Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThe Sundance Institute announced a smaller, more focused lineup for the upcoming 2021 Sundance Film Festival — down to 72 feature films from last year’s 128.
That program, which will be made available to a much wider audience via a tight, seven-day virtual edition, makes room for 29 countries and 38 first features, including debuts from Rebecca Hall (“Passing”), Robin Wright (“Land”), Jerrod Carmichael (“On the Count of Three”) and Ahmir Thompson, aka Questlove of the Roots (“Summer of Soul”).The upcoming edition will unspool via Sundance’s new proprietary streaming platform from Jan.
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