Sundance 2026 - THE ROLLING TAPE

Dates January 22-February 1, 2026

Location Park City, Utah

Reporting

he final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, is finally upon us. After a month-long process of Sundance selecting its new location, The Rolling Tape could not be more thrilled to have a team on the ground this year to experience the largest independent American festival in its longstanding location before its move to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027.

Essays

February 4, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Sundance Trend Analysis: Processing Trauma with ‘Josephine’ and ‘Run Amok’

Last week, I jokingly said that Sundance’s films this year were either unbelievably horny or absolute emotional devastation. In our recap of ...

Reviews

February 3, 2026 · by Adam Patla

Review: Rinko Kikuchi Dances Through the Pain in ‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’

The art of dance conveys so much. An effective routine drips with passion or moves you to tears. Gyrating on the dance floor with friends unl...

Reviews

February 3, 2026 · by Adam Patla

Review: ‘The Musical’ is a Cynical and Irreverent Comedy That Almost Hits All the Right Notes

The male loneliness epidemic has emerged as a hot topic of conversation in a post-COVID age where the world is collectively lonelier than eve...

Essays

February 3, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Grand Juries, Audience Awards, and Online Access Bring Sundance 2026 To a Close

In the final days of the Sundance 2026 Festival, the Utah pilgrimage comes to a close for most attendees who traversed the nationwide winter ...

Essays

February 2, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

From Sundance Indie to Oscars to Classic: 'Little Miss Sunshine' 20th Anniversary

Coming out of the Eccles Theater on January 20, 2006, there was a buzz of jubilant euphoria and palpable excitement as Little Miss Sunshine m...

Reviews

February 2, 2026 · by Adam Patla

Review: Tones ‘Run Amok’ in NB Mager’s Feature Adaptation of Oscar-Qualifying Short

Film has never shied away from covering contentious and difficult subject matter. Art is a vessel for confronting our most pressing issues, w...

Essays

February 1, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Political Violence on the Doorstep of Sundance 2026

Following further social unrest over ICE operations in the US, Sundance 2026 became a place of both film enthusiasm and political activism.&n...

Reviews

January 31, 2026 · by Kasey Dunifer

‘Chasing Summer’ Review: Iliza Shlesinger Chases Clichés in Sundance Coming-of-Age

There’s nothing worse than that dreaded feeling of returning to a hometown full of haunted high school stories, hatred, and the decaying scen...

Reviews

January 27, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Wicker’ Is the Sexy-fantasy We've Been Yearning For, and Colman Delivers on All Fronts

As the trend of adapting short stories, 18th-century novels, and period romance drama continues, Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson debut...

News

January 27, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Sundance Acquisition Scene Heats Up While the Movies Get Sexy

The excitement of Sundance is in the collective sense of discovery. An overwhelming majority of films in the lineup are World Premieres await...

News

January 26, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Sundance Flexes Its Oscar Muscles Day One of the Festival

This year marks the last Utah edition of the US’s largest independent film festival, and the first without the beating heart of the Sundance ...

News

January 22, 2026 · by Cameron Ritter

2026 Sundance Film Festival Curtain Raiser

The final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, is finally upon us. After a month-long process of Sundance selecting its new location, T...

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