2026 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Feature Film and Episodic Line-Up

2026 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Feature Film and Episodic Line-Up

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival has announced its official selections for the Feature Film and Episodic programmes, showcasing bold storytelling and exciting new voices from around the globe. We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible work of our clients featured in this year’s line-up:

WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION

Birds of War (U.K. / Syria / Lebanon)

The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.

• Executive Producer and Supervising Editor: Claire Ferguson

Extra Geography (U.K.)
In an English girls’ boarding school, two teenage best friends navigate friendship, boys, and growing up while embarking on a school project that changes everything.

• Editor: Joe Randall Cutler
• Hair & Makeup Designer: Kat Morgan
• Production Designer: Melanie Allen
• Cast: Elle McCloskey

LADY (U.K.)
Set in Lagos, a fiercely independent cab driver is drawn into the vibrant sisterhood of sex workers, leading her on a transformative journey.

• Cast: Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Seun Kuti, Bucci Franklin
• Editor: Gareth C Scales

Filipiñana (Singapore, U.K.)
A tee girl’s infatuation with a country club president uncovers a dark and violent history beneath the pristine surface.

• Director of Photography: Xenia Patricia

PREMIERES

The Disciple (U.S.A. / U.K.)

An outsider fueled by relentless determination works his way into the inner circle of the Wu-Tang Clan, where his ambition and creativity converge in the making of an album poised to ignite global controversy.

• Co-Editor: Chris Dickens

The Moment (U.S.A.)
A rising pop star faces fame and industry pressures ahead of her arena tour debut.

• Cast: Jamie Demetriou

See You When I See You (U.S.A.)
A comedy writer battles PTSD with the support of his family after a tragic loss.

• Cast: Lucy Boynton

Wicker (U.S.A.)
A fisherwoman asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband in this haunting tale.

• Cast: Olivia Colman
• Lead Intimacy Coordinator: Ita O’Brien

EPISODIC

BAIT (U.K., U.S.A.)
A struggling actor auditions for the role of a lifetime, triggering four frenetic days that spiral out of control.

• Cast: Sian Clifford
• Editors: Gary Dollner, Jo Walker
• Costume Design: Jodie-Simone Howe
• Director of Photography: Ben Wheeler

Fiction Pilot Showcase – Worried (U.S.A.)
No one is more worried about Jules and Poppy than Jules and Poppy.

• Cast: Cora Kirk