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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

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    Grand Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girls Like Us

      7.2 (48)
      Jane Wagner
      Tina Di Feliciantonio
    • [object Object]

      An Act of Conscience

      7.1 (60)
      Robbie Leppzer
    • [object Object]

      Family Name

      7.7 (52)
      Macky Alston
    • [object Object]

      Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary

      7.9 (48)
      Laura Angélica Simón
    • [object Object]

      The Fight in the Fields

      8.0 (32)
      Ray Telles
      Rick Tejada-Flores
      Festival title: The Fight in the Fields, Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle.

    • A Healthy Baby Girl

      8.3 (32)
      Judith Helfand
    • [object Object]

      Hide and Seek

      7.2 (261)
      Su Friedrich
    • [object Object]

      John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

      7.8 (164)
      St. Clair Bourne
    • [object Object]

      Licensed to Kill

      7.0 (251)
      Arthur Dong
    • [object Object]

      The Long Way Home

      7.6 (1.3K)
      Mark Jonathan Harris
    • [object Object]

      My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha

      7.7 (72)
      Renee Tajima-Pena

    • New School Order

      Gini Reticker
    • [object Object]

      Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

      8.0 (99)
      Monte Bramer

    • Poverty Outlaw

      7.1 (15)
      Pamela Yates
      Peter Kinoy
    • [object Object]

      Riding the Rails

      7.6 (181)
      Michael Uys
      Lexy Lovell
    • [object Object]

      Sick

      7.5 (1.8K)
      Kirby Dick

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sunday

      6.7 (725)
      Jonathan Nossiter
    • [object Object]

      All Over Me

      6.4 (3.5K)
      Alex Sichel
    • [object Object]

      Arresting Gena

      5.0 (153)
      Hannah Weyer
    • [object Object]

      Black & White & Red All Over

      7.0 (45)
      DeMane Davis
      Harry McCoy
      Khari Streeter
    • [object Object]

      Clockwatchers

      6.6 (7.3K)
      Jill Sprecher
    • [object Object]

      Colin Fitz Lives!

      5.4 (260)
      Robert Bella
    • [object Object]

      The Delta

      5.5 (1.1K)
      Ira Sachs
    • [object Object]

      Eye of God

      7.3 (1.4K)
      Tim Blake Nelson
    • [object Object]

      George B.

      5.9 (130)
      Eric Lea
    • [object Object]

      Going All the Way

      5.7 (2.3K)
      Mark Pellington
    • [object Object]

      The House of Yes

      6.6 (9.2K)
      Mark Waters
    • [object Object]

      Hurricane Streets

      6.4 (1.3K)
      Morgan J. Freeman
    • [object Object]

      In the Company of Men

      7.1 (15K)
      Neil LaBute
    • [object Object]

      Love Jones

      7.3 (6K)
      Theodore Witcher
    • [object Object]

      The Myth of Fingerprints

      6.0 (2.8K)
      Bart Freundlich
    • [object Object]

      Santa Fe

      5.0 (394)
      Andrew Shea
    • [object Object]

      Slaves to the Underground

      5.1 (338)
      Kristine Peterson
    • [object Object]

      Strays

      5.5 (1.9K)
      Vin Diesel

    Filmmakers Trophy

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Licensed to Kill

      7.0 (251)
      Arthur Dong

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Company of Men

      7.1 (15K)
      Neil LaBute

    Directing Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Licensed to Kill

      7.0 (251)
      Arthur Dong

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hurricane Streets

      6.4 (1.3K)
      Morgan J. Freeman

    Cinematography Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha

      7.7 (72)
      Christine Choy

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hurricane Streets

      6.4 (1.3K)
      Enrique Chediak

    Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sunday

      6.7 (725)
      James Lasdun
      Jonathan Nossiter

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary

      7.9 (48)
      Laura Angélica Simón
      Tied with Family Name (1997).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Family Name

      7.7 (52)
      Macky Alston
      Tied with Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary (1997).

    Latin America Cinema Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      O Sertão das Memórias

      7.2 (20)
      José Araújo

    Latin America Cinema Award - Honorable Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Crimson

      7.2 (2.3K)
      Arturo Ripstein

    Audience Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End

      8.0 (99)
      Monte Bramer

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hurricane Streets

      6.4 (1.3K)
      Morgan J. Freeman
      Tied with Love Jones (1997).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love Jones

      7.3 (6K)
      Theodore Witcher
      Tied with Hurricane Streets (1997).

    Short Filmmaking Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man About Town

      7.4 (96)
      Kris Isacsson

    Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention

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    • Winner

      Syphon Gun

      K.C. Amos
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Birdhouse

      Rich Zim

    Special Recognition

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Going All the Way

      5.7 (2.3K)
      Thérèse DePrez
      For superb production design.

    Special Jury Recognition

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The House of Yes

      6.6 (9.2K)
      Parker Posey
      Acting
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sick

      7.5 (1.8K)
      Kirby Dick

    Tribute to Independent Vision Award

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    • Tim Robbins
      Winner
      • Tim Robbins

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    • United States Film Festival

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    Event date

    January 16, 1997 - January 26, 1997

    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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