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2012 Sundance Predictions: Ira Sachs’ Keep the Lights On
Ira Sachs' good rapport with Sundance dates back to when his 2005 film Forty Shades of Blue claimed the Grand Jury Prize. Financed with a Kickstarter campaign and aided by Sundance Institute's Annenberg Grant, Keep the Lights On will fill the festival's queer film quota, but also becomes a force to be reckoned with in perhaps the festival's U.S Dramatic Competition section.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Bradley Rust Gray’s Jack and Diane
If Bradley Rust Gray's drama horror romance is going to be included at the fest this year, it all depends on the kind of strategy Magnolia Pictures decides to employ. The distributor already has a strong relationship with the fest (previously providing titles such as Timecrimes and Troll Hunters) -- add that to the blogger buzz the pic has been receiving, the cast of young indie starlets in heat and the fact that Bradley's wife should also be at the fest with her latest means we can reasonably expect a Park City at Midnight showing for Jack and Diane.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s Imogene
Another title that just wrapped up production (see NYC outdoor pic above), Imogene does indeed look to be a longshot for the festival, but then I'm factoring in that filmmaking duo Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are habituals of the festival from American Splendor to The Extra Man and frequent Sundance visitors in producers Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler might want to introduce their first project under the Maven shingle at a fest they continually bring product to. A Premieres section showing is likely.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Brian Savelson’s In Our Nature
Brian Savelson might be another filmmaker who got invited to Park City but for competing film fest (Slamdance) with his short film Counting Water and who make his feature debut splash at Redford's shing ding. In Our Nature (aka Family Tree) is a low budget relationship drama featuring John Slattery, Zach Gilford, Jena Malone and Gabrielle Union and would fit nicely in the U.S Dramatic Comp.
2012 Sundance Predictions: Andrew Meieran’s Highland Park
I thought Andrew Meieran's dramedy might be ready for a 2011 edition showing -- but if this hasn't preemed anywhere else then perhaps the post-production process was a tad bit more lengthier than anticipated. With True Blood star Deborah Ann Woll and Park Posey toplining, perhaps Highland Park will indeed be receiving a Premieres showing.
