Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Sundance 2025: Major Documentaries and Filmmakers Announced
The Sundance Film Festival is happening soon in Park City, Utah, and it's going to be the last one there.
Lots of famous documentary filmmakers, like Alex Gibney and Liz Garbus, are showing their new movies.
One movie is about Salman Rushdie and how he got hurt in a knife attack.
Another is about Billie Jean King, the famous tennis player who fought for women's rights.
There's also a movie about Brittney Griner, the basketball player who was arrested in Russia.
These movies will be shown in different parts of the festival, like the Premieres section and the U.S. Documentary Competition.
There are also other interesting movies about different topics, like the environment, small-town journalism, and even a movie about concrete!
The festival is a big deal for documentary lovers and will feature some really important and moving stories.
The Sundance Film Festival's final edition in Park City, Utah, will feature a lineup of major documentaries and prominent filmmakers.
Notable films include 'Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie,' 'Give Me the Ball!' about Billie Jean King, and 'The Brittney Griner Story.'
Oscar-winning and nominated directors such as Alex Gibney, Liz Garbus, and Daniel Roher will present their work at the festival.
The festival will showcase documentaries in various sections, including U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, NEXT, and Premieres.
Other highlighted films explore topics like environmental issues, small-town journalism, and personal stories of resilience and advocacy.
- Who
- Oscar-winning and nominated documentary filmmakers, including Alex Gibney, Liz Garbus, and Daniel Roher, along with Emmy winners Judd Apatow and Sam Bisbee.
- What
- The announcement of the final edition of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, featuring a lineup of major documentaries and filmmakers.
- When
- Next month.
- Where
- Park City, Utah.
- Why
- To showcase highly anticipated documentaries and celebrate the work of prominent filmmakers in the documentary genre.
- Festival Location
- Park City, Utah
- Festival Date
- Next month
- Oscar Winners
- Alex Gibney, Daniel Roher, Shane Boris, Diane Becker, Joanna Natasegara, Dan Cogan, Raney Aronson-Rath
- Oscar Nominees
- Liz Garbus, Sara Dosa, Rémi Grellety, Poh Si Teng, Kirstine Barfod, Sigrid Dyekjær, Teddy Leifer, John Battsek, Moses Bwayo, Sam Green
- Emmy Winners
- Judd Apatow, Sam Bisbee
- Notable Directors
- Antoine Fuqua, Dawn Porter, Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Amir Bar-Lev
- Notable Films
- Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Give Me the Ball!, The Brittney Griner Story, Troublemaker, Time and Water
- Festival Sections
- U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, NEXT, Premieres