Didi

Source: Sundance

‘Didi’

Screen is tracking all the Sundance deals, from those that closed immediately prior to the festival, to those that came together on the ground and afterwards.

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival runs January 18-28. All entries below appear in alphabetical order.

Daughters (US Documentary Competition)
Dirs. Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Young girls prepare for a Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers under a Washington DC prison programme. 
Netflix acquired rights

Didi (US Dramatic Competition)
Dir. Sean Wang
Life of first-generation California teenagers seen through eyes of Taiwanese-American boy.
Focus Features acquired worldwide rights

Ibelin (World Cinema Documentary Competition)
Dir. Benjamin Ree
Parents of a youngster who died of a debilitating illness discover the rich online life he led.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights.

It’s What’s Inside (Midnight)
Dir. Greg Jardin
Horror centres on a pre-wedding party that goes wrong when a former friend of the group arrives bearing a suitcase.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights in a reported $17m deal.

Kneecap (NEXT)
Dir. Rich Peppiatt
Comedy drama about the birth of an Irish rap group starring the band themselves.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American and multiple territories which include Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.

My Old Ass (Premieres)
Dir. Megan Park
A young woman high on mushrooms is visited by her older, wiser self.
Amazon MGM Studios in final negotiations to acquire worldwide rights as of January 26.

Presence (Premieres)
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Lucy Liu stars in the tale of a family who move into a suburban home only to discover they are not alone.
Neon acquired worldwide rights.

A Real Pain (US Dramatic Competition)
Dir. Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg directs and stars opposite Kieran Culkin as polar opposite cousins who take an emotionally charged trip to Poland to honour their late grandmother.
Searchlight Pictures acquired worldwide rights for a reported $10m.

Skywalkers: A Love Story (US Documentary Competition)
Dir. Jeff Zimbalist
Daredevil couple attempt to scale 118-story super skyscraper to save their romance, careers.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Premieres)
Dirs. Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
The life of the original Superman film star.
Warner Bros. Discovery acquired worldwide rights in deal reported to be $15m.

Thelma (Premieres)
Dir. Josh Margolin
June Squibb stars in action comedy as a 93-year-old grandmother who sets out to reclaim what was taken from her.
Magnolia Pictures acquired North American rights.

Will & Harper (Premieres)
Dir. Josh Greenbaum
Will Ferrell and longtime friend Harper go on a road trip as the latter comes out as a trans woman.
Netflix acqured rights.

Deals immediately prior to festival

Veni Vidi Vici (World Cinema Dramatic Competition)
Dirs. Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann
Austrian social satire about a billionaire family and their children’s almost perfect life without consequences.
Magnify, formerly known as Magnolia Pictures International, took worldwide sales rights.

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