Sundance Institute presents the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, an exhibition of work that showcases the best of independent cinema. Each year the programming staff views thousands of submissions to select the most exciting and innovative works for the Festival.

The Sundance Institute announced the lineup of films for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. The films listed below make up the Independent Feature Film Competition, inaugural World Cinema Competition, Premieres, Park City at Midnight, American Spectrum, Frontier, Special Screenings, and Sundance Collection categories of the Festival.

Sundance offers a selection of 123 new films.

World Documentary Competition:
The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Film Competition are:

AFTER INNOCENCE
Director: Jessica Sanders

THE ARISTOCRATS
Director: Paul Provenza

THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig

THE EDUCATION OF SHELBY KNOX
Directors: Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt

ENRON: ASK WHY
Director: Alex Gibney

THE FALL OF FUJIMORI
Director: Ellen Perry

FROZEN ANGELS
Directors: Eric Black and Frauke Sandig

MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA
Director: David Redmon

MURDERBALL
Directors: Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro

NEW YORK DOLL
Director: Greg Whiteley

RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY
Directors: Dan Klores and Ron Berger

ROMÁNTICO
Director: Mark Becker

SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS
Director: Hank Rogerson

TRUDELL
Director: Heather Rae

TWIST OF FAITH
Director: Kirby Dick

WHY WE FIGHT
Director: Eugene Jarecki



Dramatic Competition:
The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition are:

BETWEEN
Director: David Ocañas; Screenwriter: Robert Nelms

BRICK
Director: Rian Johnson; Screenwriter: Rian Johnson

DYING GAUL
Director: Craig Lucas; Screenwriter: Craig Lucas

ELLIE PARKER
Director: Scott Coffey; Screenwriter: Scott Coffey

FORTY SHADES OF BLUE
Director: Ira Sachs; Screenwriters: Michael Rohatyn and Ira Sachs

HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER
Director: Georgina Garcia Riedel; Screenwriter: Georgina Garcia Riedel

HUSTLE & FLOW
Director: Craig Brewer; Screenwriter: Craig Brewer

JUNEBUG
Director: Phil Morrison; Screenwriter: Angus MacLachlan

LOGGERHEADS
Director: Tim Kirkman; Screenwriter: Tim Kirkman

LONESOME JIM
Director: Steve Buscemi; Screenwriter: James C. Strouse

ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW
Director: Miranda July; Screenwriter: Miranda July

POLICE BEAT
Director: Robinson Devor; Screenwriters: Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede

PRETTY PERSUASION
Director: Marcos Siega; Screenwriter: Skander Halim

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
Director: Noah Baumbach; Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach

THUMBSUCKER
Director: Mike Mills; Screenwriter: Mike Mills

WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
Director: Travis Wilkerson; Screenwriter: Travis Wilkerson


World Cinema Documentary Competition:
The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary Competition are:

THE 3 ROOMS OF MELANCHOLIA / Finland
Director: Pirjo Honkasalo

DHAKIYARR VS. THE KING / Australia
Directors: Tom Murray and Allan Collins

GRIZZLY MAN / USA
Director: Werner Herzog

I AM CUBA, THE SIBERIAN MAMMOTH / Brazil
Director: Vicente Ferraz

EL INMORTAL / Nicaragua/Spain/Mexico
Director: Mercedes Moncada

THE LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD / UK
Director: Sean McAllister

ODESSA ODESSA / Israel/France
Director: Michale Boganim

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROMÉO DALLAIRE / Canada
Director: Peter Raymont

SHAPE OF THE MOON / The Netherlands
Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich

UNKNOWN WHITE MALE / UK
Director: Rupert Murray

WALL / France/Israel
Director: Simone Bitton

YANG BAN XI–THE 8 MODELWORKS / The Netherlands
Director: Yan Ting Yuen


World Cinema Dramatic Competition:
The films screening in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Competition are:

LIVE-IN MAID / Spain/Argentina
Director: Jorge Gaggero; Screenwriter: Jorge Gaggero

BROTHERS / Denmark
Director: Susanne Bier; Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen

CRONICAS / Ecuador/Mexico
Director: Sebastian Cordero; Screenwriter: Sebastian Cordero

