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Sundance Film Festival 2021

Sundance Beyond Film: Nashville Filmmaker Mixer
Wed, Jan 27 at 7:00pm

Sundance Beyond Film: Nashville Filmmaker Mixer

Join the Belcourt Theatre and Nashville Filmmakers Guild for a casual virtual mixer to kick off Sundance 2021. Open to anyone working in any capacity in the film industry.
Sundance Beyond Film: Ekphrastic Sundance: Poetic Responses to Film
Available Thu-Wed, Jan 28-Feb 3

Sundance Beyond Film: Ekphrastic Sundance: Poetic Responses to Film

To celebrate Sundance 2021, Nashville poets Tiana Clark and Ciona Rouse wrote poems responding to favorite films from Sundance's past.
Sundance Beyond Film: Shop Talk: Diversifying Your Film Crew
Available Thu-Wed, Jan 28-Feb 3

Sundance Beyond Film: Shop Talk: Diversifying Your Film Crew

Shop Talk: Diversifying Your Film Crew discussion with Nashville-based filmmakers Christin Baker, Meleisha Edwards, Mark D. Jackson and Gabby Woodland. A pre-recorded event from October 2020, in conjunction with Nashville Filmmakers Guild.
HOW IT ENDS
Fri, Jan 29 at 6:00pm

HOW IT ENDS

U.S.A. (Directors, Screenwriters and Producers: Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones) — On the last day on Earth, one woman goes on a journey through LA to make it to her last party before the world ends, running into an eclectic cast of characters along the way. Cast: Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Helen Hunt, Lamorne Morris. World Premiere, Narrative
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD
Fri, Jan 29 at 8:45pm

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD

Sweden (Directors: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri, Producer: Stina Gardell) — Swedish actor/musician Björn Andresen's life was forever changed at the age of 15, when he played Tadzio, the object of Dirk Bogarde's obsession in Death in Venice—a role which led Italian maestro Luchino Visconti to dub him "the world's most beautiful boy." World Premiere
BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE
Screening canceled due to weather

BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE

U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Lucy Walker, Producers: Lucy Walker, Julian Cautherley, Holly Becker, Lyn Lear) — A character-driven vérité and revelatory investigation takes us on a journey embedded with firefighters and residents on a mission to understand the causes of historically large wildfires and how to survive them, discovering that the solution has been here all along. World Premiere, Documentary
JOCKEY
Sun, Jan 31 at 6:00pm

JOCKEY

U.S.A. (Director: Clint Bentley, Screenwriters: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Nancy Schafer) — An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son. Cast: Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias. World Premiere
THE BLAZING WORLD
Sun, Jan 31 at 9:00pm

THE BLAZING WORLD

U.S.A. (Director: Carlson Young, Screenwriters: Carlson Young, Pierce Brown, Producers: Brinton Bryan, Elizabeth Avellán) — Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an alternate dimension where her sister may still be alive. Cast: Udo Kier, Carlson Young, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, John Karna, Soko. World Premiere
TOGETHER TOGETHER
Rescheduled: Tue, Feb 2 at 6:00pm

TOGETHER TOGETHER

U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Nikole Beckwith, Producers: Anthony Brandonisio, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Tim Headington) — When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love. Cast: Ed Helms, Patti Harrison, Tig Notaro, Julio Torres, Anna Konkle. World Premiere
Sundance Beyond Film: Nashville Closing Party
Rescheduled: Wed, Feb 3 at 7:00pm

Sundance Beyond Film: Nashville Closing Party

Calling all Belcourt Drive-In and virtual Sundance attendees! Join us via Zoom for a casual download of the films we saw at Sundance 2021. Pour a warm beverage and share your favorites.