NYU Grad Film will be well represented at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival by a number of films written, directed, produced, and shot by current students, alumni, and faculty.

Debra Granik
U.S. Dramatic Competition:
WINTER'S BONE Director: Debra Granik - Grad Film alum, former Adjunct Professor; Screenwriters: Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini; Cinematographer: Michael McDonough - Grad Film alum —An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Kevin Breznahan, Isaiah Stone. World Premiere
THE IMPERIALISTS ARE ALIVE! Director and screenwriter: Zeina Durra - Grad Film alum; Cinematographer: Magela Crosignani - UGFTV alum—Juggling the sudden abduction of her childhood sweetheart as well as a blooming love affair, a French Manhattanite makes her way as an artist in an indifferent, sometimes hostile world. Cast: Élodie Bouchez, José María de Tavira, Karim Saleh Karolina Muller, Marianna Kulukundis, Rita Ackerman. World Premiere
HOLY ROLLERS Director: Kevin Tyler Asch; Screenwriter: Antonio Macia; Co-producer: Ryan Silbert - Grad Film Thesis student—A young Hasidic man, seduced by money, power and opportunity, becomes an international Ecstasy smuggler. Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A. Abeckaser, Ari Graynor, Jason Fuchs. World Premiere
HOWL Directors: Rob Epstein - Former Grad Film Adjunct Professor and Jeffrey Friedman; Screenwriters: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman; Co-producer: Andrew Peterson - Grad film alum—A nonfiction drama about the young Allen Ginsberg finding his voice, the creation of his groundbreaking poem “HOWL,” and the landmark obscenity trial that followed. Cast: James Franco - current Grad Film student, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels. World Premiere (iW Film Page)
BLUE VALENTINE Director: Derek Cianfrance; Screenwriters: Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, Joey Curtis and Faith Wladyka; Cinematographer: Andrij Parekh - Grad Film alum —A complex portrait of an American marriage, “Blue Valentine” charts the evolution of a relationship over time. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, John Doman. World Premiere (iW Film Page)
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HOMEWRECKER Director: Todd Barnes and Brad Barnes - Grad Film alum; Screenwriters: Todd Barnes, Brad Barnes, Sophie Goodhart - Grad Film alum; Cinematographer: Danny Vecchione - Grad Film alum; A.D.: Marni Zelnick - Grad Film Thesis student—The last romantic in New York City is an ex-con locksmith on work release. Cast: Ana Reeder, Anslem Richardson, Stephen Rannazzisi. World Premiere
BASS ACKWARDS Director and screenwriter: Linas Philips; Producer: Thomas Woodrow - Grad Film alum—After ending a disastrous affair with a married woman, a man embarks on a lyrical, strange and comedic cross-country journey in a modified VW bus. Cast: Linas Philips, Davie-Blue, Jim Fletcher, Paul Lazar. World Premiere
Premieres:
THE KILLER INSIDE ME/USA Director: Michael Winterbottom; Screenwriter: John Curran; Co-producer: Susan Kirr - Grad Film alum—Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small Texan town; patient, polite and well liked, until he starts killing people. Cast: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Simon Baker, Elias Koteas. World Premiere
Spotlight: Documentary
COUNTDOWN TO ZERO/ USA Director: Lucy Walker - Grad Film alum—A fascinating and frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from a host of international experts and world leaders who advocate total global disarmament. World Premiere
U.S. Dramatic Shorts:
HERBERT WHITE Director and Screenwriter: James Franco - Current Grad Film student; Producer: Tai Burkholder - Grad Film alum; Cinematographer: Pedro Gomez Millan - Current Grad Film student; Camera Operator: Christina Voros - Grad Film alum—Based on the poem by the same name, a man struggles with his inner demons while trying to live a normal family life.
LITTLE ACCIDENTS Director and Screenwriter: Sara Colangelo - Current Grad Film Thesis student; Producer: Sharon Barnes - Grad Film alum; Cinematographer: Rob Hauer - Grad Film alum—A desperate young factory worker recruits a mentally disabled ex-boyfriend to steal a pregnancy test for her.
THE VISITORS Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Cinematographer: Samina Akbari - Current Grad Film student: Co-producer: Emily Ray Reese - current Grad Film student; Cinematographer: Kristina Nikolova - current Grad Fim student)—A young woman that makes up one part of a interracial relationship copes with the arrival of her family while trapped in a rat-infested apartment. Cast: Visra Vichit-Vadakan - Current Grad Film student.
U.S. Documentary Shorts:
LAST ADDRESS Director: Ira Sachs - Grad Film Adjunct Professor—A composition of exterior images from the last residential addresses of a group of New York City artists who died of AIDS.