THE FOREST FOR THE TREES / Germany
Director: Maren Ade; Screenwriter: Maren Ade

GREEN CHAIR / South Korea
Director: Park Chul-su; Screenwriter: Park Chul-su

THE HERO / Angola/Portugal/France
Director: Zeze Gamboa; Screenwriter: Carla Baptista

KEKEXILI: MOUNTAIN PATROL / China
Director: Lu Chuan; Screenwriter: Lu Chuan

LILA SAYS / France/Italy/UK
Director: Ziad Doueiri; Screenwriters: Ziad Doueiri and Joelle Touma

MONSTERTHURSDAY / Norway
Director: Arild Østin Ommundsen; Screenwriters: Arild Østin Ommundsen and Gro Elin Hjelle

ON A CLEAR DAY / UK
Director: Gaby Dellal; Screenwriter: Alex Rose

PALERMO HOLLYWOOD / Argentina
Director: Eduardo Pinto; Screenwriters: Brian Maya and Federico Finkielstain

STRANGER / Poland
Director: Malgosia Szumowska; Screenwriter: Malgosia Szumowska

THIS CHARMING GIRL / South Korea
Director: Lee Yoon-Ki; Screenwriter: Lee Yoon-Ki

TONY TAKITANI / Japan
Director: Jun Ichikawa; Screenwriter: Jun Ichikawa

UNCONSCIOUS / Spain/Portugal/Italy/Germany
Director: Joaquín Oristrell; Screenwriters: Joaquín Oristrell, Teresa de Peligrí and Dominic Harari

WOLF CREEK / Australia
Director: Greg Mclean; Screenwriter: Greg Mclean



PREMIERES:
The Premieres at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

3-IRON / South Korea
Director: Kim Ki-duk; Screenwriter: Kim Ki-duk

THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE / U.S.A.
Director: Rebecca Miller; Screenwriter: Rebecca Miller

CHUMSCRUBBER / U.S.A.
Director: Arie Posin; Screenwriters: Arie Posin and Zach Stanford

DEAR WENDY / Denmark/Germany/France/UK
Director: Thomas Vinterberg; Screenwriter: Lars von Trier

DRUM / South Africa
Director: Zola Maseko; Screenwriter: Jason Filardi

GAME 6 / U.S.A.
Director: Michael Hoffman; Screenwriter: Don DeLillo

THE GIRL FROM MONDAY / U.S.A.
Director: Hal Hartley; Screenwriter: Hal Hartley

HAPPY ENDINGS / U.S.A.
Director: Don Roos; Screenwriter: Don Roos

HEIGHTS / U.S.A.
Director: Chris Terrio; Screenwriters: Amy Fox and Chris Terrio

INSIDE DEEP THROAT / U.S.A.
Directors: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato

THE JACKET / U.S.A.
Director: John Maybury; Screenwriter: Marc Rocco

KUNG FU HUSTLE / Hong Kong/China
Director: Stephen Chow; Screenwriters: Tsang Kan Cheong, Stephen Chow, and Chan Man Keung

LACKAWANNA BLUES / U.S.A.
Director: George C. Wolfe; Screenwriter: Ruben Santiago-Hudson

LAYER CAKE / U.K.
Director: Matthew Vaughn; Screenwriter: J.J. Connolly

LOVERBOY / U.S.A.
Director: Kevin Bacon; Screenwriter: Hannah Shakespeare; Novel by Victoria Redel

MARILYN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL / U.S.A.
Director: Randall Miller; Screenwriters: Randall Miller and Jody Savin

THE MATADOR / U.S.A.
Director: Richard Shepard; Screenwriter: Richard Shepard

MIRRORMASK / U.K.
Director: Dave McKean; Screenwriter: Neil Gaiman

MYSTERIOUS SKIN / U.S.A.
Director: Gregg Araki; Screenwriter: Gregg Araki.

