SUNDANCE 2022 | Festival Curtain Raiser w/ Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Taylor Baker

Speak No Evil. Something In The Dirt. Last Flight Home. After Yang. These are just a few of the many films that Taylor Baker from Drink In The Movies and I cover in this curtain raiser video for Sundance 2022.

Covering Sundance for the first time in 2021 lead to some incredible early discoveries of films that have since crept into the mainstream and captivated the attention of wider audiences. Films like Cryptozoo, which went on to complete an extensive film festival run spanning almost the entire year. And CODA, which can now be watched on Apple TV. And Mass, featuring performances that many agree deserve recognition this award season. And of course, last year’s Sundance debuted the film that went on to become my favorite movie of 2021 - Flee.

So it’s hard not to enter this year’s Sundance festival with high hopes for incredible filmmaking surprises. Sundance runs online only this year from January 20th to January 30th with dozens of promising feature films, documentary films, and experiences slated for this year's festival, there's a lot to look forward to.

Filmed on Saturday, January 15th at “the buttcrack of 10:30am”, Taylor and I look over this year’s selections and challenge ourselves to choose our most anticipated movie in each of Sundance's categories. Which is more difficult than it sounds if you’ve seen the lineup. We do address other films we are interested in while also trying to decide what will be the film that will blow us away this year.

As an added bonus, New Frontier - the category that puts the latest in VR experiences and storytelling - will be a part of my coverage of the festival.

To learn more about Sundance - including full lineup and tickets - just visit festival.sundance.org.

Now, allow us to raise the curtain on Sundance 2022: