Set against a haze of protest, Sundance 2017 wrapped last weekend with a sleeper hit taking the top narrative prize, with intimate human stories prevailing throughout:
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
“I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”
Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic
“Beach Rats,” Eliza Hittman
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic
“Ingrid Goes West,” Screenwriters Matt Spicer and David Branson Smith
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography
“The Yellow Birds,” DP Daniel Landin
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance
Chante Adams, “Roxanne, Roxanne”
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Director
“Novitiate,” Dir. Maggie Betts
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
“Dina,” Dir. Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini
Directing Award: U.S. Documentary
“The Force,” Dir. Peter Nicks
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award – The Orwell Award
“Icarus,” Dir. Bryan Fogel
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing
“Unrest,” Editors Kim Roberts, Emiliano Battista
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Inspirational Filmmaking
“Step,” Dir. Amanda Lipitz
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Storytelling
“Strong Island,” Dir. Yance Ford
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Writing
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
“Marjorie Prime”
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
“Last Men in Aleppo,” Dir. Feras Fayyad
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary
“Winnie” Dir. Pascale Lamche
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling
“RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World,” Dir. Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Best Cinematography
“Machines,” Rodrigo Trejo Vilanueva
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
“The Nile Hilton Incident,” Dir. Tarik Saleh
Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic
“God’s Own Country,” Dir. Francis Lee
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography
“Axolotl Overkill,” DP Manu Dacosse