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Sundance Film Festival 2025: 10 publications

Our dirty questions to Yuxuan Ethan Wu

 

Joshua Polanski - 04-03-2025

Joshua Polasnki interviews the Chinese-born and US based director of intriguing Sundance documentary Death Education; they discuss a very peculiar ancient tradition, experiencing the concept of death in school, crafting a meditative film with little information and dialogue, and much more [Read More...]

Death Education

Yuxuan Ethan Wu
2025

Joshua Polanski - 25-02-2025

Chinese teacher introduces the topic of death education to his students... by experiencing it firsthand - poetic documentary premiered at Sundance [Read More...]

Lurker

Alex Russell
2025

Lida Bach - 11-02-2025

Théodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe shine in Alex Russell’s cynical debut feature about parasitical friendship and fame, a movie with significant parallels to Saltburn - in cinemas on Friday, December 12th [Read More...]

The Stringer

Bao Nguyen
2025

Lida Bach - 06-02-2025

Bao Nguyen’s mesmerising documentary follows a photojournalist in search of the truth behind one of history’s most formative war photos - from Sundance [Read More...]

Predators

David Osit
2025

Lida Bach - 03-02-2025

Find out what happens when vigilantism and voyeurism intertwine, in David Osit’s harrowing doc about NBC’s catch-a-paedo crime series - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Together

Michael Shanks
2025

Lida Bach - 29-01-2025

Alison Brie and Dave Franco literally become one, in this amusing blend of body horror and dark comedy about emotional attachment  - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Rabbit Trap

Bryn Chainey 
2025

Lida Bach - 29-01-2025

Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen disturb ancient forces in Bryn Chainey’s fascinating genre feature, in cinemas on Friday, January 30th [Read More...]

Didn’t Die

Meera Menon
2025

Lida Bach - 28-01-2025

Post-zombie-apocalyptic podcaster struggles to maintain her listener base, with most of humanity either brain-dead or brain-ravenous - live from Sundance   [Read More...]

Rebuilding

Max Walker-Silverman 
2025

Lida Bach - 27-01-2025

Convincing performances, a timely subject matter and a strong sense of place cover up the conservative undertones of Max Walker-Silverman’s sophomore feature - live from Sundance [Read More...]

Last Days

Justin Lin 
2025

Lida Bach - 27-01-2025

Justin Lin turns the true story of 26-year-old John Chau, killed in 2018 when trying to evangelise an uncontacted tribe, into a movie as misguided as its protagonist’s mission - live from Sundance [Read More...]