy underbelly that reveal the paradox of a performer’s desire to connect with audiences, Misery Loves Comedy is the definitive master class on the art of humor that details a comedian’s rare ability to help us understand life as only they can.
In Football We Trust
Acquired: January 22nd in advance of its January 23th premiere.
By: Relativity Sports
Purchase Price: undisclosed
Directors: Tony Vainuku, Erika Cohn
Other Info: Feature-length sports documentary. Relativity Sports has produced and released “Being: Mariano,” “David Ortiz: In the Moment,” “Dwight Howard: In the Moment” and “Amar’e Stoudemire: In the Moment.” Dwayne Johnson came aboard as a producer.
Plot Synopsis:
Four young Polynesian football players struggle to overcome gang violence and poverty as they enter the high-stakes world of recruiting, competitive athletics and family pressures.
The End of the Tour
Acquired: January 22nd in advance of its January 23th premiere.
By: A24
Purchase Price: $2-$3 million
Director: James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack
Other Info: Comedy in the Premiere section. Deadline reports it would get an awards release later this year.
Plot Synopsis:
In 1996, shortly after the publication of his groundbreaking novel Infinite Jest,acclaimed author David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) sets off on a five-day interview with Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg). As the days pass, a tenuous yet significant relationship develops between journalist and subject. Lipsky and Wallace bob and weave around each other, revealing as much in what they don’t say as what the say. They share laughs, expose hidden frailties, yet it’s never clear when or to what extent they are being truthful. The interview is never published. Five days of audio tapes are packed away in Lipsky’s closet, and the two men never meet again.
Results
Acquired: January 22nd in advance of its January 27th premiere.
By: Magnolia Pictures
Purchase Price: Undisclosed
Director: Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation, Computer Chess)
Starring: Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Michael Hall, Brooklyn Decker and Constance Zimmer
Other Info: Comedy in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Magnolia is eyeing a summer theatrical release for the film.
Plot Synopsis:
RESULTS is well toned ensemble comedy set in the fitness world of Austin, TX. Corrigan plays Danny, a recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable slob who makes a stab at self-improvement by signing up for a personal trainer at a local gym. There he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Guy Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Cobie Smulders). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally. Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess, 2013) returns to the Sundance Film Festival with a funny, intimate tale that’s utterly grounded in real life.
Dreamcatcher
Acquired: January 22nd in advance of its January 25th premiere.
By: Showtime Networks
Purchase Price: Undisclosed
Director: Kim Longinotto (Salma, Rough Aunties, Divorce Iranian Style)
Starring:
Plot Synopsis:
On the West Side of Chicago at 3:00am, a van with the words “Dreamcatcher Foundation” emblazoned across the side cruises through the dimly lit streets. The two women inside are Brenda Myers-Powell and Stephanie Daniels-Wilson, survivors of the sex trade. The van slows down as they approach a young girl. Brenda leans out and calls, “Hey pretty, do you need some condoms?” This opening scene takes you immediately into the sharp end of the world of Dreamcatcher, vividly directed by master documentarian Kim Longinotto. Brenda became a prostitute as a teenager, developed a drug addiction, and years later came out the other side. Her experience, combined with her irresistible personality, puts her in a unique position to help other trafficked women reclaim their lives. With warmth and humor, Brenda gives hope to those who have none.
Don Verdean
Acquired: January 21st in advance of its January 28th premiere.
By: Lionsgate
Purchase Price: Undisclosed
Director: Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre)
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Jemaine Clement, Amy Ryan, Danny McBride, Leslie Bibb and Will Forte.
Plot Synopsis:
“Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.”
Movies Sold At Sundance 2015 Studio Breakdown
- A24: The End of the Tour, The Witch
- Alchemy: Strangerland
- Fox Searchlight: Misstress America
- Lionsgate: Don Verdean
- Magnolia: Results
- Relativity Sports: In Football We Trust
- Showtime: Dreamcatcher
- Tribeca Film: Misery Loves Comedy
- Relativity: The Bronze
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