Our Top Picks For Sundance 2025

2025 Is only a few weeks away  which means the first major film festival will kick off the the new year, Sundance Film Festival. A few days ago they revealed their 2025 programme with festival taking place between 23rd January until 2nd February.

Over 11 days, cinefiles can enjoy 87 feature films which also includes 6 episodic projects. All that can be enjoyed at Park City, Utah and various other venues including Salt Lake City. Highlighting fresh voices, entertaining stories, and groundbreaking works.

Legendary actor and Sundance founder Robert Redford commented “The Sundance Film Festival remains steadfast in its commitment to elevating unique and urgent voices in independent storytelling. Audiences can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally,”

Sundance Film Festival has given us some great films over the years. Blood Simple, Memento, In Bruges, American Psycho, Babadook, Hereditary are some of those films. What films for 2025 line up will? Good question and we’ve decided to scour through the programme to create this post with our top picks. This list is only a selection, not complete and for that complete list head over to Sundance Film Festival website for full details.

Omaha(U.S.A. )

After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey across the country, experiencing a world they’ve never seen before. As their adventure unfolds, Ella begins to understand that things might not be what they seem.
Cast: John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, Wyatt Solis, Talia Balsam | Director: Cole Webley, Screenwriter: Robert Machoian, Producer: Preston Lee / World Premiere.

Sorry, Baby (U.S.A.)

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
Cast: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack | Director / Screenwriter: Eva Victor, Producers: Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins / World Premiere.

LUZ (Hong Kong, China)

In the neon-lit streets of Chongqing, Wei desperately searches for his estranged daughter Fa, while Hong Kong gallerist Ren grapples with her ailing stepmother Sabine in Paris. Their lives collide in a virtual reality world, where a mystical deer reveals hidden truths, sparking a journey of discovery and connection.
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Pinna, Xiao Dong Guo, Lu Huang, David Chiang, En Xi Deng | Director, Screenwriter, Producer: Flora Lau, Producers: Yvette Tang, Joseph Sinn Gi Chan, Stephen Lam / World Premiere.

Rains Over Babel (Colombia, U.S.A., Spain)

A group of misfits converges at Babel, a legendary dive bar that doubles as purgatory, where La Flaca — the city’s Grim Reaper — presides. Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death herself.
Cast: Saray Rebolledo, Felipe Aguilar Rodríguez, John Alex Castillo, William Hurtado, Santiago Pineda, Celina Biurrun | Director, Screenwriter, Producer: Gala del Sol, Producers: H.A Hermida, Ana Cristina Gutiérrez, Andrés Hermida, Natalia Rendón Rodríguez / World Premiere.

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (U.S.A.)

Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.
Director ,Producer: Amy Berg, Producers: Ryan Heller, Christine Connor, Mandy Chang, Jennie Bedusa, Matthew Roozen | Documentary / World Premiere.

Kiss of the Spider Woman (U.S.A.)

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favourite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.
Cast: Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Bichir, Josefina Scaglione, Aline Mayagoitia| Director /Screenwriter: Bill Condon, Producers: Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, Greg Yolen / World Premiere.

Didn’t Die (U.S.A.)

A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.
Cast: Kiran Deol, George Basil, Samrat Chakrabarti, Katie McCuen, Vishal Vijayakumar |Director, Screenwriter, Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter/Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton /World Premiere.

Opus (U.S.A.)

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. Surrounded by the star’s cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder| Director, Screenwriter, Producer: Mark Anthony Green, Producers: Collin Creighton, Brad Weston, Poppy Hanks, Jelani Johnson, Josh Bachove /World Premiere.

Rabbit Trap (U.K.)

When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
Cast: Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, Jade Croot |Director, Screenwriter: Bryn Chainey, Producers: Daniel Noah, Lawrence Inglee, Elijah Wood, Elisa Lleras, Adrian Politowski, Martin Metz /World Premiere.

Touch Me (U.S.A.)

Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world.
Cast: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, Marlene Forte, Paget Brewster |Director, Screenwriter, Producer: Addison Heimann, Producers: John Humber, David Lawson Jr/ World Premiere.

2025 Sundance Film Festival will take place between 23rd January and 2nd February 2025.