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After winning the directing award for Focus Features' "Sin Nombre" at Sundance, Cary Fukunaga is getting a writing-directing deal at Focus and a writing deal at Universal. The Focus deal comes into play first. "Sin Nombre" is a thriller which tells of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. and stars Karl Braun, Paula Gaitan, Diana Garcia, Damayanti Quintanar and Guillermo Villegas. "It probably won't be a sociopolitical thriller," he said.

After winning the directing award for Focus Features' "Sin Nombre" at Sundance, Cary Fukunaga is getting a writing-directing deal at Focus and a writing deal at Universal. The Focus deal comes into play first. "Sin Nombre" is a thriller which tells of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. and stars Karl Braun, Paula Gaitan, Diana Garcia, Damayanti Quintanar and Guillermo Villegas. "It probably won't be a sociopolitical thriller," he said.

After winning the directing award for Focus Features' "Sin Nombre" at Sundance, Cary Fukunaga is getting a writing-directing deal at Focus and a writing deal at Universal. The Focus deal comes into play first. "Sin Nombre" is a thriller which tells of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. and stars Karl Braun, Paula Gaitan, Diana Garcia, Damayanti Quintanar and Guillermo Villegas."It probably won't be a sociopolitical thriller," he said. He added that he was hoping to make the film smaller after the complex road aspects of "Nombre." "I want to focus on a personal or emotional journey," he said.  ...

After winning the directing award for Focus Features' "Sin Nombre" at Sundance, Cary Fukunaga is getting a writing-directing deal at Focus and a writing deal at Universal. The Focus deal comes into play first. "Sin Nombre" is a thriller which tells of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. and stars Karl Braun, Paula Gaitan, Diana Garcia, Damayanti Quintanar and Guillermo Villegas. "It probably won't be a sociopolitical thriller," he said.

U.S. Dramatic Competition

This year's 16 films were selected from 1,026 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.

Adam (Director-screenwriter: Max Mayer)

A strange and lyrical love story between a somewhat socially dysfunctional young man and the woman of his dreams. Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison.

Amreeka (Director-screenwriter: Cherien Dabis)

When a divorced Palestinian woman and her teenage son move to rural Illinois at the outset of the Iraq war, they find their new lives replete with challenges. Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat.

Big Fan (Director-screenwriter: Robert Siegel)

The world of a parking garage attendant who happens to be the New York Giants' biggest fan is turned upside down after an altercation with his favorite player. Cast: Patton Oswalt, Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Matt Servitto.

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (Director-screenwriter: John Krasinski)

When her boyfriend leaves with little explanation,...