Sundance 2017: Special Events

A look beyond blueprints and computers into the art and science of design, showcasing great designers from every discipline whose work shapes our world.

A dramedy series about two deaf best friends who try to navigate their friendship through new changes in their lives.

A lonely dog navigates the complexity of 21st century relationships.

Seven characters deal with the effects of change in L.A.'s Boyle Heights. Bi-cultural millennials and old-school paisano business owners hustle to create spaces that celebrate their Latinx identities, even while faced with rent hikes, a housing crisis, and a steady stream of outsiders threatening to gentrify their barrio.

Utilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.

Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.

In a Texas town, a woman becomes obsessed with one of her husband's companions and creates an art project inspired by him, a series of letters beginning "Dear Dick:"

When a miner's daughter is assaulted in the local coal mine, she utters only one word, leaving the town's sheriff baffled. The event quickly spirals out of control, impacting the entire town.

A group of eclectic parents are forced into friendships through a variety of playdates.

Vice travels to Indigenous communities across the Americas to meet people protecting their homelands and rising up against colonization.

What happens when the most self-obsessed generation in history meets boundary-less parenting? Children who feel entitled to murder their parents. It's a Romeo and Juliet tale, if Romeo and Juliet were total assholes.

Examines the dangerous aftermath of two racially charged shootings in a small Southern town, providing an explosive autopsy of our criminal justice system.

After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.

Meet Isobel. Struggling to make rent, she turns her extra bedroom into extra cash--while trying to figure out exactly who she is. Spoiler alert: It's complicated. "Strangers" is a coming-out-of-age story about finding yourself.

After his arrest at age 16, Kalief Browder fought the system and prevailed, despite unthinkable circumstances. He became an American hero.

The residents of a small town grapple with the ruthless killing of a young girl and a teacher.