Netflix is taking four narrative films, a documentary and two docuseries to Sundance 2017 – and they are an intriguing mix.
Burning Sands is a film about a fraternity pledge’s realization that Hell Week might be dangerous; Deidra & Laney Rob a Train finds teenage sisters having to come up with a way to make ends meet; I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore follows a depressed woman whose being burgled gives her a new purpose in life; and The Discovery is set in a world where the afterlife has be scientifically proven to exist.
The Mars Generation is a comprehensive look at the little known history of mankind’s efforts to reach Mars as seen through the eyes of the teens who aspire to be the first ever to set foot on the Red Planet.
Abstract: The Art of Design looks to demystify the art of design y seeing the world through designers’ eyes, and Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On looks at how the mainstreaming of pornography affects intimacy, connection, disconnection, self-promotion, race and gender politics.
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NETFLIX ANNOUNCES SLATE OF ORIGINAL FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES AND SERIES AT THE 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
All titles will launch globally on Netflix in 2017.
“Sundance Film Festival has always been committed to giving voice to true originals, and their curation of titles for the 2017 festival is exceptionally strong and innovative,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “It’s thrilling for Netflix to have the opportunity to premiere such a compelling array of original films, documentaries and series this year.”
Burning Sands (Netflix launch: March 10, 2017)
Deep into a fraternity’s Hell Week, a favored pledge is torn between honoring a code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Burning Sands will compete in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.
Two teenage sisters start robbing trains to make ends meet after their single mother’s emotional meltdown in an electronics store lands her in jail.
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (Netflix launch: February 24, 2017)
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
I Don’t Feel At Home in this World Anymore will open the U.S. Dramatic Competition.
A love story set in a world where the afterlife has been scientifically proven, and as a result millions of people start taking their own lives to “get there.”
Netflix Original Documentary Features
The Mars Generation, a Time Inc. production world premiering in the Sundance Kids section, is a comprehensive look at the little known history of mankind’s efforts to reach Mars as seen through the eyes of the teens who aspire to be the first ever to set foot on the Red Planet, as well as the leading experts currently pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation in space exploration. The film sheds light on just how close we are to a manned mission to Mars and the incredible impact that such a journey would have on both the scientific advancement and the collective pride of the people of Earth.
Netflix Original Documentary Series
Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix launch: February 10, 2017 )
Abstract: The Art of Design demystifies the contemporary creative experience for a wide audience by bringing us inside the lives and minds of some of the greatest designers working today in a variety of disciplines. By seeing the world through these designers’ eyes, Abstract shows viewers in a fresh and inspiring way how design impacts every aspect of life and exposes them to a new perspective on design thinking.
Making its world premiere, Sundance will screen a episode of the series featuring the German illustrator Christoph Niemann (directed by Morgan Neville).
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On tells personal stories about people whose lives are affected by the explosion of the Internet where pornography, dating apps and virtual relationships are all just a click away. The series explores the intersection of sex and technology telling stories of intimacy, connection, disconnection, self-promotion, race and gender politics. How is establishing sexual relationships through screens now rewiring us in fundamental ways?