NINE LIVES / U.S.A.
Director: Rodrigo Garcia; Screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia

REEFER MADNESS / U.S.A.
Director: Andy Fickman; Screenwriter: Dan Studney and Kevin Murphy

RORY O'SHEA WAS HERE / U.S.A.
Director: Damien O'Donnell; Screenwriter: Jeffrey Caine

SNOWLAND / Germany
Director: Hans W. Geissendörfer; Screenwriter: Hans W. Geissendörfer

UPSIDE OF ANGER / U.S.A.
Director: Mike Binder; Screenwriter: Mike Binder


AMERICAN SPECTRUM:
The films screening in the American Spectrum category of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:


212
Director: Anthony Ng; Screenwriter: Anthony Ng

5TH WORLD
Director: Blackhorse Lowe; Screenwriter: Blackhorse Lowe

DUANE HOPWOOD
Director: Matt Mulhern; Screenwriter: Matt Mulhern

HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
Director: Ben Wolfinsohn; Screenwriter: Ben Wolfinsohn

LOVE, LUDLOW
Director: Adrienne Weiss; Screenwriter: David Paterson

MITCHELLVILLE
Director: John D. Harkrider; Screenwriter: John D. Harkrider

THE MOTEL
Director: Michael Kang; Screenwriter: Michael Kang

THE PUFFY CHAIR
Director: Jay Duplass; Screenwriter: Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass

RIZE
Director: David LaChapelle

THE SALON
Director: Mark Brown; Screenwriter: Mark Brown

SAVING FACE
Director: Alice Wu; Screenwriter: Alice Wu

STEAL ME
Director: Melissa Painter; Screenwriter: Melissa Painter

SWIMMERS
Director: Doug Sadler; Screenwriter: Doug Sadler

THE TALENT GIVEN US
Director: Andrew Wagner; Screenwriter: Andrew Wagner

THIS REVOLUTION
Director: Stephen Marshall; Screenwriter: Stephen Marshall



PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT:
The films screening in the Park City at Midnight category of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

9 SONGS / U.S.A
Director: Michael Winterbottom; Screenwriter: Michael Winterbottom

DIRTY LOVE / U.S.A
Director: John Asher; Screenwriter: Jenny McCarthy

HARD CANDY / U.S.A
Director: David Slade; Screenwriter: Brian Nelson

MATANDO CABOS / Mexico
Director: Alejandro Lozano; Screenwriter: Alejandro Lozano

OLD BOY / South Korea
Director: Park Chan-Wook; Screenwriters: Park Chan-Wook, Hwang Jo-yun and Lim Jun-hyeong

STRANGERS WITH CANDY: THE MOVIE / U.S.A
Director: Paul Dinello; Screenwriters: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and Stephen Colbert

THREE...EXTREMES / Hong Kong/South Korea/Japan
Directors: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-Wook, and Takashi Miike; Screenwriters: Lilian Lee, Park Chan-Wook, and Haruko Fukushima

WHAT IS IT? / U.S.A.
Director: Crispin Glover; Screenwriter: Crispin Glover



FRONTIER:
The films screening in the Frontier category 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

FRONTIER 6 / U.S.A
Director: Luke Savisky

THE JOY OF LIFE / U.S.A.
Director: Jenni Olson; Screenwriter: Jenni Olson

ROOM / U.S.A.
Director: Kyle Henry; Screenwriter: Kyle Henry

SUGAR / U.S.A.
Directors: Reynold Reynolds, and Patrick Jolley; Screenwriters: Reynold Reynolds, Patrick Jolley, and Samara Golden

SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE 2 ½ / U.S.A.
Director: William Greaves; Screenwriter: William Greaves

TROPIC OF CANCER / Mexico
Director: Eugenio Polgovsky



SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
The Special Screenings of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

BALLETS RUSSES / U.S.A
Director: Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller

THE EMPEROR’S JOURNEY / France
Director: Luc Jacquet.

THE GARDEN / U.S.A
Director: Frederick Wiseman

THE PROTOCOLS OF ZION / U.S.A
Director: Marc Levin

REEL PARADISE / U.S.A
Director: Steve James

ROCK SCHOOL / U.S.A
Director: Don Argott

GREEN BUSH / U.S.A
Director: Warwick Thornton

A THOUSAND ROADS / U.S.A
Director: Chris Eyre



SUNDANCE COLLECTION:
The Sundance Collection screenings at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival are:

HARLAN COUNTY, U.S.A. / U.S.A
Director: Barbara Kopple (1976)

STRANGER THAN PARADISE / U.S.A
Director: Jim Jarmusch; Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch (1984)