Sundance Unveils Female-Dominated 2023 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Nicole Holofcener, Sophie Barthes and Jane Campion’s Daughter

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in person — though that didn’t stop a handful of international filmmakers from heading to Utah anyway last year, rather than canceling their tickets.

“I think the films we show are really speaking to the moment,” says Kim Yutani, Sundance’s director of programming. “There are the outwardly political stories that have to do with Ukraine, such as ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ and ‘Iron Butterfly,’ but another interesting thing that emerged this year is the Iranian voices.” Yutani’s team selected three films — “Persian Version,” “Joonam” and “Shayda” — directed by women of Iranian descent.

“Starry” docs include portraits of America’s favorite young adult novelist , a young adult sex symbol and the beloved “Back to the Future” star who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at a young age . Thirty-two of the 115 directors are making their feature debuts, of which 20 are women. Sundance is one of the few major film festivals to hit — and surpass — the “5050×2020” gender parity pledge announced at Cannes in 2016, though it’s been far ahead of the curve on that front for years: A decade earlier, in 2013, Sundance presented a U.S. Dramatic Competition lineup in which half the films were directed by women.

 

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