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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

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    Grand Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crumb

      8.0 (22K)
      Terry Zwigoff
    • [object Object]

      Ballot Measure 9

      8.0 (94)
      Heather MacDonald
    • [object Object]

      Black Is... Black Ain't

      7.7 (466)
      Marlon Riggs
    • [object Object]

      Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter

      7.2 (129)
      Deborah Hoffmann
    • [object Object]

      The Devil Never Sleeps

      6.5 (69)
      Lourdes Portillo

    • Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life

      Meg Partridge
    • [object Object]

      Ecological Design: Inventing the Future

      8.4 (17)
      Brian Danitz
    • [object Object]

      Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

      7.4 (218)
      Don Was
    • [object Object]

      Jupiter's Wife

      7.1 (258)
      Michel Negroponte

    • A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde

      9.0 (27)
      Michelle Parkerson
    • [object Object]

      No Loans Today

      7.6 (12)
      Lisanne Skyler
    • [object Object]

      Out of Ireland

      7.0 (126)
      Paul Wagner

    • Teen Dreams

      6.9 (20)
      La Traun Parker
      Charles Cooper
      Adawna
      Frank Cardon
    • [object Object]

      Tie-died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans

      6.4 (85)
      Andrew Behar
    • [object Object]

      Unzipped

      6.5 (1.2K)
      Douglas Keeve
    • [object Object]

      When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder

      8.7 (42)
      David E. Simpson
      Billy Golfus

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Young Poisoner's Handbook

      7.0 (3.9K)
      Benjamin Ross
      Tied with The Brothers McMullen (1995).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Brothers McMullen

      6.6 (8.5K)
      Edward Burns
      Tied with The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995).
    • [object Object]

      Nadja

      6.0 (3.7K)
      Michael Almereyda
    • [object Object]

      Angela

      6.3 (1.2K)
      Rebecca Miller
    • [object Object]

      Coldblooded

      6.7 (4.2K)
      Wallace Wolodarsky
    • [object Object]

      Fall Time

      5.4 (2.2K)
      Paul Warner
    • [object Object]

      The Four Corners of Nowhere

      7.4 (196)
      Stephen Chbosky
    • [object Object]

      The Girl in the Watermelon

      8.0 (51)
      Sergio M. Castilla
    • [object Object]

      Heavy

      6.7 (6.2K)
      James Mangold
    • [object Object]

      Homage

      5.6 (251)
      Ross Kagan Marks
    • [object Object]

      Living in Oblivion

      7.5 (21K)
      Tom DiCillo
    • [object Object]

      Naked Jane

      6.3 (83)
      Linda Kandel
    • [object Object]

      New Jersey Drive

      6.6 (3.6K)
      Nick Gomez
    • [object Object]

      Parallel Sons

      6.3 (299)
      John G. Young
    • [object Object]

      Party Girl

      6.5 (8.2K)
      Daisy von Scherler Mayer
    • [object Object]

      Picture Bride

      6.6 (1.2K)
      Kayo Hatta
    • [object Object]

      Postcards from America

      6.0 (270)
      Steve McLean
    • [object Object]

      Rhythm Thief

      6.4 (284)
      Matthew Harrison
    • [object Object]

      The Wife

      6.7 (372)
      Tom Noonan

    Filmmakers Trophy

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Is... Black Ain't

      7.7 (466)
      Marlon Riggs

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Angela

      6.3 (1.2K)
      Rebecca Miller

    Cinematography Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crumb

      8.0 (22K)
      Maryse Alberti

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Angela

      6.3 (1.2K)
      Ellen Kuras

    Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Living in Oblivion

      7.5 (21K)
      Tom DiCillo

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When Billy Broke His Head... and Other Tales of Wonder

      8.7 (42)
      Billy Golfus
      David E. Simpson

    Audience Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ballot Measure 9

      8.0 (94)
      Heather MacDonald
      Tied with Unzipped (1995).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unzipped

      6.5 (1.2K)
      Douglas Keeve
      Tied with Ballot Measure 9 (1995).

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Picture Bride

      6.6 (1.2K)
      Kayo Hatta

    Honorable Mention

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    Latin American Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Strawberry & Chocolate

      7.4 (6.2K)
      Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
      Juan Carlos Tabío
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Águilas no cazan moscas

      6.5 (76)
      Sergio Cabrera

    Short Filmmaking

    • Winner

      Tom's Flesh

      Tom DiMaria
      Jane C. Wagner
    • Winner

      The Salesman and Other Adventures

      5.8 (7)
      Hannah Weyer
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nonnie & Alex

      6.0 (343)
      Todd Field
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trevor

      7.7 (1.7K)
      Peggy Rajski

    Special Jury Recognition

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Jupiter's Wife

      7.1 (258)
      Michel Negroponte
      Directing

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heavy

      6.7 (6.2K)
      James Mangold
      Directing
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rhythm Thief

      6.4 (284)
      Matthew Harrison
      Directing

    Short Filmmaking

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hero

      7.3 (616)
      Carlos Carrera

    Tribute to Independent Vision Award

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    • Nicolas Cage at an event for Drive Angry (2011)
      Winner
      • Nicolas Cage

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    • Sundance United States Film Festival
    • United States Film Festival

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    Event date

    January 19, 1995 - January 29, 1995

    Event location

    Park City, Utah, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.sundance.org/festival/
    • http://www.nhk.or.jp/sun_asia/sundance/e/1996e.html
    • http://www.sundancefilm.com/

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