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Levitating (Para Perasuk) Makes Its Sundance Debut at World Cinema Dramatic Competition Red Carpet

Levitating (Para Perasuk) premiered today at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, with a morning press line at The Yarrow Theatre in Park City.

Director Wregas Bhanuteja arrived with cast members Angga Yunanda, Maudy Ayunda, Anggun, Bryan Domani, and Chicco Kurniawan for a low-key red carpet ahead of the first screening. The film follows Bayu, a young spirit channeler whose trance music guides his community, even as outside pressures begin to close in.

The premiere marks Indonesia’s presence in this year’s competition lineup, with more screenings to come during the festival.

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Broken English world premiered at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival.

Broken English made its North American premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Spotlight section, following its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival last year. The screening took place Sunday night at Eccles Theatre in Park City.

Ahead of the film’s debut, the red carpet brought together co-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard alongside producer Beth Earl and members of the creative team. The premiere was followed by live performances from Norah Jones and Rufus Wainwright, paying tribute to the film’s subject, the late Marianne Faithfull.

A hybrid documentary portrait, Broken English reflects on Faithfull’s life and legacy through archival material, staged sequences, and musical performances, closing out its Sundance appearance as one of the festival’s most singular music-driven selections.

Extra Geography Premieres at Sundance 2026 in World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Extra Geography premiered Friday, January 23, at the Sundance Film Festival, screening at The Library Theatre in Park City as part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

The screening followed a red carpet appearance from director Molly Manners and members of the cast ahead of the film’s first public showing.

Written by Miriam Battye, the debut feature follows two high-achieving students at a British girls’ boarding school whose carefully planned lives start to unravel after they decide to make falling in love their summer project. Starring Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear, Extra Geography continues its Sundance run with additional screenings in Park City and Salt Lake City through February 1.

Filipiñana Debuts at Sundance with Red Carpet Screening in Park City

Rafael Manuel’s feature debut premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, screening at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah.

The premiere was preceded by a red carpet event, where the filmmakers and cast stopped for photos and interviews ahead of the film’s first public screening.

Starring Isabel Sicat, the film follows a teenage girl working at an elite country club whose growing fixation on its powerful president leads her toward a darker history beneath the club’s pristine surface. Writer-director Rafael Manuel attended alongside Sicat, producers Jeremy Chua and Alex Polunin, and executive producer Farhana Bhula. Filipiñana continues its Sundance run with additional in-person and online screenings through the festival.